Comments on: In memory of the Israeli war on Gaza

By: Andrea Sumayya (Ecuador)

Andrea Sumayya (Ecuador) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:53:42 +0000

for people who live far away from Gaza, is difficult to know how really things are over there. I encourage you Ramzy to continue with your job, letting us know these things. I know it may seem cruel, but so many of us have no idea of what is a war, its consequences and what happens “after the news”, so i gotta say it is like a help to me, to be thankful all the time for what i have and the peace we have in my country. I guess I am lucky. Lucky because i dont have to face those unjustice to civilians, to children…. and to Arye, life teaches us to be impartial, sometimes you cannot just close your eyes and pretend you dont see…
We all should do something for these people, at least, and by now, i have you all in my prayers….

By: ramiss

ramiss — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:33:10 +0000

the fact the middle east (we people) suffer so much is because we never opened our mind about how the world works bearing in mind that everything comes from allah we need to do someting to help our selves and only military action is not enough we need more the thing we first should understand is that we are weak and thats the reality no matter what people say and we need to change that i m feeling deep sorrow for my fellow brothers in gaza and its the time to be united to face the difficulties thats the only way to win over the hardships. and we should bear in our mind that our goal is never to harm people around the world regardless of their religion out only goal is to protect ourselfes and if we are living under oppression we are actually not living , we should always be freindly to other nations but we should never oppress our souls,
ramiss

By: Maya Brandon

Maya Brandon — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:08:39 +0000

Discussing Israel’s “ugly face” only reveals bias and will never result in peace. The killing between Israelis and Palestinians, for the time, has ceased. The Palestinians have emerged from this latest round of fighting more embittered than ever, and Israel has been left to defend itself against global criticism. And although I disagree completely with Israel’s actions, let’s remember that it was in retaliation for rocket attacks that Hamas launches from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
While Israel should not have pounded Gaza with tank-fire and air strikes and the massive death toll of Palestinian civilians was by no mean justifiable, the goal of disabling Hamas’ ability to fire rockets into Israel may have been.
The Israeli military action amounted to nothing short of all out warfare within a civilian zone. (And yes, it is despicable that Hamas used its own civilian population as its first line of defense). Meanwhile Hamas has vowed to continue to launch rocket attacks against Israel with the hope of inflicting as much suffering as possible. Is that fair either?
The Israeli government’s use of military might to teach the other side a lesson each time it provokes an Israeli military response, will surely jeopardize the prospects for a two state solution, embolden Israel’s enemies and bring the chances for peace in the region to a grinding halt. Yet, let’s remember that this conflict is not one-sided aggression: each time Hamas lobs rockets into Israeli territory, innocent civilians die. A two state-solution must immediately be reached before time runs out and the opportunity for peace slowly dwindles away.

By: Micah

Micah — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:44:32 +0000

Ramzy;
Thank you for your article. I can not imagine what you have gone through and what you are going through.
There are so many thoughts and so many reasons that go into what has happened in the past few months with the Gaza/ Israel war and I will be the first to say I hardly know any of the reasons for such massacre. These bombs that you talk of are incredible, I can not believe that people not only want to kill people but make them SUFFER, that shows so much hate.
I am sad to say how bureaucracy has shaped our way of thinking. Trying to calculate moves, if I do this, then this person won’t like me, etc. and how that has affected our lack of help in these difficult times for the Gaza people and for you.
I’m in Afghanistan right now and wish I could be apart of a humanitarian aid to Gaza to be able to help in any way.

I hope those who have the means of helping, financially, physically, will remember that if they want a great society then we’re going to have to stop thinking about ourselves.

By: ramzy

ramzy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:04:42 +0000

Dear Arye !! I think you know beforehand that before this military war, Israel has been staging an economic war on Gaza for more than one year and half with a tight siege and created a human crisis in Gaza. We didnt have enough food, fuel or medicine or cooking gas, not to mention the other materials essential for the small industries in Gaza and as a result thousands of Palestinian workers turned jobless. Before this war as well. There was a six month cease-fire according to it , Israel was to open the borders, all the borders including Rafah which Israel didnt commit to. The Palestinian factions had no other choice but to use whatever they have to push Israel open the borders and stop its inhuman siege on Gaza people. I am really sorry for the Israelis who were terrified by the sounds of our rockets that usually land in open areas and cause no casualities. But I cant find any explanation why Israel used whatever it has of devastating weapons against the innocent people in Gaza as if it was fighting an army like i cant find an explanation for an adult strong man beating a little kid to death. Even if the fighters were hiding in between the houses to protect themselves .. still it is no excuse to drop a 1 ton bomb that sends out hundreds of shrapnels on a densly populated area to kill as many as possible of the people living there. This is an aforethought genocide. like there is no excuse to fire a score of apache missiles on one Palestinian fighter walking among a crowd of tens of civilian people, like what happened near Al-Fakhoura UN school in Japalia refugee camp where more than 30 people were killed at once by Apache missiles among the 30 victim was one fighter called Hani abu Askar. If you were the captain of that apache helicopter.. would you take the decision to fire? Say yes to me .. I will tell you who you are. The stories I mentioned in my report are just a little example of the crimes Israel committed in Gaza. And if the Palestinian fighters were hiding in between the houses. The Israeli soldiers were castled in armored tanks, in F 16 war planes, in Apache helicopters… and were firing from a distance at the people and the fighters. Of course the fighters wouldnt go out with their light guns to be easy preys to the Israeli warplanes and tanks fire and let Israel take glee in killing them all and declare victory. I think if Israel really care about peace and security for its citizen. It should firstly unconditionally open the borders and withdrow from the lands it occupied in 1967 to allow the Palestinians establish their own independent state. After this brutal war where Israel didnt spare any of its weapons save the nuclear bombs it has !! Israel helped make new radical and extreme people. congratulations Israel. I cant be more happy for you..

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:44:58 +0000

To Arye:

Perhaps you should have read more than the first two lines… You can hardly say you are very interested, if you don’t want to read (or know) the full story…

Perhaps a little comparison: did the innocent victims of the 9-11 attacks also called for it themself. As their government challenged the extremists…

No reason in this world can justify the slaughter of so many innocent. Not in the USA, and not in GAZA!!!

But where will be the memorial for Gazans… Nowhere in the real world… only in the virtual one in the form of articles like above!

By: arye

arye — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:10:15 +0000

Ramzy,

I was very interested in reading your story and what you have to say…so opened it up and strted reading…
unfortunately I had to stop reading after the first two lines. Why? Because I couldn’t take you serious after having read that you say: “Israel staged a war against the Palestinian people.”
Where do you mention that the Hamas staged a war, i.e. provoced Israel?
Where do you mention that Israel staged a war against terror and Hamas?
Why don”t you mention that Hamas imprisoned their families and brethren and attacked from their places?
This is a fact and was part of this “war”. I know this from first source.

So Ramzy, don”t be mad at me, I know there was and still is suffering on the Palestinian side..just as on the Israeli side…but don’t forget who’s guilty for all this.

By: Eva (Israel)

Eva (Israel) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:13:38 +0000

Ramzy,
I definitely cannot say that I’m uninformed – but this report is nevertheless one of the toughest I’ve read so far. I thank you for posting it. I strongly believe that the world needs to know!
Eva

By: Shell-shocked in the US

Shell-shocked in the US — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:43:10 +0000

This report is a devastating in-depth portrait of the mass genocide the world — especially the US — did nothing to prevent. It is vital that more such reports are posted on the Internet so they can be searched using google.news, because the American press covers none of it and intentionally keeps American citizens in the dark on how our tax dollars are being used to slaughter children.