But instead, the U.S., Britain and other European powers finance, arm and back to the hilt Israel’s occupation, including the siege of Gaza – Precisely to prevent Palestinians obtaining the arms that would allow them to protect themselves against Israeli military might.
Seumas Milne,
The Guardian
“If I came with a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other, knocked on your door and said:
‘According to my Bible, my family lived in your home two thousand years ago.’
Would you pack up your bags and leave?”
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A reporter visiting a school in Israel.
" - What happens when you meet Arab kids? What do you feel?
- Angry. I feel I want to kill them."
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"There will be Arabs but they will be slaves"
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In front of the Journalists' Syndicate, Cairo, Egypt, on 15th January 2024.
The crowd chants:
مصر مشاركة في الحصار معبر بيننا و بين اهالينا الصهيوني متحكم فينا طول ما الدم العربي رخيص يسقط يسقط اي رئيس عملوها احفاد مانديلا و احنا فخوف و فعار و مزلة عايزين المعبر مفتوح
Translation:
Egypt participates in this siege! A crossing between us and our people! Controlled by Zionists! As long as Arab blood is seen as cheap, Any and every president must fall! Mandela's grandchildren have done it, While we are seized by fear, shame, and humiliation! We demand Rafah Crossing open!
Learning about the history of colonialism and imperialism is important. When we say educate yourself on these matters, it's because you need to learn to recognize patterns and prevent them from reoccurring.
The idea of the West being civilized is all a sham. The idea of Arabs being terrorists is a mere lie similar to the endless lies that have been told about Native Americans and many other indigenous groups.
If you're going to use the word 'terrorist', it's about time you use it on the real enemy.
Free Palestine.
Scars tell stories
Stories of triumph,
Stories of losses.
They say so much,
Even though they lack a mouth.
Purposeful or accidental,
There's a story to tell.
The firey explosion of a tank,
Or an accidental hit with a toy,
Tell a story nonetheless.
Jagged or clean,
Faint or dark,
Risen up or dented down,
All have a
Story to Tell.
Surgical scars,
Ment to help the living.
Methodical scars,
Meant to harm
but not kill.
Self done,
Used as a means to escape.
What? You may ask,
Only the person could tell.
War scars tell
War stories
Stories of Triumph
And shame.
Gunshots, blades, burns,
All leave their marks.
Scars from play,
Are perhaps the most entertaining.
A fall in a playground,
A hit too hard with a plastic sword.
Leaves the owner laughing,
As they tell
The stories of their scars.
Scars tell stories,
So be careful when you ask.
Some scars hurt,
Long after they
Bled and Burned.
Some are ashamed
Of the marks on their bodies,
Others find pride in marred skin.
Scars tell stories,
So some prefer to hide.
Others want the scars to see light,
Because they wish for their stories to be known.
Scars tell stories,
So it's important to listen.
Scars have power over the owner,
And those around,
Some overcome the power,
Others still struggle against it.
But all the same,
Big or Small,
Shallow or Deep,
Scars tell Stories.
A poem from 2012 by the late Dr. Refaat Alareer – murdered by ‘Israel’ on Friday, December 8, 2023, that will absolutely mesmerize you: “I am you”
Two steps: one, two. Look in the mirror: The horror, the horror! The butt of your M-16 on my cheekbone The yellow patch it left The bullet-shaped scar expanding Like a swastika, Snaking across my face, The heartache flowing Out of my eyes dripping Out of my nostrils piercing My ears flooding The place. Like it did to you 70 years ago Or so.
I am just you. I am your past haunting Your present and your future. I strive like you did. I fight like you did. I resist like you resisted And for a moment, I’d take your tenacity As a model, Were you not holding The barrel of the gun Between my bleeding Eyes.
One. Two. The very same gun The very same bullet That had killed your Mom And killed your Dad Is being used, Against me, By you.
Mark this bullet and mark in your gun. If you sniff it, it has your and my blood. It has my present and your past. It has my present. It has your future. That’s why we are twins, Same life track Same weapon Same suffering Same facial expressions drawn On the face of the killer, Same everything Except that in your case The victim has evolved, backward, Into a victimizer. I tell you. I am you. Except that I am not the you of now.
I do not hate you. I want to help you stop hating And killing me. I tell you: The noise of your machine gun Renders you deaf The smell of the powder Beats that of my blood. The sparks disfigure My facial expressions. Would you stop shooting? For a moment? Would you?
All you have to do Is close your eyes (Seeing these days Blinds our hearts.) Close your eyes, tightly So that you can see In your mind’s eye. Then look into the mirror. One. Two. I am you. I am your past. And killing me, You kill you.
They don't want us to call what's happening in Gaza a genocide not because there's not been an official ruling but because these things don't get set in people's minds via official ruling. Instead it is the oral history that sets an event into place in mass consciousness.
Us calling it what it is - a genocide - means they can't wriggle out of it in years to come. They can't continue to call it a conflict or a war if we cement it in public consciousness as a genocide.
So don't tone down your language. Call it what it is. Make sure the history books know what happened and the genocides that took place in Palestine, Sudan, Congo.
An Israeli Minister:
“Erase all of Gaza from the face of the earth. That the Gazan monsters will fly to the southern fence & try to enter Egyptian territory or they will die & their death will be evil. Gaza should be erased!”
Still questioning a genocidal intent?
● Galit Distel Atbaryan
● Source: https://twitter.com/GalitDistel/status/1719689095230730656?t=w9-8NB0gSv9gcpoq8eeNSw&s=19