Kites have long been a symbol of Palestinian resilience and protest against oppression. In 2011, Gazan children set a Guinness World Record for most kites flown simultaneously. 

Hala Fayyad, a young girl from Gaza, told ABC News "We fly kites instead of warplanes" in March 2024 during a kite festival that the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) hosted in Rafah to lift children’s spirits. 

For Hala and all Palestinian children who have died or are currently suffering as a consequence of Israel’s ongoing genocide, I invite you and your friends to sit down for a while, possibly in the open air, to each make a kite while you tell each other stories of hope, freedom, community and resistance.

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Made for the Games for Palestine Charity 2025 jam.

Only in English for the moment, stay tuned for any upcoming translation.