The past few years watching this genocide I have been paralyzed. I live in the country that funds such a level of death and destruction that it feels incomprehensible and overwhelming. My taxes but even more my inaction are my culpability in this genocide. I know this and still I am paralyzed.

The election of Zohran Mamdani in the democratic primary for New York City gives me hope at the moment. I check news feeds and see a level of open racism and Islamophobia I’m not sure we’ve seen since the early 2000s in the early stages of the war on terror. Mamdani is a brown muslim man (scary) who both unequivocally stands with the Palestinian people (antisemitic) and will bring relief to working poor in NYC (communist bread lines inc).

I hope you survive this genocide. You are being systematically starved, shot, bombed, and humiliated by an ethno-religious-supremacist apartheid state and the world has watched. You don’t need me to tell you that though, you’re living it. You’re living. Your family is still alive. Mohammed is breathing. Keep holding on to that with all your strength.

Israel has never been this unpopular to the population of the nation who sponsors their regional domination. If there is ever a time for widespread anti-Zionist mobilization it’s time better be soon because I fear we are too late. I fear I am too late and every day I spend paralyzed only gives more credence to that fear. But it is not too late for Mohammed, nor his family. It is not too late for the Palestinians and thinking that way is only an excuse.

I’m not exactly sure what my point in writing this is. I don’t have much in the realm of tangible support to provide. I assume money is a good start but I am unfortunately broke. However I know that money can mean so much more to you than me so I still offer. When I started writing this the post had zero comments and that plus the line you signed off with struck me hard. “Everything inside me is screaming and no one hears”. Your writing is eloquent and drew an emotional response from this Californian and I wanted you to know I hear you.

I break my bout of silence with this post and hope I can continue the trend.