I think the physical damage, for tens of thousands of young people is already done. Even if they opened the borders today, allowed in enough food and medicine, and provided the medical support needed, the damage can be moderated but not reversed. The psychological damage will have affected every Palestinian, millions of people, and, for thousands it will haunt them forever. The white world is responsible and if they are held accountable it might help a little.
Ron, you mention "the white world" appropriately. Here is a paragraph from a State Department spokesperson as white Afrikaners are admitted to the US as "refugees":
“No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity. In the coming months, we will continue to welcome more Afrikaner refugees and help them rebuild their lives in our great country,” spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
Incredible...but actually, considering the Trump agenda, quite credible.
“No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity." So says the white White House spokesperson. What she really means is, "No white person with money and power should have to fear having their property seized .... Non-whites, however, are subject to colonization and land theft without compensation as long as the colonizers are white." Sometimes the white supremacists just can't help putting it all out there for the rest of us to see.
It’s absolutely horrifying and we, the west have watched it come about in real time, it’s been building up for decades. Our government’s are complicit, not even pretending it’s not happening but sending weapons and intelligence. All western leaders not standing up to stop this need to be sent to The Hague. But I’ll believe it when I see it.
I think the physical damage, for tens of thousands of young people is already done. Even if they opened the borders today, allowed in enough food and medicine, and provided the medical support needed, the damage can be moderated but not reversed. The psychological damage will have affected every Palestinian, millions of people, and, for thousands it will haunt them forever. The white world is responsible and if they are held accountable it might help a little.
Ron, you mention "the white world" appropriately. Here is a paragraph from a State Department spokesperson as white Afrikaners are admitted to the US as "refugees":
“No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity. In the coming months, we will continue to welcome more Afrikaner refugees and help them rebuild their lives in our great country,” spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
Incredible...but actually, considering the Trump agenda, quite credible.
“No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity." So says the white White House spokesperson. What she really means is, "No white person with money and power should have to fear having their property seized .... Non-whites, however, are subject to colonization and land theft without compensation as long as the colonizers are white." Sometimes the white supremacists just can't help putting it all out there for the rest of us to see.
It’s absolutely horrifying and we, the west have watched it come about in real time, it’s been building up for decades. Our government’s are complicit, not even pretending it’s not happening but sending weapons and intelligence. All western leaders not standing up to stop this need to be sent to The Hague. But I’ll believe it when I see it.
Prosecute all responsible. Those who refuse to escalate must be made answerable for their guilty complicity.