tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886373143603419497.post4903272494906913714..comments2023-02-27T04:19:03.000-08:00Comments on PALESTINE HEALTH JOURNAL: Gazans Die Because Israel Denies Treatment: International Pressure Should Prevent It, Says BarghouthiAmineh Ayyadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560178716951134028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886373143603419497.post-21852096024967950422007-11-29T15:57:00.000-08:002007-11-29T15:57:00.000-08:00I am a fellow blogger who stumbled onto this blog ...I am a fellow blogger who stumbled onto this blog by looking for other bloggers who had listed The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif as a favourite read. I found Amina and then this blog which has torn my heart. <BR/><BR/>Clearly, Anne, we need to explore the maps of love as the old roads of hatred and division that you travel are wrong. Accusations of lies is a hardline; there is no place for dialog when you close the door with such a fixed truism.<BR/><BR/>Nothing in this blog site speaks of hatred of Israel. What I have read is clear facts about the terrible struggles of Palestinians in Gaza to exit at checkpoints. I watched the short film on the abuse afflicted to the 3 children and the young man by Israeli soldiers. <BR/><BR/>I have read names and ages and dates. I have read that since Sept. 2000 69 Palestinian women have given birth at checkpoints and of those, 5 women and 35 newborns have died as a result. This is what is very sad--more than sad, it is criminal. It is lack of human rights. Basic care. Can you imagine to give birth at a checkpoint? In public? before the eyes of soldiers? Any woman would feel shame just for that, never mind the serious health risks as the deaths reveal. <BR/><BR/>We in the privileged world have a lot of work to do to open our eyes and our ways of seeing to let in the truth, not stereotypes based on 'us' and 'them.' That is a flawed view of the world that has made divisions between people based on deep fear such as you exhibit. <BR/><BR/>Rather than spend your time writing nasty comments on blogs that surely cause pain to people already suffering deep grievous wrongs and the silence of the world to the injustices inflicted on them--I know that I was shocked to read the mean-spiritedness of your comment--shouldn't we strive to see what can we do to bring justice? What can we do in our cosy homes in North America? What small thing can each of us do to stop such big injustices?northshorewomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390144327668656601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886373143603419497.post-24951368564947860742007-11-21T22:22:00.000-08:002007-11-21T22:22:00.000-08:00I'm in Chicago and I can tell you these charges ar...I'm in Chicago and I can tell you these charges are not true, they are lies. The 8 year old died early in the morning prior to the scheduled afternoon transfer. Israel had no responsibility. The 2nd death was also not Israel's responsibility as no transfer request was ever made. Your hatred of Israel is very sad. But you want your citizens treated in Israeli facilities. If I needed life saving treatment what would happen if I came to Ramallah for medical services? Maybe I should go to Saudi Arabia, oh, but Jews aren't allowed in Saudi Arabia, are they? Syria? Omar? Kuwait?<BR/>I pity you.Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674202156920733405noreply@blogger.com