This
is a message to myself, and to many who feel the same way.
Every
day I wake up and the first thing I do is exactly what I did before going to
bed - checking the news from Gaza. The death toll, learning about the new
martyrs, witnessing the destruction, and confronting the silence, compliance,
and denial of most of the world. It's depressing.
Yes,
I am depressed.
But
I need to remember: this is not my battle. It is my war, but what is happening
in Gaza is not my battle. I need to fight my battles here, and if I do
everything I can - if we win the battle here - we will change reality to stop
the battle there, and hopefully prevent it from happening again.
I
know it's not easy. It's deflating. There's a sense of despair, a feeling that
nothing we're doing is making a difference. But that's wrong.
The
Balfour Declaration was in 1917 - that's how old this tragedy is. Today is only
another chapter.
It's
hard to ignore the reality on the ground in Gaza, but don't let their suffering
inhibit you, defeat you, or make you surrender. If anything, let it be the fuel
to raise your voice louder, to march further, to display solidarity stronger.
We
are winning. Yes, in our battle, we are. Palestine solidarity is mainstream.
BDS is mainstream. This is big - it took decades of work to get here.
So
don't feel despair. Feel proud.
Stay
calm, and carry on.
Ahmad
Baker
June
2025
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