The French Foreign Ministers motorcade was attacked and pelted with among other things, eggs and shoes today on her journey from the EREZ crossing to the UN offices in Gaza. Protestors lay on the road in an effort to block the motorcade, some were holding signs telling the Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie to leave Gaza.
It seems that what caused the protest was an Israeli radio statement which apparently miss-quoted Alliot-Marie, regarding the subject of Gilad Schalit, the Israeli soldier being held in Gaza. The statement was that Alliot-Marie suggested efforts should be made to free Schalit, as holding the Israeli Soldier was a war crime and the Red Cross should be allowed access.
The protesters many of whom have members of their family (Adults and Children as young as 10 years) interned in Israeli prisons without charge, became outraged by the comments on Israeli radio.
The Hamas Police broke up the initial affray at the EREZ crossing, however the protesters followed the motorcade to the UN offices in Gaza and continued to protest what they believed to be the French Foreign Ministers comments.
Perhaps, this incident also shows the total frustration of the people in Gaza, after all almost on a daily basis some foreign minister or committee or group turns up in Gaza, taking their individual turn to condemn the conditions, and then leave. Yet for over two years now and countless visits by so called Ministers, nothing has changed for the people of Gaza .
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Why Israel is worried about the Tunisian situation
Israel is worried about what is happening in Tunisia and will no doubt play a part in trying to calm the situation there.
Netanyahu’s main worry about the Tunisian situation is that it might spread across the Arab world. Should this happen and say for example, Egypt was to rid itself of their current leader, how would Israel prevent a democratic leader / government from opening the border between Gaza and Egypt and allow free trade?
Furthermore, should the Arab world become more open then political parties would be allowed to have their say on the situation in Palestine, and Israel would no longer have control of the Arab world via their corrupt self serving puppets.
Netanyahu’s main worry about the Tunisian situation is that it might spread across the Arab world. Should this happen and say for example, Egypt was to rid itself of their current leader, how would Israel prevent a democratic leader / government from opening the border between Gaza and Egypt and allow free trade?
Furthermore, should the Arab world become more open then political parties would be allowed to have their say on the situation in Palestine, and Israel would no longer have control of the Arab world via their corrupt self serving puppets.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Israel: Ethnic cleansing NOT property demolition!
The Israeli Authorities and the Jerusalem Municipality demolished the Shepherd Hotel in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem.
Despite the UN, and to a far lesser extent the US, condemnation of the destruction of properties in the occupied areas of Palestine, the Israeli government continue their policy of ethnic cleansing.
The world media will report the destruction of the Shepherd Hotel as the ongoing demolition of Palestinian property, if it is reported at all.
But what is being missed or purposely left out is the fact that when a Palestinian home is destroyed or stolen by the Israeli state and given to an Israeli family, the Palestinian resident is no longer in most cases able to live in or close to the area of their original home /birth, in other words they have been ethnically cleansed from that area.
We (not living in Palestine) tend to over simplify these actions, and often vent our rage at the fact that another property has been demolished.
However, there is a very real human tragedy at play here, a Palestinian Father has now no option but to move his Wife and siblings, and in some cases older family members in with other relatives.
In turn the original action by the state of Israel not only destroys a Palestinian home, not only cleanses the area of that Palestinian family, but also in most cases plunges the family evicted and their relatives into severe poverty.
Despite the UN, and to a far lesser extent the US, condemnation of the destruction of properties in the occupied areas of Palestine, the Israeli government continue their policy of ethnic cleansing.
The world media will report the destruction of the Shepherd Hotel as the ongoing demolition of Palestinian property, if it is reported at all.
But what is being missed or purposely left out is the fact that when a Palestinian home is destroyed or stolen by the Israeli state and given to an Israeli family, the Palestinian resident is no longer in most cases able to live in or close to the area of their original home /birth, in other words they have been ethnically cleansed from that area.
We (not living in Palestine) tend to over simplify these actions, and often vent our rage at the fact that another property has been demolished.
However, there is a very real human tragedy at play here, a Palestinian Father has now no option but to move his Wife and siblings, and in some cases older family members in with other relatives.
In turn the original action by the state of Israel not only destroys a Palestinian home, not only cleanses the area of that Palestinian family, but also in most cases plunges the family evicted and their relatives into severe poverty.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Israeli spokesperson, we regret the death of Amr Qawasme
I fail to understand what is happening to mankind, for one to say they regret something is to play down an incident. For example one might say, I regret leaving my job or selling my car or losing my keys or missing the bus. But to say one regrets taking the life of another human is simply disrespecting /disregarding the value of life.
There is absolutely no comfort for the loved ones of the deceased in such a statement, and only shows the family the worth placed on their loved one by the killer/s. Every human has value and a place of importance to their family and extended family, and this value should always be observed.
Photo: AFP.
Statements like the one above only serve to show the hatred and total lack of value that the Israelis have for Palestinians.
Humans are not ELIMINATED they are killed / murdered, they are not pawns to be trifled with in order to gain political superiority over an enemy government they are civilians, voters, Mothers, Fathers, Children, Brothers and Sisters.
There is absolutely no comfort for the loved ones of the deceased in such a statement, and only shows the family the worth placed on their loved one by the killer/s. Every human has value and a place of importance to their family and extended family, and this value should always be observed.
Photo: AFP.
Statements like the one above only serve to show the hatred and total lack of value that the Israelis have for Palestinians.
Humans are not ELIMINATED they are killed / murdered, they are not pawns to be trifled with in order to gain political superiority over an enemy government they are civilians, voters, Mothers, Fathers, Children, Brothers and Sisters.
Friday, January 7, 2011
IDF assassination squad get the wrong man!
The Israeli military machine has claimed the life of another Palestinian in the West Bank.
The victim was Amr Qawasme, a 65-year-old Hebron resident, who was killed during what was obviously an IDF sanctioned assassination. However the victim was not their target and it looks like the IDF actually raided the wrong address.
The IDF are claiming that Amr Qawasme was in the home of their target a Hamas official.
IDF assassinations are by no means something new in the West Bank, however they are rarely reported as assassinations, more often termed as arrest attempts that either went wrong or arrest attempts met by resistance.
Below is a link to the HAARETZ report:
http://tinyurl.com/37xprmb
The victim was Amr Qawasme, a 65-year-old Hebron resident, who was killed during what was obviously an IDF sanctioned assassination. However the victim was not their target and it looks like the IDF actually raided the wrong address.
The IDF are claiming that Amr Qawasme was in the home of their target a Hamas official.
IDF assassinations are by no means something new in the West Bank, however they are rarely reported as assassinations, more often termed as arrest attempts that either went wrong or arrest attempts met by resistance.
Below is a link to the HAARETZ report:
http://tinyurl.com/37xprmb
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