Oh, my God, What a nightmare? When will it end mum? That was my 12 years old daughter, Ghaida, screams when she watched at Al-jazeera screen the scene of Dr. Nizar Rayan home in Jabaliya camp after being bombarded by the Israeli air strike with one ton bomb. Her tears followed and so were her questions. After people’s homes, what will be their next targets? Are there any shelters or safe places for our people in Gaza? Last week, my granny, Alia, said that there is no fuel, no electricity, no gas and no sufficient medical services. Is this still the case these days? How can we help? Why doesn’t the world help? Something must be done to end this war and now.
Rayan’s 16 family members including 11 children and 4 women were wiped off from the face of earth in on minute. In humanitarian law, this is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention. It is a wilful killing of civilian population and extensive destruction of their property. The justification for this crime came from Haim Ramon, a senior member of the Israeli government. He said, “We are trying to hit everybody who is a leader of the organization and today we hit one of their leaders.” End of the statement.
Rayan’s 16 family members including 11 children and 4 women were wiped off from the face of earth in on minute. In humanitarian law, this is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention. It is a wilful killing of civilian population and extensive destruction of their property. The justification for this crime came from Haim Ramon, a senior member of the Israeli government. He said, “We are trying to hit everybody who is a leader of the organization and today we hit one of their leaders.” End of the statement.
One must stop and think about Ramons’ words. Isn’t it considered an open invitation of collective killing for Palestinian civilians no matter of their number, age and place? If it is not understood in this context then can anyone explain to Palestinians in what context should they understand his words?
Can anyone explain to Ba’lusha family that lost 5 children while sleeping in their beds, Hamdan family that lost three children while escaping the shelling of donkey cart and Al-astal family that lost 3 of their children today while getting bread and many other countless families the guilt they committed in order to be slaughtered in that barbaric way? And can anyone tell the Palestinians civilians in Gaza how come such statement has again gone unnoticed as if the Palestinians don’t belong to the 21century family of humanity.
But on the other hand: was it the first statement or invitation issued by Israeli leader for calling for such crimes? Was Rayan’s family the first Palestinian family killed by this so called the only democratic state in the ME? Has today’s world reaction differed from previous reactions when it other crimes committed against Palestinians? And If streets, mosques, schools, universities, hospitals and homes are not safe places for people then can anyone tell the Palestinians where to go to find a safe shelter? The shelling is devastating and the loss is so unbearable. So far there have been 430 killed, over 2280 wounded among them around 250 very critical situations.
But on the other hand: was it the first statement or invitation issued by Israeli leader for calling for such crimes? Was Rayan’s family the first Palestinian family killed by this so called the only democratic state in the ME? Has today’s world reaction differed from previous reactions when it other crimes committed against Palestinians? And If streets, mosques, schools, universities, hospitals and homes are not safe places for people then can anyone tell the Palestinians where to go to find a safe shelter? The shelling is devastating and the loss is so unbearable. So far there have been 430 killed, over 2280 wounded among them around 250 very critical situations.
If sderot people with fuel, electricity, water, hospitals, ambulances, medical care and shelters are crying for lack of protection because of Palestinians crude rockets then what Palestinians on the other side of the borders should say?
If Israel uses Apache, F16, warships and tones of bombs to shell civilians in order to defend its people then what kinds of self-defence does the world expect from starved and besieged Palestinians on the other side of the border?
There's been demos all over the world to deny the war against the Palestinians of gaza. There was one here in London on Sunday, one on Monday, and again there is another one tomorrow. People are so enraged and so lost about what they can do. But they all know that something ought to be done. Even a child like my daughter realise this fact. The question that imposes itself in this juncture is when world governments would see and act to end this un-equivalent war? How many families need to be wiped before the so called international community wake up? and how many more Palestinians need to be murdered before they open their eyes?
There's been demos all over the world to deny the war against the Palestinians of gaza. There was one here in London on Sunday, one on Monday, and again there is another one tomorrow. People are so enraged and so lost about what they can do. But they all know that something ought to be done. Even a child like my daughter realise this fact. The question that imposes itself in this juncture is when world governments would see and act to end this un-equivalent war? How many families need to be wiped before the so called international community wake up? and how many more Palestinians need to be murdered before they open their eyes?
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