Daily Times
May 25, 2021
Over the past week, news about Palestine and Israel has been unavoidable. The ongoing Israeli occupation in Palestine which has been raging for 73 years continued to take its toll on innocent civilians. From forced evictions in Shaikh Jarrah to the Al-Aqsa mosque attacks during Jamat prayers in the month of Ramadan to over 1,000 bombs killing citizens including children, the world knew that enough was enough. Videos of Israeli police intervention and attacks on faultless civilians including children flooded social media and captured the attention of people worldwide. What was unavoidable to notice in this situation was the complete imbalance of power between Palestine and Israel in general. Seeing these incidents occur, several renowned Pakistani celebrities spoke out and condemned the violent acts for the inherent injustice Palestinians are facing today. A-listers including Faysal Quraishi, Mahira Khan, Ayesha Omar, Farhan Saeed, Asim Azhar, and several ot