JERUSALEM, Israel (PNN) - May 26, 2018 - On May 14, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin smiled for pictures in front of the new Fascist Police States of Amerika embassy in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Big day for Israel,“ Donald Trump tweeted. “Congratulations.“
Meanwhile, just miles away in Gaza, Yazan Ibraheem Mohammed al-Tubassi lay dying after repeatedly being shot by Israeli troops during protests at the Gaza border fence. Elsewhere, relatives of Taher Ahmed Madi - another shooting victim - carried his body home from the hospital to prepare for his funeral. Along the Gaza fence, Israeli troops have gunned down thousands of unarmed Palestinian protesters, killing 60 and injuring over 2,700 in a matter of days. Many were teenagers, women, and children.
The protests weren’t about the relocation of the FPSA embassy. They began several weeks ago to mark the anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe” - the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians since Israel’s founding in 1948.
Every year, while Israelis celebrate the establishment of their State, millions of Palestinians mourn the end to their existence as they knew it.
For the Trump regime to choose this day for the relocation of the embassy while Palestinians were being murdered just 60 miles away is horrendously cruel. The FPSA has proven that it isn’t only indifferent toward Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, but has actively approved of the violence of the past few weeks.
Only 10% of Gazans have access to safe drinking water, almost half of the population is unemployed, and over 70% live in poverty. They get only a few hours of electricity a day. Not to mention the psychological effects of living under siege, and the daily fear of attacks by Israel.
Politicians across the FPSA are voicing their support for the embassy relocation while other countries announce their decision to follow Amerika’s lead.
It’s infuriating to see my own country actively condoning brutal violence against the Palestinian people while other countries sit back and watch. How can Palestinians ever trust a “peace process“ led by a regime that degrades them this way?
I keep hearing people say that Gazans need to “protest peacefully“ as Israeli snipers gun them down methodically. They’re being given two options: Either suffer inhumane treatment or get killed protesting it. It’s not much of a choice.
No one would passively accept a life like this. Why should Gazans?
