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Mustaphah B on ""For the first time we feel we are helpless". A message from women's rights advocates in Gaza"

Mustaphah B — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:04:53 +0000

Ladies,

The only violence the Gazan's are at the hands of, is their insane government that cares little for their welfare. The problems there would be solved if Hamas gave up on trying to destroy their neighbor and start to build a country of their own. The electricity shortage, as the world knows, (At least those that pay attention) is caused deliberately by Hamas to show the world the demonic nature of the "Zionist Entity." I have seen many staged pictures of kids with candles in the street, with streetlights blazing. Pictures of kids with candles with the lights on the wall on. When is the world going to wake up and and witness this fraud. These statements reek of deliberate bias caused by the fact that if these women told the truth, they would not still be in Gaza writing about it. They would be wrapped in sheet, in a trench, buried up to their waist, with medium sized stones battering their upper bodies until they were dead. I've witnessed it and the world needs to know that these women are crying for help. They need not liberation from the "Zionist Entity," but from their captors, the usurpers and perverters of the Prophet Mohammed's words, Peace be upon him.

The narrative of the plight of Gaza is a sham and a fraud. The gender violence is being committed by Hamas. When will you progressive western women get that idea through your heads? Your political leanings blind you to the reality and the plight of women in radical Islamic countries. Better to criticize "The Zionist Entity," than tell the truth. Your hypocrisy is a crime against humanity!

echc on ""For the first time we feel we are helpless". A message from women's rights advocates in Gaza"

echc — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:42:21 +0000

kimmy
What you are suffering is not accepted by the UN.
Until the US stops the Zionist attacks on Palestein, you will have to suffer.
The US supports your suffering.
I don't
What can I do? Not much. I am just one person. I am sorry.
It is a sad state of affairs when Egypt supports Israel.
It is even sadder when the US supports your genocide.
I am very sorry. I could never apologize enough for my western government.
All I can give you is "Peace be with you".
My tears will never be enough.
I am sorry.

"For the first time we feel we are helpless". A message from women's rights advocates in Gaza,

Jane Gabriel — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:53:50 +0000

Afaf Jabiri wrote from Jordan about honouring Mahfoutha Shtayyeh from Palestine in the 50.50 blog 16 Days Against Gender Violence. This week women's rights advocates working with Karama in Palestine www.elkarama.org have issued a statement about the living conditions in Gaza:

"This the most difficult period we have ever experienced. They are targeting the basic needs of us. What we are asking for is not luxury material but the most basic of the basics to live humanely. Injured people have no hope of survival--if injured, there is no means to reach the hospital, and if they reach the hospital, then there is not any medicine for treatment. Women and children are the most affected of all by what's happening: children have not been able to take their needed vaccines and medical check-ups for months, and women face serious danger giving birth in people's houses without any medical observation.

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