The Great March of Return began as Ahmed Abu Artema’s dream - a dream to "fly free like birds” over Israel's militarized fence encaging Gaza. The dream turned into reality when tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees braved sniper fire for the freedom to return to their homes.
Since the start of the Great Return marches in March, Israeli forces have killed at least 140 Palestinians, including women, children, members of the press, and paramedics, in the besieged Gaza strip. timesofisrael.com/palestinian-te…
Today, the Palestinians of Gaza are attempting to break the chains that Israel has tried so hard to force us into. We are unarmed demonstrators confronting heavily armed soldiers with peaceful protest. thenation.com/article/with-t…
Palestinian women are at the forefront of the resistance in Gaza. Taghreed al-Barawi is one of the many women participating in the marches, "Personally, I'm also inspired and intrigued by Ahed Tamimi and her bravery standing up to the Israeli army," aljazeera.com/indepth/featur…
