Today I am thinking of Vivian Silver.
Of Hind Rajab
Of Judih Weinstein
Of Anas Al-Sharif.
Of Refaat Al Areer.
Of Jacob Flickenger.
Of Mohammad Salama.
Of Hamza Dahdouh.
I am thinking of the remaining hostages.
And all victims of the Hamas attack.
I am thinking of the more than 20,000 children killed in Gaza since October 7 2023.
And the tens of thousands wounded.
And the doctors and medics killed, the hospitals bombed.
I am thinking of the journalists targeted and killed for reporting on these crimes.
And the millions forced from their homes over and over again.
The olive trees cut down.
The land and water poisoned.
I am thinking about the international courts under threat.
And the erosion of international law.
I am thinking of the leaders and soldiers continuing this genocide
Their brutality, their viciousness, their racism.
And I am thinking of our collective failure to stop them.
The hope comes from Standing Together
From the journalists and medics
From the conscientious objectors
From the people marching in the streets
From the children who fly kites amid the ruins
Release the hostages. Sanctions. Arms embargo. End trade with Israel. Bring justice. Bring peace. End Canada’s complicity in genocide.