I want to be able to attend a rally which wants a just peace for both sides in the Holy Land. I mean one which does not involve Israel stealing land for settlers & one where Palestinians have the same Human Rights from their governments that Israelis have from theirs.
I do not know if that is possible. Protestors in Australia apparently have been anti-semitic. I know that many who want a just peace, do not want anything to do with people who make such chants.
What I do know is that the way that Hamas has killed Israeli civilians is at a level worse than that which has happened to Palestinian civilians. Not just murdering someone and posting the murder on their own Facebook account, but the cold blooded murder of children and babies. Many are describing this as terrorism, but it is wrong to do so. The government of the Gaza Strip have declared war on Israel by these actions, and they have taken part in war crimes worse than what Israel has done before. Civilians are to be killed in the Gaza Strip as Israel will retaliate, that is sadly the nature of war. The refusal of Israel to allow the population of Gaza to flee means that a massacre may result, one that would have less casualties if people are allowed to escape.
Yesterday morning, I heard an Israeli civilian talking in a manner that means that they have fallen for the half truths told about how Palestinians are treated. Truth is said by many to be the first casualty of war, and that casualty was wounded decades ago.
It will be interesting to see how outlets such as Novara media respond to the atrocities inflicted upon Israeli civilians. I hope that even if they do not modify their message (I am sure that they will), they will not end up banned by Cruella.
