ISRAEL ESCALATES ETHNIC CLEANSING IN GAZA -1,160 HOMELESS IN 2 DAYS
"There can be no erasing of the historical truth that the existence of Israel is predicated,
indeed imposed upon, the obliteration of another society and people."-Edward Said
Israeli Occupation Forces have invaded Rafah and cut it off from the rest of the Gaza Strip. Tanks, armored bulldozers, and helicopters have opened fire and demolished homes, while more Israeli forces are being massed on the town's outskirts.
The excuse used by the Israeli Occupation Forces is to search for Palestinian activists and weapons. In reality, it is an escalation in the consistent pattern of ethnic cleansing. More than 100 homes have been bulldozed in the past few days, leaving another 1,100 Palestinians homeless. One home was bulldozed with a family inside it; the father was killed, the mother is in the hospital, and the 3 children are safe. Other families were luckier, running from their homes with the clothes on their backs.
Israel's war crimes continue unchecked and fully supported by the Bush Administration (in spite of occasional criticism). More than 30 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza just within the past few days, and it doesn't look like its getting any better. It is urgent for activists everywhere to take action. Organize protests, contact your representatives, donate to the people of Gaza, write to the media.
The Palestinian residents of Gaza are being terrorized by a powerful and ruthless enemy. And they desperately need our help. Lets do what we can. .
"The bodies of the children who died outside the United Nations school here were laid out in a long row on the ground. Some were wrapped in the vivid green flag of Hamas, some were in white shrouds and some were in the yellow flag of Fatah, which is rarely seen these days in Hamas-run Gaza. Hundreds of Gazans crowded around, staring at the little faces, some of them with dark eyes still open, but dulled. Abdel Minaim Hasan, 37, kneeled, weeping, next to the body of his eldest daughter, Lina, 11, who was wrapped in a Hamas flag. 'From now on I am Hamas!' he cried. 'I choose resistance!' But then he cursed other Arab nations for ignoring the plight of the Gazans. 'The Arabs are doing nothing to protect us!' he shouted. The streets were crowded Tuesday evening when the mortars struck, Mr. Hasan said. 'We were in a United Nations school, we were so far from the tanks.' There were many children around, and he gave Lina a shekel to run to a nearby grocery store. She was hit by shrapnel and died." (Excerpts from Grief and Rage at Stricken Gaza School, New York Times, January 7, 2009
Photo: Getty Images via NYT) ( Post Date: 18:07 01/07/2009 )
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