Social Media Users Celebrate El-Sayed’s US Senate Win: “Gaza Is the Center of the Universe and the Spark of Change”
Democrat Abdulrahman El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s US Senate race has sparked widespread reaction on social media, with users seeing his win as confirmation of the saying that Gaza is the center of the universe and the spark of global change.
Report – Shehab
Democratic physician Abdulrahman El-Sayed defeated his Republican rival Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan’s US Senate seat, in a contest described as one of the most fiercely contested electoral battles in the country.
El-Sayed represents the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and was known during his campaign for his anti-Israeli occupation positions, as well as for putting the Gaza issue at the center of his rhetoric.
As soon as the result was announced, social media platforms were flooded with tweets whose authors saw the win as more than just an election result. Many wrote that what happened was fresh proof that Gaza is “truly the center of the universe,” and that the world’s major shifts were sparked from the enclave, despite the heavy price its people have paid.
Journalist Mohammed Haniyeh began by recalling that the phrase had long circulated among Gazans, and that some had mocked it: “We have always repeated it among ourselves, then some used it sarcastically… but today the world sees its effects… ‘Gaza is the center of the universe.’ And whoever doesn’t like it can drink from the sea of Gaza.”
Activist Ahmed Hossam, for his part, contented himself with a brief comment: “And by the way… yes, Gaza is the center of the universe.”
Activist Batoul Al-Najjar wrote that what is happening is not an empty slogan: “Gaza is the center of the universe… Gaza changes the world is neither an empty slogan nor a dream. Gaza is the first spark of change in the world, despite the heavy price it has paid. Blessed be Gaza and its formidable people.”
Activist Nabil Al-Khalidi spoke of the price Gaza has paid: “How great you are, Gaza… Yes, Gaza is the center of the universe, and the time has come to pay the price.”
Activist Hebatullah Hamdan saw the meaning as broader than geography: “Gaza is the center of the universe, the center of humanity and the living conscience, the center of freedom and liberation.”
Activist Ghassan Al-Kafarna said: “In short: every day proves that Gaza is more the center of the universe than the day before.”
Activist Abu Marwan added: “Yes, Gaza is the center of the universe… and the center of the world.”
Activist Tahseen Abu Dreiys argued that Gaza has exposed many truths: “Gaza changed the map of the world and revealed people for what they really are, and people came to know true Islam from the fake.”
Egyptian activist Magdy Salam drew a direct link between Gaza and the US election results: “And certainly Gaza changed the map of the US Congress in yesterday’s elections.”
