It's summers. While you are sunbathing, the Palestinians bathe in their own blood.
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What was the crime of Muhammad Abu Khdeir? He didn’t do any harm
to the three Israeli teens. He was killed in the name of one word –
Retaliation. Killing is rather a weak word, he was kidnapped and burnt alive. 6
Israelis confessed to this heinous crime, enraging Palestinians. As if the
brutality wasn’t enough, Tareq Abu Khdeir was beaten by Israeli police at his slain
cousin Muhammad’s funeral. Excuses and
reasoning followed.
Death curses were hurled at the Palestinians by Israeli
hardliners in demonstrations when the bodies of their three youngsters were
found.
Needless to say, no evidence suggests the involvement of Palestinians,
but Israel has done well to throw all the blame on Hamas. Hamas the militia,
Hamas the terrorists, Hamas the extremists. This is probably just another
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The military offensive started and 500 Palestinians were
instantly arrested. Israel has obviously termed these arrests to be those of
Hamas activists and leaders, but then Israel renames every arrested or slain
Palestinian to be a Hamas activist. Hamas is the Israeli scapegoat, but truth
be told, Israeli forces martyred at least 6 innocent Palestinian citizens
during these swift raids. Till last reports came in, Israel has bombed 750
Palestinian targets. In the latest strike, Israeli missiles wiped out an entire
family of 8 including 3 children. Israel has killed around a thousand children
since its occupation of Palestine, the survivors are marred by Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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As usual, Israel blames Hamas for taking refuge in civilian
areas and causing civilian casualties. Where is the United Nations now? When
the peacekeepers start getting biased, matters need to be taken into one’s own
hands. Fatah, the only political force recognized by Israel, has undoubtedly won
50 out of 84 council seats, but Hamas has held its stronghold in various large cities
like Rafah. Large cities like Rafah have tens of thousands of voters and
winning seats in such cities mean a lot of supporting voters. Hamas is loved at
home, the Palestinians are proud of their freedom fighters. The Israelis want
to quash Hamas, they want to silence the Palestinian uprising.
It is heartbreaking that many still support the Israeli
action. Many would argue that Palestine is no nation and they are simply Arabs.
Certainly the Israelis have certain “interests” in the Unites States or any
other country, it is time to think not on the lines of religion or nationality.
Compare the losses. How many have Israel lost? The Health Ministry of Ghaza
states that 86 Palestinians have died and atleast 570 have been wounded. Only 2
Israeli soldiers have been wounded. Only 2.
Israel blames Hamas of firing hundreds of rockets into
Israel, but Israel has its renowned “Iron Dome” defense system to take down the
rockets, Palestinians are totally prone.
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has expressed
this carnage in these words:
"Once again, Palestinians are caught in between Hamas's irresponsibility and Israel's tough response."
Dear Sir, it is time that the United
Nations steps in and saves not the Hamas, but the innocent Palestinian
citizens. This is no war, it’s a Massacre. A sequel of the Ghaza Massacre.
Just unfortunate all of this is. Open up your eyes people!
ReplyDeleteVery straightforward and informative this was!
Thank you Shayan :)
Delete"It's summers. While you are sunbathing, the Palestinians bathe in their own blood."
ReplyDeleteWow brother. I don't normally read long articles but your introductory line was very captivating and it pushed me to read more. And I don't regret it. Thoroughly eye opening and very composed.(y)
Thank you :)
DeleteIt's a sad reality that people just skim through content instead of reading it. It's amazing to have people like you :)
UN is the bad guys' slave. you can not expect them to react, arsalan. and i have to admit, you have researched on this before writing it down. you just listed all the facts and figures one needs to know. i, however, haven't probed on this controversy, the way i do everytime, thus i have queries in mind, that can only be cleared if i spend nights working this out. but good job, writing this. i hope you go futher ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :)
DeleteArslan jani chaya para hai....Umer Sajjad
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteThis situation is completely sad, i don't understand why people still fighting for unnecessary things. I hope everything have a happy ending, peace, respect and love, because thats the only we need.
ReplyDeleteSo true brother.
DeleteNow would you please teach me your language? :)
What's even sadder is how governments of Muslim countries have also literally turned their back to Gaza as well.
ReplyDelete(I repeat, governments. Poor representation of how their nations want to help Gaza)
Yes, they're left on their own :(
DeleteI think everyone is allowed to have their own view on this, and I'm not here to argue with this, so I will just comment on the part I agree with you about.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is very sad that citizens are the ones suffering, I do not think that is right. I agree with your last quote, but I also feel that both groups are trying to be the one to survive, and this is the outcome. I also feel that the UN should be taking more action.
I think it is important to respect what others believe, and I feel like the world needs more of this everywhere :)
Hey :)
DeleteBlogging is all about opinions, isn't it? Opinions always vary. When I posted this, details were a little hazy, but now more light has been shed on the dispute.You are right. I could do with another post about this.
Thanks :)