I don't know how to live in this world. Israel commits a new massacre every day. Every day, I see lifeless bodies of children strewn on hospital floors that have no beds, no supplies, no medicine, and sometimes no fuel for electricity because Israel will not allow those things in, along with food and water and basic necessities. Today I saw the quiet face of a little boy. His brains and the entire back of his head were blown off. At the same time political and cultural stars pump their fists and sway to upbeat music, pledging allegiance and endless money to Israel.

Palestinian fighters, doctors, and journalists are the only heroes in this moment. Palestinians who try to make it through each day, doing all in their power for themselves and for those around them are heroes.

It is not despair I feel. No, it would be a betrayal to feel that and I will not despair. But I am looking at the face of evil and indifference, the depth of which I had only ever read about before, and it feels unbearable.

I have drawn lines, and if you're on the other side, you are gone from my world, small or inconsequential as it may be. If you "two side" this, be gone. If you vote for these treacherous parties, be gone. I loathe your ignorance and cowardice.

-Susan Abulhawa

Say it.