Why Is All This Israeli Cruelty? By Anna O'Leary

Why Is All This Israeli Cruelty?

By Anna O'Leary

Al-Jazeerah, June 26, 2006

Being Irish I have such a hard time looking at what Israel has done, and continues to do, to Palestine and its neighbours. Coming from a little island that fought the war of independence for 300 years against the British Empire, only to have part of our country still annexed by Britain, I am disgusted to see Israel do the same to Palestine and to their neighbours.

Only Israel is twice as heavy handed and freely kills Palestinian children. More than 4,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict with Israel over the past five years. Nearly a quarter of the dead are children. aged 16 or younger. About half those children were shot in the Gaza Strip, the bulk in two refugee camps in the South, at Rafah and Khan Younis.

Israel has bulldozed thousands of Palestinians along the Egyptian border and around the settlements. Nowhere has suffered more at the hands of occupation than Rafah and Khan Younis.

Textile factories in Gaza have thrown 75,000 people out of work because they can no longer get their garments out of Gaza. The unemployment rate in Gaza is 44%. Per ca pita income has dropped 40%in three years. About 70% of the population is defined as living in poverty.

The economy has been destroyed as a result of Israel closing the borders. At KARNI, the main cargo crossing, exports have not been allowed out for months. Karni has the capacity to handle about 700 lorries a day, but now if it's open it only handles 50 lorries a day.

We in Europe should not behave with double standards, calling for democracy and going against the decision of the people.

Twice Israel stolen the land of Sinai and twice they have handed it back. When I visit the Sinai now I look in disgust at the Israeli visitors that come to demoralise the proud Bedouin of the Sinai desert.

These visitors arrive on the beaches like bitches (female dogs) in heat in season looking for sex and anything that is going for free.

Sometimes I wonder why these people are so cruel and inhumane.

Earth, a planet hungry for peace

Apartheid Wall


The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04).

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python. (Alquds,10/25/03).

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