As the destruction and overarching chaos — that's included the leveling of a building home to the media offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera — between Israeli and Palestinian forces continues, people in several U.S. cities rallied over this weekend to denounce the violence; San Francisco was no different.
Today marked the single deadliest day in the recent Israeli-Palestine conflict, to date. Two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 43 Palestinians — including eight children — and injured 50 others early Sunday, marking a new level of violence in the current Israel-Palestinian conflict. (As we mentioned before: Just a day prior, an airstrike demolished the high-rise building which housed several news outlets; the structure, however, was previously evacuated out of caution.)
"Media organisations and social media companies can try to control and distort narratives about Palestine, but they cannot hide the truth and silence Palestinians’ righteous calls for justice forever."
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 17, 2021
— #AJOpinion by Omar Zahzah https://t.co/YxsmGgTZhS
The past seven days have seen hundreds of people, including young children, have died from actions taken by the Israeli military. And this explosion of inhumanity prompted thousands in San Francisco to take to the streets, up in arms over the recent violence and calling to "free Palestine."
“I’m out here because I’m against the injustice that’s happening to indigenous people all around the world,” said pro-Palestine protester Norma Gallegos to KRON4. “The Palestinian people have been in that place for a long time and it’s up to us in the U.S. to stop the funding that we have been sending to the state of Israel.”
Another demonstrated said they want to show "the Biden administration that the Palestinian people are one unity and we need to ask [the Presdient]" to stop sending aid to the apartheid state of Israel."
“Enough is enough, our people have been suffering for the last 70 years," they concluded. Judging by the thousands of held signs lambasting the violence against Palensiten held across San Francisco yesterday, that "enough is enough" couldn't ring more true.
To save your digist from scrolling through Twitter hashtags and retweets, here's a look into Saturday's "Free Palestine" demonstrations held throughout the seven-by-seven.
Palestine, San Francisco stands with you #FreePalestine #SaveSheikhJarrah #Nakba73 pic.twitter.com/DmLICjx2D3
— 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 (@renepakmorrison) May 16, 2021
Today in San Francisco several thousand march in support of Palestine #FreePalestine #SaveSheikhJarrah #Nakba73 pic.twitter.com/cgWREFU6Pm
— 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 (@renepakmorrison) May 16, 2021
Our members in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco came out yesterday in solidarity with the Palestinian people for #Nakba73 demonstrations. Read our position on #Palestine and African liberation in tomorrow's newsletter. pic.twitter.com/VI5OSTZOCE
— Black Alliance for Peace (@Blacks4Peace) May 17, 2021
Thousands showed up in San Francisco today in support of Palestine and Palestinian human rights. pic.twitter.com/kqMhLwS87B
— Jehad Affoneh (@jaffoneh) May 16, 2021
San Francisco stands with Palestine! 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/qdLRcCTOvu
— ANSWER Coalition- Bay Area (@sfANSWER) May 15, 2021
Today is the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. But it never really ended for the Palestinian people. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. 🇵🇸
— DSA San Francisco (@DSA_SF) May 16, 2021
📷: @savkuang#freepalestine #savesheikhjarrah #endapartheid pic.twitter.com/vz09c0jLJW
San Francisco shouting today: From Kashmir to palestine, occupation is a crime #SaveSheikhJarrah pic.twitter.com/3nrkdQZ9qz
— Prateek Kohli (@prakohli) May 16, 2021
Image: Twitter/@AROCBayArea