god. its really frustrating the way internet virality works. everyone who sees success can only do so at the expense of others.
both shahed and shaima+mohammed (wafaa's siblings) were the initial targets of the recent wave of scam allegations, yet only shahed's gofundme was spread and received support as a result. maybe this is because and shaima and mohammed are slightly older, more traditional people who can't work the internet as well, maybe because they were less willing to share the intimate details of their pain online. maybe it's plain luck. either way its pretty shitty that only one person received the proper support after all that abuse, and that everyone else is being ignored.
since shahed reached her goal i want to redirect all of our righteous anger and empathy toward some of the other palestinians who were primarily targeted by this hate campaign. many of the campaigns on this list are stagnating in the amount of donations they recieve, despite the amount of attention they've received lately. of course, everyone here is vetted by either 90-ghost or el-shab-hussein:
shaima and mohammed @wafans-blog, who was accused of being a scam for having the same organizer as shahed, even though that is very common with gofundmes. [verification]
mahmoud balousha @helpfamily, who was targeted by one of the biggest blogs on this website and likened to a porn account. [verification]
amira alanqar @amira-world , who was targeted by some arrogant bitch who thought they knew better than actual palestinians how to vet a fundraiser and who also claimed that there was no point in donating to palestinians because evacuations are uncommon. [verification]
basel ayyad @basel-1995, whose posting habits were scrutinized to an inhuman degree as an excuse to dehumanize him. [verification] (he has been vetted twice!)
basel's cousin fadi ayyad. [verification]
heba al anqar @heba-baker, who was accused of being part of a belgian botnet because of her surname. [verification]
ahmed and abdulrahman al-nabih @ahmedalnabeeh11, who were accused of scamming for having relatives with chronic illnesses during a genocide. [verification]
and of course:
omar saad, ahmed @/90-ghost's brother, who is still in khan yunis with his family. ahmed, our sole vetter for a while, has gone through immeasurable abuse in the past week and we all owe it to him as people who have benefited from his labor to take one burden off his shoulders. [verification]
here is samar saad, ahmed 90-ghost’s sister. she also needs help.
i do not want any of us to forget what happened here btw. the social media outrage cycle is very fast and has a short memory and as a result none of us get to sit with the true horror of this hate campaign. we just forget about it and move on as if it was just entertainment. but it’s not, it was real and its effects linger, mutate, and grow with each passing day. everyone on this list is still struggling through a genocide that feels like it’ll never end.
they cannot forget what has happened to them and neither can we.
I’d like to remind everyone that a few months ago, my campaign was attacked with claims that I am a liar and a fraud. Maybe some have forgotten. Since then, my campaign has been almost at a standstill, with far fewer donations than before.
I wonder: did these false allegations affect you? Did you think about the person behind this campaign and her suffering? I assure you that my campaign is fully documented, and all the allegations against me are completely false.
I am grateful to everyone who defended me and supported me, especially those who shared my posts or raised questions on my behalf. But I wonder why my story has been sidelined since that time and why no one is writing about my suffering in their own words.
This is a war that has been going on for over a year, during which I have lost many family members. Our work has been halted for more than a year, and we have been displaced all this time. And through all of this, what hurts me the most is seeing my mother struggle every day. She has to travel across southern Gaza to get her monthly medicine. My mother suffers from a spinal disc issue, yet is forced to carry more than 50 liters of water daily under these harsh conditions. This water is just one example of the daily crises we endure. In the face of pollution and widespread disease, even a minor illness could be dangerous for my mother, as her immunity is weak.
Please, I ask everyone who supports the Palestinian cause and has a voice that reaches others to share my post. Help amplify my voice to the world. Create posts that explain my story, share it through a simple drawing, or feature it in a public poll that includes the details of my story at the end. To everyone who can help, please do not hesitate.
