We Want to Live movement

The We Want to Live movement (Arabic: بدنا نعيش, romanized: Bidna Na'eesh) is a grassroots youth movement in the Gaza Strip calling for increased economic opportunity and the removal of Hamas from power.[1] The movement was founded in March 2019, giving rise to the 2019 Gaza economic protests.[2] It is not connected to any one political party,[3] and some sources have connected the movement to the Arab Spring of the early 2010s.[4]

  1. ^ "West Bank and Gaza". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ Schneidmann, S. (2021-11-15). "Economic, Social Protests Against Hamas Flare Up Again In Gaza: 'We Want To Live'; The Economic Hardship Has Become Intolerable; Hamas Officials Are Out Of Touch With The People". MEMRI. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ El Bouabi, Mustapha (2019-03-20). "Protesters hold rare strike in besieged Gaza". The New Arab. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  4. ^ Ben Menachem, Yoni (2019-03-18). "Has the "Arab Spring" Reached Gaza?". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-05.