Going to Gaza

In a few hours I will be joining the Global Life Line 5 (Vivapalestina) "Sharyan Al Haya 5" in its trip to Gaza. The convoy started moving from Britain in 18/9/2010, and now all the convoys from all over the region and the world will gather in Latakia where they will be boarding ships to Al Arish and then to Rafah, into Gaza. Of course all of this is subject to the Egyptian approval which is always the most difficult part.

Two months ago, I was with Al Ansar 1 convoy which got stuck in Aqaba - Jordan, for one week due the Egyptian rejection to give permission to people to enter Nuweiba or even to buy ferry tickets.

I go there today with mixed feelings, excitement, responsibilities and obligations back home, family and love left behind, among many other things.

Nobody knows how long this trip will take. Nobody knows if will get stuck in Latakia, or if we will get stuck in the middle of the sea. The only thing that I am sure of is that I feel that I have to be part of this global movement to end this siege on Gaza.

غزة... يا يسوع اامدن

الى غزة....

كيف هو التراب في غزة، أتراه أحمر من كثرة الدماء أم أنه أخضر كلون الحياة رغم كل شيء. و كيف أنت يا هواء غزة، و كيف هي رائحتك، أهي رائحة الدخان و الفسفور، أم هي رائحة المسك تفوح من الشهداء في سماء غزة و كيف هي سماؤك يا غزة، أتراها سوداء من الدخان أم بيضاء من الملائكة الحائمة فيها.

غزة...

يا رمز العزة، نأتيكي و كلنا أمل، نأتيكي و كلنا خجل.

غزة،

يا يسوع المدن،

لا تموتي... لاتموتي...

و طهيرينا من خطايانا

غرة...

سامحينا...

سامحينا...

سامحينا..

Boycotting Egyption Products

A campaign to boycott Egyptian products should be started. The Egyptian government, and the Egyptian president played a major role in killing innocent people. The Egyptian role in Gaza's last war is even considered worse than the American pro-isreali one.

Egypt has closed its borders with Gaza, stopped any aids, food, medicine, and even doctors to enter the strip.

Egypt has committed a war crime, that is as ugly as the isreali ones.

عجقة القمم

يا سلااااام

شوفتوا العرب ما أحلاهم!!!؛

صار في عنا 3 قمم، و صاروا الإختلاف على أي قمة يروحوا!!!؛

انبسطوا و هللو يا أهل غزة، 3 قمم عشانكم، الرؤساء مش ملحقين قمم

الله يكون بعونهم

و ما أشبه اليوم بالأمس

People of West Bank, SHAME ON YOU! أين أنتم يا أهل الضفة 2

كنت قد كتبت سابقا عن صمت أهل الضفة لما يحدث في غزة، و اليوم رأيت العدو بنفسه يمتدح هذا الصمت

أي عار هاذا يا أهل الضفة؟

العدو يضرب بكم الأمثال و في التزامكم الصمت.؛

عار عليكم هذا الصمت، عار عليكم و أي عار

Akiva Eldar wrote in Haaretz under the title "How to beat Hamas", how quiet and still are the people in the West Bank regarding what is happening in Gaza, and how the israeli soldiers there are doing nothing because Mahmoud Abbas is doing there "dirty work". Here are some quotes of that article

How to beat Hamas

"Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel and yesterday shots were fired from its territory at a Border Police patrol north of Eilat. Shots were fired from Syria at an Israeli unit and Katyusha rockets from Lebanon struck the center of Nahariya. Turkey is furious, Saudi Arabia is boiling and Qatar is boycotting Israel."

"And the West Bank - the people closest to the hundreds of dead and thousands of injured in the Gaza Strip - is exhibiting restraint. Even in the streets of East Jerusalem and Lod there is more tension than in the alleys of Jenin and Ramallah. Israel's security forces had prepared for the possibility that clashes would spread throughout the occupied territories, but they have been left idle. Palestinian Authority policemen are doing the work for them. Officers who ridiculed the security forces of the PA are now lauding their actions and commitment to their task. "

"The brutal war that Israel is conducting in the Gaza Strip against Hamas is the toughest trial the Palestinian Authority's leadership has faced since the outbreak of the Second Intifada. Yasser Arafat rode on the outburst of public discontent that followed the failure of the Camp David summit and Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, and played into the hands of those who sought to strip his faction of the status of "partner." Mahmoud Abbas blocked the protests in the West Bank after the heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip, and to date has proved that he is indeed worthy of such standing. "

"For how long will Abbas be the one who does our dirty work? How long will his police officers agree to cooperate with the occupying authorities? "

"Fatah will not return to Gaza on top of the Israeli tanks that destroyed their neighborhoods. Fatah needs to return on the construction cranes that will rebuild the ruins."

"This is the time to ask Egypt to grant Abbas a central role in the efforts to bring about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and open the crossings. If Abbas brings the poor residents of Gaza the news of a cease-fire, he will enjoy great support from them. "

"This is the time to prove to the Palestinian voters that the way of getting Israel out of the territories is not through exchanging fire, which harms civilians, but through exchanges between leaders. This is the time to show the Israeli voter that there is a reliable Palestinian partner to the division of the territory. Any other outcome to Operation Cast Lead will mean a clear victory for Hamas. "

An Appeal to the Animal Rights Organisations

This is an appeal to the animal rights organisations, since it seems that Palestinians are not humans enough to withdraw the attention and actions of the world leaders.

Please save Gaza's dogs and cats from this barbarous terrorist attack. Consider the schools and mosques that were bombarded as dogs and cats shelters, how would that feel? Maybe this will move your feelings.

Consider 700 dogs and cats are killed in 12 days, and more than 3,000 are injured!!!
Consider 1.5 millions cats and dogs dying out of hunger, living under siege, and getting bombarded every day with Phosphorus bombs and all others internationally prohibited weapons.

I swear if they were animals, you won't stand still.

Back to Blogging

I am back to blogging. It has been more than year, and now I am back.

A couple of things pushed me to go back to blogging. The first one was that I needed to speak out loud. What is happening in Gaza is beyond any ones imagination and it is unbearable.

The second thing was a bit "selfish" reason. It was because I was feeling that my cholesterol level is going high, and my blood pressure is increasing, and to save my self from the heart attack I had to go back to blogging.

It is war, and I do understand that war means death. People are willing to die for so many reasons, the most important one is freedom. But when you bomb universities, mosques, UNRWA schools and locations, when you kill dozens from the same family, then this not a war anymore, this a massacre.