Omar Suleiman
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I embrace my complicated identity in that regard, and I hope to be productive as an American, but I am a Palestinian. And Palestinians in diaspora that have been fortunate enough to have the ability to build and to overcome circumstances should not be an excuse for eliminating the Palestinians that remain in their homes under that torment. So this bigotry is not new.
I embrace my complicated identity in that regard, and I hope to be productive as an American, but I am a Palestinian. And Palestinians in diaspora that have been fortunate enough to have the ability to build and to overcome circumstances should not be an excuse for eliminating the Palestinians that remain in their homes under that torment. So this bigotry is not new.
Unfortunately, its manifestation is ugly, and we have to push back on it whenever it shows itself, no matter who it's being spoken about. How difficult has it been for people in Gaza to flee? I mean, they're blockaded from all directions. There is nowhere for people in Gaza to go. They cannot get out. And... The reality is that they don't want to leave. They do not want to leave.
Unfortunately, its manifestation is ugly, and we have to push back on it whenever it shows itself, no matter who it's being spoken about. How difficult has it been for people in Gaza to flee? I mean, they're blockaded from all directions. There is nowhere for people in Gaza to go. They cannot get out. And... The reality is that they don't want to leave. They do not want to leave.
Unfortunately, its manifestation is ugly, and we have to push back on it whenever it shows itself, no matter who it's being spoken about. How difficult has it been for people in Gaza to flee? I mean, they're blockaded from all directions. There is nowhere for people in Gaza to go. They cannot get out. And... The reality is that they don't want to leave. They do not want to leave.
The Palestinian people want to live in their land, in their homes, and to continue to produce an extension of the beautiful culture and legacy that was handed to them. They don't wanna leave.
The Palestinian people want to live in their land, in their homes, and to continue to produce an extension of the beautiful culture and legacy that was handed to them. They don't wanna leave.
The Palestinian people want to live in their land, in their homes, and to continue to produce an extension of the beautiful culture and legacy that was handed to them. They don't wanna leave.
In fact, those that have fled for whatever reason, or have been able to get out for medical treatment, or because they have some sort of citizenship in other countries, all they're talking about is going back and rebuilding. You can't bomb Palestine out of our hearts. You cannot starve Palestine out of our hearts. I think that's a critical mistake that Israel is making.
In fact, those that have fled for whatever reason, or have been able to get out for medical treatment, or because they have some sort of citizenship in other countries, all they're talking about is going back and rebuilding. You can't bomb Palestine out of our hearts. You cannot starve Palestine out of our hearts. I think that's a critical mistake that Israel is making.
In fact, those that have fled for whatever reason, or have been able to get out for medical treatment, or because they have some sort of citizenship in other countries, all they're talking about is going back and rebuilding. You can't bomb Palestine out of our hearts. You cannot starve Palestine out of our hearts. I think that's a critical mistake that Israel is making.
And it thinks that if it destroys Gaza enough, if it wipes out all the buildings, that people will never want to come back. We don't want to go anywhere as a Palestinian people. you know, in a way that would remove us from our homes. The Palestinian people are proud people. Yeah, you've met a lot of them, right?
And it thinks that if it destroys Gaza enough, if it wipes out all the buildings, that people will never want to come back. We don't want to go anywhere as a Palestinian people. you know, in a way that would remove us from our homes. The Palestinian people are proud people. Yeah, you've met a lot of them, right?
And it thinks that if it destroys Gaza enough, if it wipes out all the buildings, that people will never want to come back. We don't want to go anywhere as a Palestinian people. you know, in a way that would remove us from our homes. The Palestinian people are proud people. Yeah, you've met a lot of them, right?
When you sat with Muhammad al-Quradur people in East Jerusalem, what those people have been subjected to, you know, the harassment. Like, think about the tenacity and the character that it takes to still... try to walk back into your home after an intruder has been brought in by the state that's sitting in your living room that is pushing you around and you're saying, I'm not leaving my home.
When you sat with Muhammad al-Quradur people in East Jerusalem, what those people have been subjected to, you know, the harassment. Like, think about the tenacity and the character that it takes to still... try to walk back into your home after an intruder has been brought in by the state that's sitting in your living room that is pushing you around and you're saying, I'm not leaving my home.
When you sat with Muhammad al-Quradur people in East Jerusalem, what those people have been subjected to, you know, the harassment. Like, think about the tenacity and the character that it takes to still... try to walk back into your home after an intruder has been brought in by the state that's sitting in your living room that is pushing you around and you're saying, I'm not leaving my home.
This is literally what's been happening in East Jerusalem. And we're not going anywhere. I think those of us that are in diaspora, Palestine is not leaving our hearts. And those of us that are still there are not leaving their land. And the world has to make the occupier more accountable, not tell the occupied how to cope.
This is literally what's been happening in East Jerusalem. And we're not going anywhere. I think those of us that are in diaspora, Palestine is not leaving our hearts. And those of us that are still there are not leaving their land. And the world has to make the occupier more accountable, not tell the occupied how to cope.
This is literally what's been happening in East Jerusalem. And we're not going anywhere. I think those of us that are in diaspora, Palestine is not leaving our hearts. And those of us that are still there are not leaving their land. And the world has to make the occupier more accountable, not tell the occupied how to cope.