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i would like to remind you all that this information is not mine. i am summarizing the info from a video that was shared on instagram. the man who made the video asked the viewers not to share the video across other platforms because he was getting threats and feared for the safety of his family. the only thing he did in the video was provide a short summary of the situation, and yet he was afraid for his safety. this in itself shows the severity of the situation.
also, please tag as many friends and trusted people as you can!! idk if voting increases engagement bc i never made a book before, but if it does, please vote too. i want to spread awareness to everyone because western media (especially the united states) is not covering this at all.
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above show palestine and israel's territories. palestine is in red and israel is in blue. we will not be focusing on the israeli territory right now, so you can disregard that. the smaller territory in the corner is gaza, and the big one is the west bank. as you can see by the starred point, jerusalem, the capital of the country, is partly in the west bank.
this is a map of jerusalem.
east jerusalem belongs to palestine, and west jerusalem belongs to israel. this is literally the law. however, israel took control of east jerusalem despite it being illegal.
the old city is central jerusalem. it is surrounded by huge walls with only a few entrances and exits. think of it as a medieval fortress or something.
since the country is separated into palestine and israel, i will refer to its entirety as 'the country' simply to avoid confusion.
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thank you so much for reading and sharing this first part! i will add on asap. this is just to give you a bit of context and understanding before we dive in.