Twitter is full of love for grandmothers after #mypalestiniansitty started trending on twitter.
It comes after news that Israel barred US congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, from entering the country, and Tlaib canceled a visit to her grandmother who lives in the West Bank.
The move spurred social media users to send love to their “Sitty” — one of many Arabic names for grandmother, (including Teta) with the platform bursting with homages to grandmothers from the region.
"My Teta Juliette. She is one of my biggest motivations in life to be a proud Palestinian woman. After marrying my grandfather, she left her life in Jerusalem to give our family the best life in America. Also she has the best warak garden in all of Chicago," Sam posted on Twitter.
Gloria tweeted: "#mypalestiniansitty loves to laugh, likes her Pringles, doesn’t like people randomly opening her fridge, narrates what’s happening in Arab soap operas as she’s watching them, and is a fan of Family Feud."
Women's March leader Linda Sarsour also joined the chorus of tweets, posting a pictures of both her grandmothers Sarah and Halima.
"These are #MyPalestinianSitty(s) Sarah and Halima. I am who I am today because of the sacrifices and resilience of these two women. (Yes, that cute lil girl is me and that’s my dad, circa 1981)," Sarsour tweeted.
Others lauded the strength and resilience of their grandmothers.
"#MyPalestinianSitty was the first فارسه (female equestrian/horse archer) in Al Khalil at the time, as it was not yet normalized for women to do so. Although I have never met her (she passed away young), I hear so many stories of her bravery and resilience; a Palestinian woman," one social media user tweeted.
Social media user Hannah Khalil said her sitty "hugged so hard it hurt".
"She made me bamia for breakfast because she knew it was my fave she hugged so hard it hurt," she tweeted.
