Do you know what resistance is?
It is the act of refusing to die
It is refusing to be snuffed out like a candle
It is the dogged persistence to remain alive
It is refusing to no longer exist at the whim of other men
Resistance is the Palestinian mother cooking grass for her children
Resistance is the Palestine father dodging bullets for flour
Resistance is the Palestinian child dancing dabke in streets flowing with sewage
Resistance is turning to faith when the worst of evil afflicts; when babies are blown to pieces and men are skinned and mutilated and pregnant women are stripped and raped
Resistance is enduring with the hardest and most painful patience
Resistance is the refusal to abandon your identity in the midst of unimaginable and sickening torture
Resisting is praising God when the gleeful oppressor torments you, shouting into your ears whilst you are bound and helpless that He has abandoned you
Resistance is the refusal to leave the land of your birth no matter how many bombs and chemicals they drop, no matter how many of your limbs they take
Resistance is refusing to give up hope
Resistance is refusing to die
Know this and know it well. Resistance to the West has always meant one thing - resisting annihilation; resisting non-existence. To resist is to exist
Resistance is refusing to die!
Resistance is refusing to give up faith!
Resistance is refusing to be destroyed; as ashes, as dust!
Resistance is refusing to leave no matter how much they take from you!
Resistance is surviving the torture!
Resistance is surviving the bombs!
Resistance is patience!
Resistance is hope!
RESISTANCE IS REFUSING TO DIE!
RESISTANCE IS TO LIVE!
Long live the resistance!
Victory to the resistance.
Victory to the resistance.
VICTORY TO THE RESISTANCE!
Viva la 🇵🇸
I might read this out at our next demo (full credit to you, of course!)