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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 07:07 AM Aug 2014

A question from Gaza: Am I not human enough?

My only sin is that I stood up and fought for my lost land and for everything that is dear to me.

The world accused me of terrorism just because I refused to be killed like an animal. But, even an animal will fight for its life.

I obeyed the US and went to elections; I voted for a party which met my expectations. But then I was punished for practicing the very democracy they taught me. I didn't realize that the modern definition of democracy is to elect a party approved by the US, not a party that the majority of voters want.

As a result, I was put under severe blockade and was subject to systematic starvation, locked in a tiny patch of land isolated from the rest of the world for years.

I finished my university degree in that period, studying for my finals by candle light and writing entire research papers by hand. I often spent the long school days without having enough money to buy food because my father, an engineer, had nothing to build with.
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http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/08/question-from-gaza-am-i-not-hum-201483112622663607.html

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A question from Gaza: Am I not human enough? (Original Post) ellenrr Aug 2014 OP
Racism is at the very core of Israeli policy 2banon Aug 2014 #1
No doubt....look at the ethnic cleansing taking place on such a massive scale. go west young man Aug 2014 #2
 

go west young man

(4,856 posts)
2. No doubt....look at the ethnic cleansing taking place on such a massive scale.
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 09:49 AM
Aug 2014

In this clip it shows that they bombed half of Gaza into oblivion with no regard for any innocent people in any buildings. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154403242500626

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