Palestine & Israel - Part 1
where can peace step in?
The horrific Oct. 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel with violent rape and the killing of 1,200 people and kidnapping of 250 people have shocked the world. The resulting scale of destruction by Israel in Gaza has been condemned as disproportionate and “has drawn comparisons to the worst bombardments of world conflicts in recent history, including Mariupol in Ukraine and Aleppo in Syria.1”
The Jewish people have a lived experience in the shadow of trauma and displacement. Palestine has never been allowed to exist as a state and has been barred from their indigenous homeland. The conflict has never been resolved peacefully as far back as 1949 and can be blamed as a world failure with powerful nations to blame.
“As stated by UNICEF, more than 25,000 people have been killed since 7 October, over 70% of them women. Half of the more than 2 million displaced Palestinians are women, who have no access to even daily basic needs. Unfortunately, these numbers are increasing every day due to the continuous attacks. Under these unfavorable health conditions, babies are born into circumstances that often lead to death. In addition, according to UNICEF reports, two mothers are killed every hour, and hundreds of mothers suffer stillbirths every day. Even after losing their families, beloved ones, houses, and neighbors, women continue to fight for their lives and livelihoods.2”
As this destruction is televised, and the world grapples with this - we have an ongoing example of how violence in retaliation for violence solves nothing. Religion intertwined with nationalism is another dead end.
Here are two views to consider:
Feda Abdelhady-Nasser Ambassador, State of Palestine to the United Nations.
Click on Interview LINK: https://youtube.com/shorts/mitBx1DSaX4?si=29X8SlObJqaABHBQ
The catastrophe in Gaza after 100 days of Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers, JANUARY 14, 20248:37 AM E, Becky Sullivan or NPR
INVISIBLE STRUGGLES AND BRAVEHEARTS: BEING A WOMAN IN PALESTINE , Side Event for the 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), March 18, 2024,Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM)