How can I help Palestine?

Hey y'all!

I hope you are doing good.

Most of you probably know from my previous posts that I have been supporting and raising my voice for Palestine since the very beginning. If you haven't read my other posts about it, go and check them out: My Birthday Wish and The True Heroes.

I have seen a lot of people ask how they can help Palestine, so don't worry if you're one of them. I am here to help you guys out! These things are super simple and anyone can do it. Even if you can't see it, it does make a lot of difference. The people from Palestine say that all of the things that everyone around the world is doing helps, so I will be talking about everything in detail. Most of these things are also posted by Palestinian journalists who are asking us to help them out!

How to help Palestine:

1. Educate Yourself

The first step in helping Palestinian's is to educate yourself about their history and the current situation. In case you gotta fight with a zionist, you should have your facts right so they can't attack you. To the ones that are confused or are willing to change your opinion, want to be on the right side of history and are trying to learn the truth, you're doing great! We all appreciate it!

You can watch movies on Palestine or read books about their history. I have some book recommendations on my Instagram highlights, you can check them out if you want. The highlight is called Books on 🇵🇸.

2. Educate Others

A lot of people are not educated enough about the situation and they tend to stay quite because of it. A lot of people are also the ones who have learnt everything from the western news and we all know what bs they show. Educate them, help them understand the truth and guide them to resources that will help them understand the situation well and can also help them get on the right side of the history.

3. Boycott

Boycott all the Israeli and pro-Israeli brands. A website has been designed for this purpose so it can be easier for everyone to check if a particular brand should be boycotted or not. You can check out the list on BDS Movement website. Some people have also designed apps to make it easier for us to know what brand to boycott. They are called No Thanks and Boycat.io. You can find them on IOS and Android. Happy boycotting!

I have been boycotting brands like Zara, Starbucks and McDonald's to name a few and I have honestly never felt so good about it. Supporting local businesses is so much better and cheaper, I wish I had supported them more before! The small business owners are always so sweet, appreciate their customers and provide you with the best services and products possible unlike these big brands who only care about money.

I know a lot of you are confused about how boycotting can work, I had the same question to be honest. But these big organizations don't care about anything except money so we gotta aim for what hurts them the most--their pockets.

But how will me boycotting make a difference?

Said, 8 billion people.

Boycotting together can make a difference and it's been pretty clear from the past few days. Brands like Starbucks and McDonald's are desperate for customers and have come out with different schemes to try and get people to come back. It was recently in the news that Starbucks lost $11 Billion due to boycott's and if you haven't seen it, Starbucks and McDonald's are introducing new schemes everyday, hoping for their customers to return. You can search it all up online and read about the effects of boycotting if you still feel that it doesn't work.

4. Join protests

Join your local protests. You can find all the upcoming protest dates in your local areas on social media platforms. The protests help pressurize your local government to take action. So get your keffiyah, flags and posters ready and get out on the streets!

Also, email your local government members and sign petitions online. All of this is free and takes just a few minutes. You can find email templates online. A lot of influencers are posting templates where you just have to add in your name in the email and just send it!

5. Raise your voice and spread awareness

This is the easiest one, that you can do sitting on your bed. Share about the situation on your social media platforms. Share other Pro-Palestinian accounts posts to your stories, like and comment on their posts to boost engagement and help them beat the algorithm. It doesn't matter if only 10 people see your story, keep sharing!

6. Support Palestinian Brands

Try to shop from Palestinian brands to support them in these hard times and help preserve and promote their culture. I have come across a few on Instagram and am sharing them here so you can check them out as well. If you don't want to buy from them, at least give them a follow or spread the word about their businesses!

If you're a reader like me then go support Palestinian authors, read books written about Palestine or support author's that are supporting Palestine.

Some Palestinian owned brands are:

@seaofherbs- Spice, herbal and beauty shop in Jerusalem🇵🇸

@nurnei- Palestinian jewellery designer. All the jewellery is designed & ethnically handmade in Greece.

@fyrouzi- They sell premium handmade tableware ceramics from Palestine.

@watanpalestine- An art studio dedicated to exploring Palestinian heritage & identity.

@elbustanpalestinianshop- Palestinian home and lifestyle shop.

@darzahdesigns- Hand-embroidered tatreez products from Palestine.

@paliroots- Palestinian owned clothing brand.

@olivenheart- Palestinian owned candle shop.

@hirbawi- Palestinian Keffiyeh/kufiya shop.

@Westbankapparel- Palestinian owned clothing brand (Donates 15% profits towards Palestine aid).

And many more!

If you are looking for more Palestinian stores, search them up or send me a message and I'll send them to you!

7. Support celebrities and brands supporting Palestine

Since we are boycotting zionists and brands supporting the genocide, why don't we support the celebrities who are standing against it? People like Melissa Barrera who stood up for Palestine and got kicked out of the Scream franchise for it need our support. They need to know being on the right side doesn't always bring you the bad stuff, there are people who are thankful to you for standing up for them. We need to show those smug zionists that they don't run the world. I have unfollowed so many of my favourite celebrities because I can't even look at them the same way anymore. I did not expect them to be quite or support Israel after everything that has happened. I unfollowed Selena Gomez, Timothee Chalamet, and a lot of other celebs and followed Huda, Bella Hadid, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega instead. Oh, and if you're looking for a makeup brand to shop from, shop from Huda beauty. She's Pro-Palestinian. You can also follow her and watch her posts and stories for daily updates on Palestine.

8. Follow the Palestinian Journalists

Follow and support all the Palestinian Journalists on Instagram because they need your support right now. They are trying so hard for their voices to be heard that they have also started telling the news in English along with Arabic. 120+ Palestinian Journalists have been killed since October 7.

I don't know if this is true or if it's just a theory but I have been reading that the IDF are targeting small journalists who aren't that recognized but are avoiding the ones that are well known because it can backfire, so please go and give all the Journalists a follow, be it big or small.

Here are some of the journalists that you should follow, @motaz_azaiza @byplestia @wael_eldahdouh @hindkhoudary @wizard_bisan1 @saleh.jafarawi @lama_jamous9 @ahmedhijazee @eid_yara @mohamed.h.masri @noor.harazeen @aymanalgedi12 @heba.akkila and many more! You'll find them in suggested following once you start following these journalists. Send me a text if you want a longer list of journalists that you can follow.

Instagram is trying to shadow ban their accounts so they need you to follow and interact with their content so it can reach more people!

9. Pray

If you believe in god, keep praying to him for our Palestinian brother's and sisters. I have been seeing so many comments from people who don't believe in god saying that after they saw the Palestinian's faith in him, they have started to either believe in him or just simply started praying to him only because the Palestinian's believe in him and I think that's absolutely beautiful. If this isn't humanity then I don't know what is.

10. Donate

There are a lot of fundraisers on Instagram for Palestine. The money donated is getting used to buy food and necessary items for the people and the aid trucks filled with these items are entering Gaza whenever they are allowed. So please consider donating whatever amount you're comfortable with, even is it's only a dollar.

Also, be careful with where you donate. There are a lot of scammers hosting fake fundraisers too. Do your research and then donate! @modernwallart is one person who I know is genuine and does show proof of the aid trucks reaching Gaza. He also takes donations for Yemen! You can check out his profile and donate through the links in his bio.

I hope you found this post helpful and try to do your part!

𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙀𝘼, 𝙋𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝘽𝙀 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀🇵🇸

Until next time x

See y'all soon with a new post!💖