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My Heart Is Being Held Captive in Gaza
- Lady Ronit
- Sep 10, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 18, 2024
July 14, 2024
It's been 280 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes, and 37 seconds since October 7, 2023. 63 hostages remain in Gaza. 1,478 Israelis have died. And we've forgotten, we're having fun, and we're no longer dwelling on it. It's a sunny July, the middle of summer, and we all want to move on. But we can't. I can't forget about Them and go to a party. The last time I felt alive was October 6, 2023. Since that day, I've barely been able to stir, but I no longer dance.
I would very much like to see the moment when Israel becomes safe. I planned a quick move, but my plans fell apart. How can I consciously choose a place where I won't be able to go to a party peacefully? How can I convey this news to My Family? I don't have the heart to do this to Them. Gazans took my heart to Gaza. Saying Palestinians is like calling all inhabitants of Europe collectively Europeans. Palestine is not a country, just a region in the Middle East, a remnant of British Empire colonization. If they are Palestinians, they aren't more so than we are.
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