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"THE RABBINICAL ROAD TO PEACE …. OR PIECES"
"On Wednesday, several right-wing rabbis, including the son of Shas party’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, published circulars appearing in Jerusalem and West Bank settlements calling on followers to “fight the enemy tit for tat and blow for blow. They have no compassion for us, so we must feel none for them”.
No such thing as ’soul searching’ to see why the hatred exists in the first place, no compassion for the victims of a 60 year old occupation followed by a holocaust in the truest sense of the word…
No, the rabbinical right has only one solution…. KILL AND KILL AGAIN…
You can read about it in the following report…"
"RACHEL CORRIE; THE GIRL WITH A DREAM"
"The following video shows the greatness of this person…. both as a child and as an adult. An adult whose life was snuffed out by the most vicious beast in the world today, zionism…
Rachel must never be forgotten and her murderers must never be forgiven!
Please watch the video, readers, although I warn you, you may cry.
I did!!!
Did I ever!!!
"PALESTINIAN ORPHANS PROTEST AFTER THEIR FACILITIES ARE RAIDED BY ISRAELI TROOPS"
"Thousands of Palestinian orphans protest Israeli army looting of their food, clothes" by Khalid Amayreh in Hebron
"Thousands of Palestinian orphans on Tuesday took to the streets in this southern West Bank town to protest recent raids by the Israeli occupation army of their orphanages and boarding schools.
Hundreds of Israeli troops, backed up by armored carriers, raided the Islamic Charitable Society in downtown Hebron earlier this week, vandalizing property and looting hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of food materials, clothes, shoes and furniture donated by local and
foreign donors for the benefit of the orphans.
The charitable society, the largest in Palestine, runs two orphanages and several boarding schools, which cater for as many as 7000 children who have lost either or both parents.
“Israel is treating us the way Nazi Germany treated the Jews,’ read one of the placards carried by the protesters. “Israel represents the Nazis of our time,” read another sign. A third placard read “We shall triumph.”
Demonstrators marched nearly one kilometer through the Ein Sara street, one of the Hebron’s main thoroughfares, as Palestinian police escorted them.
One of the protesters, Ahmed Natshe, accused Israel of wanting to “annihilate Muslims”
“Israel seeks to justifies these criminal onslaughts on Palestinian orphans by citing alleged links with Hamas. However, Israel has utterly failed to present any credible evidence to corroborate these baseless allegations. Israel is acting as judge and plaintiff and policeman
combined.”
Natshe said he was sure “a thousand per cent” that the charitable society has “totally and absolutely” no connections with Hamas or any other Palestinian political party.
“They are not stupid. They knew from the very beginning that connections with Hamas would get them in trouble. Hence, they meticulously made sure that no such connections existed.”
Asked why the charity wouldn’t challenge the Israeli army in court, Natshe said “ are you serious? It is pointless to appeal to a Zionist court if one is not Jewish.”
“Non-Jews cannot receive justice at a Zionist court. Besides, the entire Israeli justice system is subservient to the Israeli military establishment, which means that Palestinians are guilty even if proven innocent.”
On 6 March, Israeli army troops stormed buildings containing food and clothes inventories, looting large amounts of frozen food, dairy products, clothes and shoes as well as refrigerators and kitchen appliances, local officials and eyewitnesses said.
The looted material were to be used to feed and cloth the orphans.
Ahmed Farrah, a charity official, denied vehemently Israeli insinuations that the charity was run by Hamas.
“We are a charitable society. We have nothing to do with politics. We have been functioning since 1964, before the Israeli occupation, and the Israeli army and intelligence services investigated us numerous times and they never found any evidence suggesting any illegal activities.
“So, the real reason for this hateful campaign is that they want to torment us and weaken the Palestinian society. I think it is an expression of hatred toward Islam and Muslims. Israel today spearheads an ugly war against our religion.”
Last month, the Israeli army stormed and took over several buildings and businesses and other premises owned by the Islamic Charitable Society in the Hebron region.
The army confiscated property, including an orphanage, two schools, a supermarket and several multi-story buildings as well as four buses.
The army brought in huge trucks for moving the looted materials, including computers, cabinets, chairs, kitchen appliances and teaching aids to a nearby army base.
One female student taking part in the demonstration on Tuesday, who speaks English fluently, accused the state of Israel of “conducting itself in a barbarian manner.”
“Who but barbarians would storm orphanages and steal donated food for the orphans? This is a question I put to Jews who have conscience and morality.”
