While Western protesters demand an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, we asked Gazan civilians for their reaction.

“Foreign people feel sad for us… but if they truly understood what is happening here, they would have stayed home.”

We’ve partnered with Center for Peace Communications to gather anonymous

While anti-Israel protesters cheer Yemen’s Houthis, the militia starves its people to fuel permanent war, drafts child soldiers, and kills their parents.

The victims deserve to be heard. That’s why we’re interviewing Yemeni civilians living under Houthi domination.

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Syrians to world: Please put the Gaza war in perspective. The Iranian axis is exploiting your distraction to bomb and starve us.

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Respect to Senator Roger Wicker for standing with Lebanese peace activist @MakramRabah, who dared to warn Hezbollah against starting another ruinous war with Israel. We hope Wicker's stance heralds a standing policy at Senate Armed Services Committee. Here's why: peacecomms.substack.com/p/the-peacecom… Senator Jack Reed

Gazan civilians in Rafah: 'We don't want Hamas rule to return ever again — whether as an absolute ruler or even as part of a post-war government.'

Watch them explain why.

'What’s rising in Gaza is not the desire for Hamas rule but Gazans’ fear that they will still be at the group’s mercy when the dust settles.' open.substack.com/pub/peacecomms…

Syrians to world: Please put the Gaza war in perspective. The Iranian axis is exploiting your distraction to bomb and starve us.

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We asked Gazans, what happens when you protest Hamas?

One young woman told us that after joining a demonstration, Hamas enforcers raided her home and arrested her family for 'serving a foreign agenda.'

'Our crime was wanting to live,' she said.

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How does a region shift away from extremist indoctrination?

Saudi actor Nasser Al-Qasabi used satire, lampooning jihadism in a full season of his hit show 'Selfie.' Qasabi braved death threats from ISIS after this aired.

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Gazan civilians in Rafah: 'We don't want Hamas rule to return ever again — whether as an absolute ruler or even as part of a post-war government.'

Watch them explain why.

Watch Chinese nine-year-olds sing 'Let it Go' in Arabic — then read our newsletter to discover how Beijing turns Mideast public opinion against the U.S. and its allies, from TV to Tiktok. peacecomms.substack.com/p/the-peacecom…

Since before the war, Gazans have told us they want a way out of Hamas’s system of thought control and schooling that promotes “martyrdom” and hate.

One option to consider is virtual education.

Michael Strong has done this before. Read more:

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'Israel, we had a period of peace with them; can’t say we didn’t. In the '90s, there was life, there was calm, there was relaxation. You could breathe. You could live.'

'Now, there’s nothing.'

Listen to unheard testimony from Gazan civilians:

“Virtual education and the future of Gaza,” an intro by Joseph Braude of the Center for Peace Communications to my proposal to bring virtual Socratic Ed (similar to Socratic Experience ) into Gaza originally pub in Jan. 23, as an alternative to the Hamas controlled ed system.

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A message to Hamas, from a young Gazan civilian:

'If you aren't capable of managing this conflict and building the country, then you must relinquish control and hand it over to our energetic and creative young people in Gaza who can change things for the better.'

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A message to Hamas, from a young Gazan civilian:

'If you aren't capable of managing this conflict and building the country, then you must relinquish control and hand it over to our energetic and creative young people in Gaza who can change things for the better.'

Listen: