In the past couple of days, we have seen what we frequently see occur to Palestine ever since we were young enough to hear the stories, to watch the conflict on television, to see the white and black pictures on newspapers, to hear our grandparents argue statistics on the dinner table; we heard what we have heard since we were young enough but adaptable enough to comprehend war, and how death does not always make history but genocide quite often does. We again watch Palestine make history, but the history of Palestine is often linked to combat military boots straining the nape of her neck. Two days ago, we tallied up the dead, the deceased demonstrators; we counted 60 dead bodies, six of whom were children. We mourned as they were murdered by Israeli forces during protest and then, as the world called to Israel for restraint, as the UN drafted a statement on Tuesday, expressing sorrow and outrage, we watch – as we often do – The United States of America block the adoption of the UN statement saying that it needs to “further investigate” the Israeli’s killing of Palestinian protests. This is…
Why Are Palestinians Still Being Killed Although they have Agreed to a Two-State Solution?
May 17, 2018