Hejazi al Jabari, a civic leader in Hebron, told protesters he hoped that “your ordeal will be resolved very soon.”
“We are making contacts with government and organizations inside and outside Palestine. We hope to be able to exert sufficient pressure on the Israeli government to cancel these barbaric measures.”
Al-Jabari described Israeli charges that the charitable society was linked to the Hamas organizations as “sheer lies from A to Z.”
“We challenge the Israeli government to produce an iota of evidence proving their charges.”
One local writer and poet accused the Palestinian Authority of Ramallah of “conniving and coordinating with Israel to close the orphanages and boarding schools.”
“I have no doubt that (PA interior minister) Abdul Razzak al Yahya is behind all of this,” said the man who asked for anonymity.
“They are acting like quislings for Israel. Otherwise why are they silent while 7000 orphans are being dumped onto the streets?”
And you simply must look at the next links artwork.
You must!!!!!
"ART OF THE INTIFADA"
"Every People’s Struggle has left it’s mark on the pages of history. The Intifada of the Palestinian People is no different….
Wandering through the Blogesphere this morning I found these wonderful examples of ‘Intifada Art’…. if you click on the text you will see the artist’s comments."
So go there now, readers!!!!
And to finish up this post...
"MOTHER TO MOTHER ~~ WITH A WALL BETWEEN THEM"
"A letter from a mother in Gaza to a mother in Sderot
Najwa Sheikh writing from occupied Gaza Strip
I spoke with him a little, but when he sees me he begins to cry … the situation in Sderot in general is very difficult, and I do not know how we can continue, how we can stay in the city.
- Sderot resident Rima Haimov, whose ten-year-old son Yossi was wounded by a Qassam rocket. (”Doctors save hand of Sderot boy hurt by Qassam; 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza,” Haaretz, 26 February 2008)
Dear Rima Haimov,
When I read your words the only thing I can say is that I feel sorry for your son, and that I can understand you as a mother and the traumatic events that your child is experiencing. I cannot deny the fact that life becomes very difficult in such circumstances when you realize that you and your family are in danger at any moment; I fully understand your worries, your feelings and concerns. I am addressing this letter to you with the hope that you will understand my pain too.
Like I feel sorry for your son, I feel sorry for my Palestinian children who are born and will die in Gaza, unable to have the chance of seeing other worlds, and who have to face F-16s, Apache helicopters and the Israeli army’s brutal invasions into Gaza. However, my children are not fortunate enough to have the excellent medical care that your son has. My children do not have the chance to run to a shelter and there is no alarm to tell them that there is a strike coming. My children cannot be guaranteed the love and care that your son found because all of their family might be killed in one strike, they might witness the death of their parents, or any of their dear family members as the Palestinians are targeted everywhere, even in their homes and among their children.
My children cannot find the counseling that your child will have to help him deal with his appalling experience. They have to keep their pain inside them, and recall it day after day. Even in their dreams they suffer from remembering the things they have witnessed.
My children are not children anymore; they lost their innocence and are forced to act like adults so they can protect themselves. They no longer cry to their parents because they realize that even adults are scared and also need comfort and security. Instead they swallow their pain and deal with it on their own.
When your child is sick or injured he has the chance to go to the best hospitals to receive treatment while my children have to live with their pain and injuries because they cannot go to a good hospital like you have in Israel. In Gaza, they can only wait for the pain to pass or count the days waiting for the end. They have learned how to face death fearlessly, because they hope to find justice and a better life in heaven.
While your child enjoys his new schoolbooks, my children have to use old, disreputable books because the borders are closed and even schoolbooks cannot be brought in.
My children have to face the extreme temperatures because of the electricity cuts. They cannot enjoy sitting in front of the electric heater in winter or the fan in summer. While you as a mother can plan for your child’s future, I cannot because my child is locked in a prison called Gaza, and he cannot dream of having the chance to receive a better education and work outside of Gaza.
While you as a mother can give your child all the promises of a better life, I can not give my child these guarantees, simply because we are both eligible to die in any moment by an Israeli strike, without any plans, dreams, nothing.
After all of this do you think that my children deserve their pain only because they are born to Palestinian parents? Do you think it is fair that they are treated in this way? Is it fair to be subjected to the sanctions that your government has imposed on us? I hope you can understand my pain too.
Sincerely,
Najwa Sheikh
Najwa Sheikh is a Palestinian refugee from al-Majdal located just north of the Gaza Strip. Shiekh has lived in refugee camps in Gaza her entire life where she is married and has three children."
