BASIC REALITY CONCEALED BY AUTHORITY AND THEIR MEDIA From [HERE] ‣Israel and Gaza are not separate countries. Gaza is a small territory mostly surrounded by Israel and whose borders Israel controls (directly or in the case of one crossing, indirectly).

• ‣Gaza is often called an “open-air prison” -- for good reason.

• ‣Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Palestinian Arabs peacefully shared the land before Israel was created in 1948.

• ‣Israel was founded in 1948 by forcing non-Jewish Palestinians off the land.

• ‣Israel has been taking over more Palestinian land ever since...

• ‣The two “sides” are not evenly matched.

• ‣Palestinians are killed at massively higher rates than Israelis, and this has always been true.

• ‣Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have often tried nonviolent resistance.

• ‣Numerous respected organizations have documented Israel’s systemic human rights abuses and violations of international law.

• ‣Israel relies on funding and diplomatic cover from the U.S. Its actions often harm the United States

• ‣On Oct. 7, hundreds broke out of Gaza, attacked Israeli soldiers & civilians, and some took hostages. Israel disseminated atrocity claims about the attack, many of them found to be without evidence and untrue.

• ‣Israel immediately began indiscriminately shelling Gaza, killing and maiming men, women, and children of all ages.