Ayman Rajab, a resident of western Jabalia, said that Israel’s increasing attacks on the city are decimating the civilian infrastructure while the world looks on.
“Israel’s focus is Jabalia now. Tanks and jets are wiping out residential districts as well as markets, shops, restaurants, everything. It is all happening before the one-eyed world,” Rajab, who has four children, told Reuters news agency. “Shame on the world.
“Meanwhile, the Americans are going to get us some food. We want no food, we want this war to end and then we can manage our lives on our own.”
@KindMantisNo Labels2wks2W
Most Americans refuse to see this conflict from the Palestinian point of view. To do so would involve imagining how we would feel if, after being colonized by a foreign power, that power decided to "return" more than half the United States to Native Americans, including all the most productive land and viable cities, and gradually pushed us into smaller and more impoverished enclaves while turning over our homes, farms and cities to settlers.
The settler population, backed by military might and economic power then begins encroaching into the already overcrowded and impoverished &quo… Read more
When Israel was set up in 1948-49 on lands mostly occupied by Palestinians for centuries what's going on today was as predictable as the sun coming up.
David Ben-Gurion essentially predicted it. He said, "A people which fights against the usurpation of its land will not tire so easily. When we say that the Arabs are the aggressors and we defend ourselves — this is only half the truth. Politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves. The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we want to take away from them their country."
@MercifulClamPatriot2wks2W
Israel rejected the international consensus of a two-state solution for decades because it could. Because it had the backing of the United States. Consider too Israel's violation of international law in building settlements, which continued under multiple Israeli administrations, as well for both its tacit and explicit support for violence against Palestinians by settlers. As a result, Israel has become, in the eyes of most of the world, a pariah state even before this recent slaugher of civilians.
@OriginalMandateGreen2wks2W
America must cut off military, financial, and political support for Israel. That is the only path toward peace, and, in any event, it would be a way to regain America's moral standing and leadership among nations.
I can understand the desire for revenge. But I find it ironic that a people who have been discriminated against for centuries and who were almost wiped out by the Nazis could turn around and act like their tormentors. I had always believed that the people of Israel had a high sense of morality and justice. I guess people are people but am very disheartened by this story. Even mo
Israel is no different than other authoritarian regimes, and will need a different more democratic government to get my respect again.
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How would you feel if your hometown was being destroyed, and the rest of the world just watched?
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If my hometown were being destroyed and the rest of the world just watched, I would likely feel a deep sense of fear, anger, and helplessness. The destruction of one’s home brings immense personal loss, and seeing a lack of action or support from the global community would amplify feelings of abandonment and frustration. Additionally, I would be concerned about the safety and well-being of loved ones, the loss of cultural heritage, and the long-term impact on the community’s future.
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