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Mohammed Suliman’s Twitter-Journal on Surviving Israel’s War on Gaza

contributors 07/21/2014

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Journalist Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine), in Gaza, has been tweeting sardonic observations about living through the Israeli bombardment of his friends and family. They together form a sort of stream-of-consciousness journal:

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I look forward to surviving. If I don't, remember that I wasn't Hamas or a militant, nor was I used as a human shield. I was at home.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 20, 2014

People get massacred in Shijaiyya, I hear knocking on my door. It was survivor of the massacre looking for a shelter to spend the night.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 20, 2014

Hani mourns the victims of Al Shijaiyya massacre. He wishes that his friends stay safe. He soon gets killed. His friends mourn his death.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 20, 2014

We decide to escape the harrowing reality we're entrapped in by sleeping. Sleeping however has become an absurd wish. Death is easier.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 20, 2014

Electricity is off. Escaping the dark and hot weather, friends gather outside their house. Missile hits them. Nine are dead, three brothers.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 19, 2014

Yesterday missiles killed children on the beach. Children avoid the beach. They play on the rooftop. Again, missiles hit. Three are dead.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 17, 2014

My friend tells me their neighbor's house was hit. He had some pigeons. Two have died. The rest flew, and came back to perch on the rubble.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 15, 2014

Amir, 12, and Mohammed. 10, want to buy yogurt. Things are calm, they tell their mom. They leave the house. A blast is heard. They're dead.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 14, 2014

Some Israelis wish me death. I might die. But I wish no death unto you. I want us both to live. Live together as equals in this country.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 13, 2014

Anas, 17, posts on Facebook, 'I'm too tired, shell our home so I can get some sleep.' A while later, his home is shelled. He sleeps forever.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 13, 2014

I read that Israel 'urges' north Gaza residents to leave their homes. Curiously I Google how many live in northern Gaza. Over 200,000.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 12, 2014

25 children killed, 10-year old Maysam sends a message to the world: 'I'm alive, and I'm not a terrorist.' 'Don't kill me,' she entreats.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 12, 2014

A jet fires two missiles at a civilian house. The house becomes rubble. Five are instantly killed. 18 injured. The only survivor is a cat.

— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) July 12, 2014

Filed Under: Internet, Israel/ Palestine, journalism, Palestine, social media, Youth

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