Comments on: 30 Israeli Soldiers Killed 8-Year-Old Palestinian Girl

By: Morning Sunshine Of Mine

Morning Sunshine Of Mine — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:11:48 +0000

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By: deviantART: Forums: Free All Palestinian Child Political Prisoners

deviantART: Forums: Free All Palestinian Child Political Prisoners — Sun, 21 May 2006 18:21:14 +0000

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By: wedad

wedad — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:41:34 +0000

Oh my god!!!
i cant say anything, thnx for sharing it with us!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:17:23 +0000

Raymond,
You’re absolutely right. But the information of the link helped me put MY scattered information together which is a great sigh of relief. I’ll take a hint from Kimmy, KISS, as he likes to say, Keep it simple stupid, but this link is Keep it simple smart!
Not any one rock star can solve anything, but when a song is recollected for the message it sends, say “All we are saying is give peace a chance” and the Viet Nam war it gives meaning to a song of a generation. Haitham had some site a while back about Pink Floyd’s last cd having song’s about Beirut and Palestine on it. I never knew this. Music can carry a message and be a powerful tool for change. Think of it this way, when I think about John Lennon, I think about his message. If this campaign can get Bono on board, even the young people who have absolutely no interest in domestic politics let alone world politics might listen. But like I said, it’s the info on the site that’s great for everyone here, getting Bono to listen and apply is going to take alot of work. His role would then be one of inspiration and any cause needs inspiration. He is very well respected world wide and if he can parlay that respect into bringing more attention that’s GREAT. Thanks again and
EVERYONE LOG ON TO THAT LINK!

By: raymond

raymond — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:53:33 +0000

mahleesh. it’s only a link, not a solution.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:39:52 +0000

Raymond,
That site above http://www.concert4palestine.org/
is EXCELLENT. I urge anyone reading here to link on to this if they want a very comprehensive and inclusive information source.
It covers just about every topic we have been discussing here, from a concise history of the conflict, to maps of the settlements, to the numbers of deaths on each side, to products to boycott, to a list of well known Jewish people who support a peaceful resolution to the problem. Raymond, honestly, thank you for providing it here. I have been spending so much time linking to link and the more I have done it, the more utterly depressed I have gotten, literally on overload (the lifetime student) This link makes what “didn’t make sense” make “sense”. I tend to want to know all the details. But make no mistake, “sense” does not mean “logical” to me. “Humane” means logical because it still does not make sense that this problem exists. Somewhere in the last couple of days I found a site written by an Israeli explaining just how the mere existance of the Palestinians has been erased out of the consciousness of Israel. It explains how they actually think they didn’t even exist except as a problem to be taken care of, dirty work so to speak. If I find it again, I’ll post.
Thanks again, Bono needs to realize this is Northern Ireland times 1000. His lyrics still hold true for me, even if he has not acted YET. There’s a campaign to get him to listen on this link guys. You can vote on a petition to him. Thank you Raymond, that’s really one of the best links posted here (Not because it’s for Bono, but for the information) Maybe next time you see him on the cover of Time Magazine for man of the year, he will be next to the people who finally sign a meaningful peace accord. Don’t think I’m suggesting we rely on Bono for this problem, but he sure can use his voice, “ONE” that is listened to by millions, to affect at the very least an increase in consciosness. Shukran khathir!!

By: raymond

raymond — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:02:18 +0000

Here’s a link for you, then: http://www.concert4palestine.org/

Bono claims to care about such issues, but he and U2 have never touched the Palestine issue,
even with the similarities to his native Ireland. Besides that, U2 has played in Israel, so de-facto supports Israel.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:14:23 +0000

Raymond,
I actually get more and more and more depressed on a very personal level the more I learn. That’s not going to keep me from learning though because we ALL need to know. I’m getting so confused because what seems like “logical” is the most ILLOGICAL mess I have ever seen in my life. I’m more right-brained I guess and really LIKE logical, this is “screwing with my brain” and my psyche. Just a personal note. It’s CONFUSING and people’s lifes are at stake. These are real live human beings but why doesn’t America care? More to the “One” lyrics, “Sisters and brothers, ONE life, but we’re not the same. We get to carry each other Carry each other, ONE”

By: raymond

raymond — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:04:49 +0000

Another disturbing issue regards the many foreigners who work to help in Palestine and must cross into Jordan every 3 months to renew their visas and then cross back. Apparently, Israel has recently decided that they can no longer do this, and is no longer renewing their visas.

By: raymond

raymond — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:57:06 +0000

To further confuse the matter, there are refugees living in camps within the West Bank and Gaza who are so determined because their original homes were gobbled up by Israel in 1948 or 1967.

West Bankers also have an interesting situation, being that they may possess any one of many i.d.’s. Some have the Palestinian I.D. that was issued after Oslo. Some have a Jerusalem I.D. which grants them Israeli “benefits”, without Israeli citizenship. Others have the Jordanian I.D. which requires them to go to Amman every 3 months to renew their visas, and still others merely have the laissez-passer, an internationally recognised travel document for stateless individuals. So, your i.d. determines where you can and cannot go. Of course, due to the deeply embedded settlements in the West Bank, all of this is contingent on the mood of the particular soldier you are showing the document to. Most people are prevented from travelling even between Bethlehem and Ramallah, and Jerusalem is out of the question unless you hold a Jerusalem I.D.