Gaza Burning
Israeli authorities have declared Gaza a ‘hostile area’. For those who read the papers they would know that the reason is the activities of the Hamas in that area. Israel has totally cut of fuel supplies to gaza and people in the area are not allowed to leave even if they go for medical reasons. Condolezza Rice on the other hand promises to keep supplying aid to the Palestinians there. As a result of no fuel, there is not power in 80% of the city and people are dying in the hospitals because of the impossibility of performance of surgeries and medical attention. The action to allegedly tackle the Hamas, is one that affects the common gazan population. I am myself touched to read and get to know the ground story of such action. Dr. Mona El Farra writes;
Gaza today
I am extremely worried about the power cut off . more than 50%of Gaza electricity is paralysed.at AlAwda hospital , we have enough of fuel to run our alternative electrical generators for one week . all hospital are threatened to stop of its surgical operations and diffrent medical services .if the situation will continue .Many essential medications are lacking on the hospital shelves, I expect the poverty level to increase to unprecedented level. Ordinary Palestinian people pay the price of the occupation , their democratic choice and bewilderment of their leaders.I promise u that i shall work hard with my team to help people . with your support and solidarity we can do a lot.
Mona elfarra
I recommend all of my readers to read her blog. It’s touching. Every time I read it my heart goes out to the palestinians and support for their struggle.
Elie Wiesel, a jew himself commented in 1986 that to be indifferent then is a sin. The greatest concern that one can have is not of security but that of humanity. While the above is preached to the whole world, Israel certainly doesnt seem to be following that. When can we realise the man can live together in harmony and peace rather than fighting over land occupied by themselves.
The problem I have with Israel is that in the 1950’s they asked for the sympathy of the world to what Hitler did to them and now seem to be doing the same to the Palestinians. It is a struggle against suppression that the Palestinians pursue and what we can best do is to support people like Dr Mona Elfarra and others in their endeavour.
Norman Finkelstein: Denial of the Holocaust!!!
Norman Finkelstein is the son of holocaust survivors. In 1980, during his Ph.d he claimed to fame by denying that holocaust. He said that the holocaust was a sham and there is proof of millions stacked in holocaust survivor’s accounts to state their misery during the nazi rule. First, surprising to hear that from a Jew. Second, from a son whose parents were holocaust survivors.
Last year, Ahmed e-jinad was hosting the holocaust denial conference and it was not surprising to see Finkelstein’s name in the top of the invites list. To my knowledge, the only jew. His name was ofcourse alongside another denier, David Duke.
Finkelstein criticized Joan Peter’s From Time Immerorial in 1984 and earned himself the anti-semi tag. He has now written BEYOND CHUTZPAH. The Book talks about the misuse of anti semitism and the abuse of history. Norman is said to have made use of many reports and findings to state that the holocaust had never occurred. He alleges that what we believe is the result of public diplomacy. Why, he even quotes how many nazi supporters have been imprisoned in germany and other parts of Europe (Ernst Zundel still languishes in jail). While that is one facet of the book, on the other side he makes use of it to launch a vehement attack on Alan Dershowitz. Time and again he takes the opportunity to criticize his book The Case for Israel. Somewhere down the line, the debate on holocaust denial is turning out to be more of a Finkelstein v. Dershowitz debate.
But then, I again come down to the question I asked earlier, Could it possibly be true that the Holocaust never took place? Is it possible that the millions of deaths that we heard about actually never happened? If so, it could go down to be the biggest cover up in history.
More links
- Alan Dershowitz’s Blog
- Norman Finkelstein’s website
