ABOUT
WHAT DOES FREE PALESTINE MEAN?
It's not complicated. It's unjust.
My father was a Palestinian refugee. He never got to go home. For over 75 years, Palestinians have been denied their basic human rights. This is what "Free Palestine" really means—and how you can help.
THE REALITY
What's Happening in Palestine
They're Trying to Erase Us
My father was born in Palestine. He was forced to leave and never allowed to return. Since then, it's only gotten worse.
75 Years of Ethnic Cleansing
Since 1948, over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced in what we call the Nakba (catastrophe). Entire villages were destroyed. Families were massacred. Survivors were never allowed to return.
Ongoing Genocide
Right now, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed—many of them children. Hospitals bombed. Refugee camps destroyed. Entire families wiped out.
Decades of Occupation
In the West Bank, Palestinians live under military occupation. Israeli soldiers control every aspect of life. Homes are demolished. Children are arrested. Settlers attack with impunity while the IDF protects them.
No End in Sight
Millions of Palestinian refugees—including my family—are still denied the right to return home. Meanwhile, illegal settlements keep expanding on stolen Palestinian land.
This isn't a conflict. It's systematic extermination. And our tax dollars fund it.
THE DEMANDS
When we say "Free Palestine," we're demanding:
End the Occupation
Israel must withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories — West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem — and dismantle illegal settlements.
Right of Return
Palestinian refugees, like my father, must be allowed to return to their ancestral homeland. This is guaranteed by international law under UN Resolution 194. Read the resolution
Self-Determination
Palestinians must be able to govern themselves. No military control. No checkpoints. No external oppression.
Equal Human Rights
Every Palestinian deserves what everyone else has: freedom of movement, access to water and healthcare, and the right to live without fear.
Accountability
Those responsible for human rights violations must be held accountable under international law.
The solution is simple.
The injustice is complex.
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Your Tax Dollars Fund Genocide
Here's what most people don't know:
The U.S. gives Israel over $3.8 billion in military aid every year.
That's your money funding the weapons that kill Palestinian children. The bombs that destroy hospitals. The military that enforces apartheid and occupation.
Every time Israel commits a massacre, American politicians defend it. Every time they expand settlements, we send more money. Every time Palestinians resist, we call them terrorists.
You have a choice: Keep funding genocide, or support Palestinian families fighting to survive.
Every purchase is political. Make yours count.
TAKE ACTION
How to Support Palestine Right Now
COMMON QUESTIONS
What People Get Wrong About Free Palestine
Isn't the Israel-Palestine conflict complicated?
No. It's only called "complicated" to avoid accountability. The facts are simple: Palestinians had their land taken, their rights denied, and their families displaced. That's not complicated—it's injustice.
Why should I care about Palestine?
Because human rights aren't negotiable. And because your tax dollars are funding this. You're already involved whether you know it or not.
Is criticizing Israel antisemitic?
No. Anti-Zionism (opposing the political ideology of Zionism) is not antisemitism (hatred of Jewish people). Demanding accountability for human rights violations is not hatred—it's justice.
Can Israelis and Palestinians live together peacefully?
Yes—but only with justice and equality. Peace without justice isn't peace. It's not real.
What about Hamas?
When you occupy people for 75 years, kill their families, and steal their land, resistance is inevitable. You can't ask people to stop fighting the genocide and occupation that created it.
How many Palestinians have been killed?
Who knows. More than they claim. More than we can comprehend. Tens of thousands in Gaza since October 2023 alone. Tens of thousands more in the decades before. The actual number is likely much higher—entire families have been erased with no one left to count them.
Again...this isn't a conflict.
It's systematic extermination. Always has been.
And our tax dollars fund it.
EDUCATION
Learn More About Palestine
Books
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom by Norman Finkelstein
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé
Documentaries
Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019)
5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Occupation 101 (2006)
Organizations Doing the Work
Heal Palestine (Yuma's partner) - Food, medicine, shelter for Palestinian children
Decolonize Palestine - Educational resources
Visualizing Palestine - Data and infographics
If Not Now - Jewish voices for Palestinian freedom
Follow Palestinian Voices:
Read Palestinian journalists, writers, and activists. Understand Palestinian stories, not just Western narratives. Listen to people who've lived this, like us.
Stand With Palestine. Shop Yuma.
This is personal for us.
My father never got to go home. Millions of Palestinians never will—unless we fight back.
When you buy from Yuma, you're not just getting clothing. You're supporting a Palestinian-owned business, funding food, medicine, and shelter for Palestinian children (20% to Heal Palestine), making Palestine visible everywhere you go, and refusing to let 75 years of erasure continue.
Every purchase is an act of resistance.
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