#and may we see palestine liberated inshaallah
what a lot of people don’t understand about shireen abu aqla’s assassination is that this woman was influential in so many ways - but in ways that were dangerous to the occupiers because her voice was a powerful one and she refused to back down or be cowed
she spent decades documenting and sharing and reporting with strength and expertise. she was well-known and well-loved
they knew who they were silencing and they knew how far her voice reached
the sniper’s bullet that hit her was not an accident
what a lot of people don’t understand about shireen abu aqla’s assassination is that this woman was influential in so many ways - but in ways that were dangerous to the occupiers because her voice was a powerful one and she refused to back down or be cowed
she spent decades documenting and sharing and reporting with strength and expertise. she was well-known and well-loved
they knew who they were silencing and they knew how far her voice reached
the sniper’s bullet that hit her was not an accident
“they’re armed with cameras, if you’ll permit me to say so”
- the statement yesterday from israeli military spokesperson
