Help Ismail survive until Palestine is Free

Hello world, my name is Tali Ilkovitch and I am a musician from Seattle Washington. I am campaigning to support my friend Ismail Alzak, an 18-year old who is working with his brother, 25-year old Mohammad, to support their relatives consisting of 5 families. I first met Ismail online when he reached out asking for help for himself and his family, and has since told me he needs help making a new campaign. My goal is to collect funds and get them to him as quickly as possible, however is easiest for him to receive it depending on his circumstances.

Ismail used to dream of being an engineer, but now he dreams of surviving the genocide and protecting his family. Please help him and his family afford basic necessities while we work together as a global community to Free Palestine! Below are some words from Ismail himself:

"Hello, I'm Ismail from the Gaza Strip. My extended family's home was bombed, and we've been displaced dozens of times. Displacement is the harshest part of war, as each time we lose a part of our lives. We had big dreams and ambitions, but everything was gone because of the war. We lost friends, loved ones, and many others.

Today, we are on the verge of a new, more difficult displacement, and my extended family needs my support. I ask you to share and help with donations to ease this pain. Every share from you could mean new hope for my family. You are our support after God in these difficult days. Solidarity eases the burden of this ordeal and restores our strength. Your presence with us proves that humanity is still good."

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We used to live in the north of the Gaza Strip, in Al-Shuja'iya, but one day, my family and I were displaced to the south of the Gaza Strip, to Khan Yunis, and lived there for two months in the midst of war. One night, surrounded by merciless suffering, tanks and planes bombed us, threatening our lives, so we were forced to move back to the south of the Gaza Strip, to Rafah for a while. [Then we were] displaced again to the center of the sector, to Deir al-Balah. [They have been displaced many times since.]

Living in a tent during the winter and in the shadow of war is suffering beyond description. When the cold wind blows, people only find weak fabric walls to protect their families, and with every drop of rain, water submerges the land that is supposed to be a safe haven. Living in such conditions steals warmth, safety, and sometimes even hope. For us, clothing is an urgent priority, as securing heavy winter clothes becomes a matter of life or death, we desperately need money to survive since providing the simplest necessities becomes a daily challenge, and every cold night turns into a new battle.

Amid rising prices for common goods, unspeakable violence and the suffering of the coming winter, I hope you will support us in these dire circumstances. We need you!

Thank you!"