I'm very grateful to my supporters, support which has enabled me to report from numerous countries/regions over the years.

I began in occupied Palestine, in 2007, with no support and only the determination to see with my own eyes how Palestinians are oppressed. Going to and spending 8 months in the West Bank of occupied Palestine (https://opt2007.wordpress.com/category/my-entries-from-occupied-palestine-apr-dec-2007/ ) and inevitably living in Gaza for several years (https://ingaza.wordpress.com/interviews-and-talks-on-palestine/interviews/ ) was the beginning of my political awakening.

*Photo: Bil'in village, West Bank, occupied Palestine, August 2007

De-arresting a Bil'in villager, pursued by Israel in its attempt to quash popular resistance. On this occasion, I had a pile of people on top of me, was kicked in the head by an Israeli soldier, and had tear gas chucked at the pile of us. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2yD7GVNo_Vk?t=201 https://opt2007.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/reflections-on-accountability/

Most of you are here because you're aware the independent journalism doesn't pay. To the contrary, we put more into actually going to the place than we could ever make from one, two, ten articles.

Because of my supporters, I've been able to go to contested places like Douma, Syria, and share the Syrian side of the story:

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/429349-syrians-tell-terrorists-white-helmets/

Although I from the beginning supported Syria's sovereign right to fight terrorism and restore peace to the country, because I was living in Gaza until March 2013, I wasn't able to go to Syria until after that, April 2014.

Since then, I have been 13 more times, including extended stays, and visiting most of the key places war propagandists outside of Syria have written about.

Taking the position I have has gotten me a lot of flack, smears, accusations, as I'm sure most here will be aware of.

But I did, we do, because standing with Syria against vulture media and the NATO-Israeli-Gulf-Turkish alliance is the right thing to do.

*Photo: Homs, Syria, June 2014.

Related:

Liberated Homs Residents Challenge Notion of “Revolution” http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/07/liberated-homs-residents-challenge-notion-of-revolution/ https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/liberated-homs-residents-challenge-notion-of-revolution/

SYRIA: My Published Articles From and on Syria (2014-2021) https://ingaza.wordpress.com/syria/syria-my-published-articles-from-and-on-syria-2014-2017/

I am adding this one because I've had supporters in the past ask if they can donate more