As the fighting between Israel and Hamas comes to an end, Palestinians can already feel the voices that supported their cause over the past few weeks dying down. It is the cyclical pattern that defines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It begins with years of unjust, fragile peace interspersed with Palestinian dispossession, followed by dissent that is then met with disproportionate Israeli violence. This latest round of violence is no different, but as Hamas and Israel exchanged rockets and missiles, the global advocacy movement for Palestinian rights reached new heights, with allies from across the world taking to the streets to protest Israeli policies against Palestinians and the killing of civilians in Gaza. Leading this chorus were Palestinian activists who had spent decades working to dismantle anti-Palestinian racism and erasure. Ahmed Shihab Eldin For over a decade, Palestinian-American journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin has worked to shift the narrative about Palestine in mainstream media. Throughout his career as a journalist, he has reported for some of the world’s biggest news and media organizations, including VICE, Al Jazeera, PBS, the New York Times and Huffington Post. His reporting has focused on human rights and…
6 Palestinian Voices to Support and Amplify the #FreePalestine Movement
May 21, 2021
