As people in Glastonbury and New York chant for the ‘death of the IDF,’ a small group of peace activists in Gaza is showing them what real courage looks like.
They stood in silence, holding photos of Israeli children murdered by Hamas on October 7 and after.
One of them, Ramez, who lost three of his own children in this war, had a message for Israeli ceasefire protesters: “We see you. We stand with you. Stop the killing.”
Another said: “We grieve with every family—Jewish, Muslim, or Christian—that’s lost a child. Our pain doesn’t blind us to the pain of others.”
I don’t know how widespread this is. I’m not naïve. But it happened. And that matters.
Because if even a handful of Gazans living under rubble can show this kind of moral clarity and humanity, what’s the excuse of western activists?
I hope we hear more voices like this. I hope they reach the people who need to hear them most. And maybe, just maybe, they can help bring our 50 hostages home, and end this war.
