Adalah Justice Project, Jan 15, 2025.

Dear Friends, 

As news of a ceasefire spread today, Abubaker Abed, a young journalist and genocide survivor, wrote “The sun will rise again over Gaza.”

His words capture the bittersweet relief we all feel—a flicker of light in the endless darkness Gaza’s people have endured. 

For over a year, Palestinians in Gaza have lived through relentless bombardment, grief etched into every corner of their lives. 

The announcement of the long-awaited ceasefire offers a moment to breathe, to celebrate, to grieve, to process, and to prepare for what’s ahead. 

We hear the sighs of mothers—joy and sorrow interwoven. We see families returning to the rubble, searching for remnants of what they lost, including the bodies of their loved ones.

But we know this moment is fragile. What Gaza needs is a permanent ceasefire, not a fleeting reprieve. 

And we know that a permanent ceasefire won’t happen until the U.S. stops fueling Israel’s genocidal war machine. 

Palestinians deserve to live with dignity and safety, free from walls, bombs, and checkpoints. They deserve the right to determine their own future. 

Anything less means prolonging the apartheid and occupation that have brutalized them for decades.

The last 15 months of Israel’s attacks have been catastrophic. Hundreds of thousands of lives lost. Entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble. Hospitals, schools, places of worship—nothing has been spared. The impact of this destruction doesn’t end when the bombs stop falling. 

This devastation was only possible with the full backing of the U.S. government. Our taxpayer dollars funded this massacre. Our leaders delayed a ceasefire while Israel mercilessly slaughtered tens of thousands of children, wiped entire families off the map, and starved millions of people. We meet this moment with the horrific knowledge that none of this had to happen.

Today, families in Gaza dare to breathe again. They will begin to pick up the pieces of their lives, mourn the unimaginable losses they’ve suffered, sift through the ruins of their homes, and start rebuilding. But the road ahead will be long and hard. 

Now is a critical moment for us to support the Palestinian people in their recovery and rebuilding. 

Please donate to rebuild Gaza’s healthcare system by supporting our friends at the Al-Mawasi health clinic, a vital resource providing care and hope to Gaza’s survivors.

The genocide will not truly end until Israel’s occupying rule is dismantled and Palestinians are free. We all have a duty to continue organizing at all levels to put an end to all military, political, and financial support for Israel – whether in the White House, Congress, or the institutions in our local communities.

It’s our responsibility to ensure that genocide never happens again. We must rise to meet this moment. 

Let’s make sure that the hope rising over Gaza never fades.

Together in grief and hope,
The Adalah Justice Project Team 

Adalah Justice Project is a Palestinian-led advocacy organization based in the U.S. that builds cross-movement coalitions to achieve collective liberation. Our work is rooted in the conviction that drawing the linkages between US policy abroad and repressive state practices at home is crucial to shifting the balance of power.

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