“Open Letter to the World” Zeinab Abdelgawad’s Creative Rationale:
I
wanted to spread more awareness for the people in Palestine and be the voice for the people
who have been silenced. I've always liked talking about human rights and what's happening in Palestine is messed up. People aren't posting much about what is happening and other people are taking advantage of it because they want to get famous. But spreading awareness isn't “fame,” it's called having humanity and standing up for what you think is right. “To stand with Palestine is to stand with Humanity”. This has been happening for over 5 decades with nothing on Palestine's side, no army to help, no weapons to defend themselves. But yet, till this day, Palestinians are fighting for their rights and for the freedom they deserve. They would be protesting knowing they are risking their lives--knowing that at any point an Israeali soldier could take away their lives. This recent awareness about Palestinian struggle and the recent attacks prove how ppl aren’t ready to accept the truth. So I'm writing a letter to the world to tell them about it and show how Israel treats them. And a letter is more personal than just an informative paragraph so it makes the words more heartfelt and meaningful.
Dear WorldHello. My name is Zainab and I'm a 14 year old and I am not from Palestine but I have been seeing what's happening and I'm not going to stay silent about the horrible things happening to innocent people in Palestine! Palestinians are being assaulted and executed. Several lynchings of unarmed and unprotected Palestinians have effectively occurred over the most recent fourteen days. Families in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah are confronting ethnic purification and removal from their homes. I have seen too many photos and videos showing me that we have lost humanity. Seeing the posts and photos and videos of the horrible things Palestinieans have to go through almost everyday is heartbreaking. Watching them suffer and trying to seek refuge-- they are losing lives of people who were so close to them whether it's a parent or a child or a friend. Watching them beg and cry for mercy is heartbreaking.
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