Fuck Yeah, BDS

The #Israeli missile that hit and didn’t explode made a child smile that they are still ALIVE!

It’s also a story that Palestinians have never stopped telling, but there is something unique about hearing it from the perpetrators themselves. “The Palestinians know the story. They’ve been talking about it, and the world has heard from them, but the world believes the Israeli side a lot of the times, and Israelis do not admit to this story,” said Schwarz. “This is a story of Israel looking the other way.”

At the time this video was taken, Ahed Tamimi was just 16 years old.  In my opinion, 16-year-olds shouldn’t be jailed, especially treated as an adult; but furthermore, she shouldn’t have had to undergo interrogations like this especially at such a young age.  I am impressed with her ability to maintain her composure throughout the interrogation.  I don’t understand how this interrogation is constructive to the situation and how the ultimate goal here would be to achieve peace (it clearly is not).  In addition to all of this, a 40-year-old Israeli citizen slapped a prosecutor in the Tamimi case and only got 2 days in prison.  With a situation like this, the only word that comes to my mind is apartheid.  

An all too familiar scene these days…A Palestinian family sits on the rubble of what was once their home after it was destroyed by the British in the Palestinian village of Halhoul…1936…During the 1936 Arab Revolt, the British pioneered the use of home demolishing as a form of “collective punishment” against the Palestinians, giving families mere minutes to vacate their homes before they were blown up…A practice that was adopted by the Zionists that is still used today…

Israeli Checkpoints Many of us have very often heard about Israeli checkpoints across the occupied territories.Israel claims that these checkpoints are vital for their security. There main purpose is anything but security, infact they are just one of many other measures put in place to oppress and humiliate the Palestinian population further. These checkpoints are placed mostly between each Palestinian towns and villages. They are at times placed randomly in the middle of nowhere. Everyday the Palestinians are subjected to go through these humiliating checkpoints in order to get around. Besides the humiliation the other worst part of it is being made to wait hours before allowed access, in worst case scenario be refused entry altogether for what ever reason the Israelis see fit. These checkpoints really make life tough for Palestinians who need to get around. They are unable to get to work, visit family, attend a wedding and even respond to an emergency. These checkpoints have nothing to do with security it’s just another abuse of power. You have illegal Israeli settlers that move around freely, even harass and abuse Palestinians yet they are not subjected to go through any checkpoints. How would we find life living under these conditions. Just imagine not being able to get to work, visit family, attend a wedding or a party, go to another town, respond to even an emergency. There is no nation or people on earth that are subjected to this kind of humiliation and oppression. While you have the occupying Israelis who are enjoying a life of freedom at the same time you have the Palestinians who are living a life of a prison camp in their own land. “It’s not enough to eliminate the Palestinians, they must be humiliated as well” IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz