JazakAllah Khayr (May God reward you with goodness) for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page and donating. 

If you haven’t been referred here by me or anyone else sharing my Facebook post, please read what I have to say about the Israel/Palestine conflict at the end. It may give reason for you to donate more and raise awareness.

But first:

The official DEATH TOLL is now 220 INNOCENT Palestinians and 1500+ injuries in Gaza and counting (time of writing). Families have been torn apart, children becoming orphans and also being murdered for the sake of illegal land. Living in constant terror and anxiety of another missile bombarding their homes, hospitals and schools is the typical life for Gazans, rendering them homeless with lack of water and food. Just recently 4 children killed by Israeli rocket fire as they played football on the beach. What is this inhumane treatment of innocent lives?!

Gaza needs you more than anything at the moment. Before you become a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew etc. become a human being first and find it in your heart to donate what you can!

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give

Hopefully together we can prove humanity is still alive in our generation.

I leave you with what Nelson Mandela said; 'We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.'

My most sincere ad’iyah (prayers) are with the oppressed,

Shoaib

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I don't want to spark controversy; all that matters in this post is my kind request for you make a donation to save the lives of Palestinians. I do not want to go at length to try and portray the reality as it stands and who is in the wrong etc as social media has a done a good job of that already. What is needed now URGENTLY more than ever though is to help the people of Gaza get the relief they need and provide some sense of hope for freedom. But I find if you are going to make a contribution to my Gaza appeal you should know why your money is needed in the first place (the persecution of Palestinians) and why your generosity is of dire need!

BBC’s reporting is completely devoid of context, giving unbalanced reports and not giving a chance for a voice for the oppressed. I am taking the liberty to report what mainstream media seem to be failing to do as their job. Thank god for the power of social media you can witness what really is going on, view the videos shared by @Mohammed Zeyara. People are awakening from the one dimensional narratives feeded by the media, and Alhamdulillah (Thanks and Praise be to God) the truth is prevailing!

It’s sad to see that the Jews faced such harsh anti-Semitism in Europe in the past and with Zionism targeting Palestine, it is unfair to murder the innocent of a nation who hadn’t exiled the Jews or condoned anti-Semitism whereas Europe and the West being allies now were initially anti-Semitists. Of course this is a generalisation of Europe, there were people who did try to save the Jews, but my point still stands.

Whether you agree or not that Israel is an ILLEGAL OCCUPATION and Zionism (political agenda to make a Jewish state) contradicts the teachings of the Torah in Judaism, YOU as a genuine human being cannot keep a blind eye to the fact that innocent civilians, mothers and children are being killed over apparently an act of ‘self-defence’ as pro-genocide media (just being frank) such as the BBC and CNN to name a few, are portraying. However it is merely over land which was rightfully occupied by settled Palestinians who are now displaced from their homes and striving each day as it comes to survive.

WHAT SELF-DEFENCE EXACTLY?

1 rocket from Hamas which killed no civilians doesn't call for retaliation of launching more than 1300 Israeli air strikes into the most densely populated region on earth (due to Palestinians being displaced from their homes and pushed towards the small area - Gaza). Undoubtedly any intended missile strike into Gaza will inevitably kill civilians. Blaming Hamas for firing rockets at Israel is like blaming a woman for punching her rapist. Justifying Israel’s actions is as senseless as saying the Holocaust was justified.

This is plain genocide, a massacre involving an ethnic cleansing regime in order to claim land which is rightfully not theirs. Israel and the West classify Hamas as the terrorists but the number of deaths speaks for itself who the real terrorist is - bombing a whole nation in response to a ‘terrorist organisation’ who were actually democratically elected by their own people in 2006. The UK didn’t command an airstrike against Northern Ireland when the IRA started bombing London…

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

They have been patient for decades, freedom will come. Victory will come. It’s your choice if you want to be a part of that victory. If you make a stand and donate generously and raise awareness, the people of Gaza would greatly appreciate it. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Remember regardless if you are donating, the least you could do is share the link (www.justgiving.com/Appeal4GazaCrisis) like crazy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Whatsapp and get your friends to do the same! Let's get #Appeal4GazaCrisis trending!

Tell your parents, your siblings, your neighbours, your postman’s uncle’s bro-in-law’s pet dog’s vet’s nephew…. you get the picture!

Hopefully together we can prove humanity is still alive in our generation.

My most sincere ad'iyah (prayers) are with the oppressed,

Shoaib