On October 7
I went to work feeling an inexplicable sense of sorrow inside myself. I could not fathom why
I was feeling this way. Everything around me was going well. Yet I could not
dispel the sadness inside myself… then, on my way back, I turned on the NPR radio
station and heard the news. The Hamas men had assaulted and attacked the peaceful Israeli communities near Gaza: the Kitbbutzim. The
Hamas terrorists had destroyed everything on their path. Peoples’ homes were
burned; Jewish people were brutally murdered in their own homes. Some of the residents of the Kibbutzim had been kidnapped. Jewish women had been raped. Even babies and children had been
brutally killed by the Hamas men. The brutality of the Hamas men was made clear for the world to
see. Many of the people attacked by Hamas were activists for a Free Palestine.
The bombing of communities in Gaza is heartbreaking. Innocent people in Palestine die and suffer the consequences of the bombings, but the destruction in Gaza would not have happened if Hamas
had not attacked Israel. If Hamas had an interest in helping
Palestinians, they would release the Israeli hostages.
Hamas
is a cult, a fundamentalist terrorist organization that has been ruling Palestine since 2006, and it
oppresses Palestinians on a daily basis. Hamas is NOT a liberation movement. Erdogan
referred to it as a liberation movement. He is wrong and he knows it. Erdogan
has no ethical principles to start with. Please, read my post on A Coup to
learn more about Erdogan and what he stands for. He now claims to care about the deaths of Palestinians. He does not. Now Vladimir Putin is also
happy because this war helps to keep the attention off Ukraine and enables the
agenda of fundamentalists, dictators and authoritarian regimes.
The current situation in Israel and Gaza is
very complex for both Palestinians and Israel. My heart is also with the
Israeli hostages and their families. I hope they will be liberated as soon
as possible. If Hamas genuinely cared about Palestinians, they would be
releasing the hostages.
It is
outrageous and incomprehensible that some people across the world choose to
align with hate. I am referring to the horrifying hate crimes happening in
different places. When this happens,
tyrants and terrorists win. Empathy and human dignity lose. Hate breeds more hate. Let’s all remember that hate is NOT the answer. Hate is the root
cause of this conflict. Hate kills innocent people and destroys the future
of millions of people. Hate pollutes the soil where people need to grow food to
survive; it pollutes the air we breathe and the water we drink.
The questions that can lead to helpful answers are the following: Who funds Hamas? Who are the people who support and fund Hamas? These questions require urgent answers and investigations…
I am
sharing some articles that can bring balance and sensibility to the conversation . They will hopefully help people understand the complexity of this
situation. I support both a free Israel and a free Palestine. I send my love to
the innocent victims of this war, and I hope that a peaceful resolution will be
reached. A two- state solution is important and necessary, but with tyrannies
on both sides of the border, it appears to be an insurmountable goal. This is
why it is so important to vote for democratic leaders in elections. Fair
and free elections and peaceful transfers of power are the foundation of every
healthy democracy.
I am thankful for the Humanitarian
organizations providing aid and support to the innocent victims of this war.
We all have to encourage peaceful coexistence
without oppression of any kind. Peace and respect for life are the ways to
health, growth and a hopeful future for everybody.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/10/27/manela-two-state-solution/
https://time.com/6323178/antisemitism-israel-gaza-attack-essay/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gaza-plagued-poverty-hamas-no-shortage-cash-come-rcna121099
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-cease-fire-rcna124632
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-criticism-polls-rcna123564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvsrybklf8
https://www.ajc.org/news/7-ways-hamas-has-conned-americans-and-spread-hatred-of-jews
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-women-hamas-rape-rcna126047
