Yesterday I saw an image of a child, beautiful and smiling in one photo, covered in dust so dark she looked Black in the next…because Israel had killed her.
I wonder often, without saying it out loud, what I’d have done during the days of old when Nazis were the ruling class and everyone else was fodder for their killing machines. I wonder what I would have done and who I would have been.
Almost every day of this year I’ve thought about Anne Frank, wondering if there is a girl out there hiding from the Israeli army, writing a story that we may not hear, read, or see until she’s dead.
The Diary of Anne Frank was and continues to be one of the most important historical records of what happens to folks during war.
Without her first-hand account, who knows what stories we would be telling about Anne, if any at all, let alone the rest of the people occupied by Nazis.
It’s so clear to me historically, speaking to look back and see that Hitler was on the wrong side of history, and Netanyahu is no different.
The people of Falestine, deserve to live and exist, on their land, land that has been theirs for now on 2000 years. Land that they built their homes on, land they fostered and took care of through droughts, heavy rains, and sometimes no rain at all.
Land that was once traceable back over 50 generations is now covered in rubble because Netanyahu and his cohorts have “Decided” that this land, belongs to people who were born in Europe.
What is happening is nothing but a violent repeat of a violent past, and it cannot be allowed to continue.
I have struggled to write about my mental health lately because MY mental health doesn’t fucking matter. In the face of a global genocide, and yes it is a global genocide when white people are paying people of color to murder each other…my mental health is unimportant.
What is important is how I say what I feel so that I can help the most people possible with the skills that I have.
Recently Brene Brown came out and wrote on her blog:
“I believe Hamas is a terrorist organization, and their actions consistently and predictably pose extreme threats to peace in the region. They continue to put the Palestinian people in danger by using civilians as shields.” – Brene Brown
I believed the same thing. I won’t lie, I did. I believed openly, that Hamas was a terrorist organization, and then I did my research and I learned that Hamas is actually the democratically elected government of Palestine.
They have every right to defend their land, the same way that cops in NYC have the right to uphold the laws and rules of that city.
However, what Hamas has been turned into since October 7th is a beast not of their making.
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on a music festival, that was being hosted literally, next to a death camp, known as The Gaza Strip, where 1.2 million, displaced Palestinians live, in tents, and have extreme hunger.
On that same day, Isreal launched several Hepachi Helicopters, that killed more people than Hamas kidnapped, and while Hamas still has hostages, the dead cannot come back from the other side to point out that their murderers, were American-bought and paid for helicopters.
We are often told we should trust our government because our governments are all about the sovereignty of the nation they lead. But if our leaders are telling us that the people fighting back against an illegal, evil, occupation that is killing thousands of people every single day, then I struggle to have faith in my government.
I also struggle to have faith in white women like Ms. Brown, who states:
“Israel has a right to defend itself.”
The Nazis’s said the same thing.
And when given the chance to be on the right side of history this time, German government officials have stood beside Israel.
I appreciate all the people who are coming out and supporting Israel because it’s showing me from whom to hold back my dollars. To keep this sweet and short. I will not be supporting any person, celebrity, identity, brand, organization, or company, that supports Israel, with my dollars.
I’ve never believed that women like Brene Brown are talking to women like myself – disabled, non-binary, bisexual, people like myself, I should say – but I’ve always found that fine. Not everything is for me, there are a lot of people on this planet, and I’ve learned to share.
But I struggle to share with white supremacists, white, right-wing lunatics, nazis, and zionists.
I am not going to take or partner with anyone ever, who thinks that what is happening to the people of Falestine is right and just. You disgust me. In no uncertain terms, I hope God deals with you soon.
To the people fighting on the right side of history, for the folks fighting because they don’t know what else to do, for all those who stand for Falestine, I fucking love you.
Sending all my love,
Devon J Hall
Loud Mouth Brown Girl 