I tried. I honestly to goodness really tried to quit.
I was going to leave blogging to younger minds with sharper insights. But, I
made a mistake. I kept reading
Like today, I read that Israel shot and killed fifteen
Palestinians who were demonstrating against the siege on Gaza and wounded a
thousand. The only way that Israeli
troops could have hit that many was to have randomly fired into an unarmed
crowd.
According to today’s newspaper
Israeli troops opened
fire from across the border, killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding
491orhers in the second mass border protest in eight days. The deaths brought
to at least 31 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since last
week.[i]
Among those shot down was Yasser Murtaja, a well-known
30 year-old journalist, wearing a flak jacket marked “Press” while holding his
camera. The IDF does not target journalists, Israel announced. No investigation
will be allowed. Hamas has declared that
in spite of the risks, it will continue its protest until Nakba Day, May 15th,.
the day Israel was declared a state and pushed 700,000 Palestinians into
refugee camps.
“So,” my neighbor asks, “what does Hamas want that is
worth the risking of their lives?”
They
want a lifting if the siege, access to clean drinking water, electricity more
than a few hours a day and the right to live in freedom without being bombarded
by Israel every year or two among other freedoms that allow human dignity. All
of which Israel remains determined to never allow.
So, what’s new?
The fact that this clash has been reported in the mainstream US media
for a week now, that’s new. And worth recognizing.
Thomas
Are
April
8, 2018
[i]
Hundreds Attend Funeral of Journalist, By Fares Akman, The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Sunday, April 8, 2018. P. A-3.
Tom, glad you are raising your voice again. Don't go quiet into that good night...you have lots to shout and we're still listening. Hope you are resurrecting, body and soul...Prayers! Maybe there is encouragement that the US media is beginning to report the atrocities of Gaza and West Bank.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to read your blog today, Tom. Thanks. Israel's aggression toward Gaza is unconscionable. They need to be called out. You did it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom - love to hear your voice of sanity and respect for life!
ReplyDeleteHooray! You're back.
ReplyDeleteI echo all above sentiments.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
ReplyDeleteAnd protesting their right to return home of course.
Fantastic to see you return
ReplyDeleteSad that your blog is needed. It seems all the media coverage on TV is about Trump, Trump, Trump and now Syria is about to be attacked by the USA. I wonder if Israel's govt. was involved in trying to drag the US into that war?
ReplyDeleteIt's so wonderful to hear your sane voice/views again! Out of all of the horrendous things happening in Gaza, I agree with you that at LEAST most Mainstream Media is paying attention. Whether the world reacts and actually does something is another story...WELCOME BACK!
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