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In the
past 27 days, the Israeli Army has stolen the lives of 68
Palestinian people, 10 of whom were children under the age
of 18. 3 people who died were killed by
internationally-illegal Israeli assassinations, which Israel
has been internationally rebuked for, but yet they continue
on, assassinating whomever they please. One person died at
a checkpoint when they were refused passage by unethical
Israeli soldiers. All of the other people were killed when
the Israeli army brutally stomped into the world’s most
crowded neighborhoods, already in shambles, and randomly
shot people down in the street and in their homes, as they
went about daily life.
Almost
ALL of these 68 people were unarmed civilians. Even Israeli
reports credit these people as being unarmed civilians. 41
of these people were residents of Gaza; 18 were residents of
Nablus, and the others were from Jenin, Qaqilya, and
Tulkarem. Please take note here and let the reality of the
truth sink in:
The
Israeli army murdered 68 innocent human beings in 27 days.
Is
this acceptable to the world? Would the world be more
outraged if these 68 people were, say, Israeli or American?
Would the world then cry out and take affirmative action to
put an end to this cruel brutality? Such rational sounds
absurd, but from the silence of the world in light of such
numerous people being killed, it seems that this might
indeed be the case. It is no secret what is happening to
the Palestinian people. When the Israeli army doesn’t shoot
them, reporters report from the Occupied Territories what is
happening in the daily hell of existence there, but the
world is preoccupied with Iraq or something else, or perhaps
it is simply fear of America and its dire protection of
Israel, and thus, silence is the response.
But
like the Germans in World War II, the world cannot say it
“did not know.”
Now
you do.
Since
Ariel Sharon made his notorious act of incitement by
visiting the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on September 29,
2000, 1956 Palestinian human beings have been killed by the
hands of the Israeli army. 384 of these people were
children under the age of 18 (201 under age 15, 183 from age
15-18), not even legal adults, yet the suffered the cruel
death of men. Imagine the bitterness and rage this leaves
in the families and others who knew and loved them. Killing
children has never been a recipe for peace. And 384
children can not all be “accidentally killed.”
Also
immoral and in need of acknowledgement is the fact that
Israel has assassinated 122 Palestinian human beings. That
means these people were murdered without any chance of a
trial, fair judgment, or opportunity for repentance.
Assassinated like JFK, blown out of their cars, helicopter
bombed in their houses, etc., killing their neighbors or
innocent people standing by them, as well. All this while
America and the rest of the silent world, give the silent
signal of “OK, do what you’ve got to do.” Morally repulsive
at best.
This,
dear world, is what is happening to human beings who were
born Palestinian.
Now
you can not say that you do not know.
PHRMG
continues to monitor and report the truth of life for
Palestinians, in the perpetual hope that one day, people
will be brave enough to care and take action for justice,
not simply political gain. |
