Gaza

I know that this is completely random, and maybe no one will respond to this note. This note concerns the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip in Israel. As of right now, millions of people are having their houses bombed and are being starved by the Israelis, with a lot of help from the Palestinians. For those who need some background information about the topic, I will give a brief synopsis: This whole debacle started in 1948 when Jews were given Israel as compensation for the West's complicity in the Holocaust. I am not certain of the exact number, but many Palestinians were forced of their land to make room for the Jews migrating to Israel. To this day, the descendants of these Palestinian refugees have had to suffer. In June 2006, Hamas, an Islamic political party, was democratically elected in the Gaza Strip. Ever since they have been elected, the United States and Israel have sought to undermine them, allegedly because Hamas said that Israel has no right to exist, even though they only want 22% of their original land. You may have heard in the news how Israel is engaging in acts of self-defense because Hamas keeps firing rockets in their territory. Now, I don't know if this is an adequate analogy, but imagine if a toddler was hitting you and kicking you, but only because you attacked the toddler first? Would that toddler be in the wrong? The Israelis have sophisticated technology, loaned to them by the United States, that they have used against the Palestinians. It's just no comparison. Today, I read that the Israelis have invaded Gaza. Now, this is a crisis that has been ongoing. I remember reading last year about how Israel would block humanitarian aid to the Gazans, as a form of collective punishment. It didn't matter that there were children there. It didn't matter if people were on dialysis machines when the Israelis cut off their electricity. None of this mattered. It didn't matter when the Israelis bulldozed Palestinians' homes because they would not move. Approximately eighty percent of the people in Gaza depend on humanitarian aid. People have asked Obama about his thoughts concerning Gaza, and he has sided with the aggressors. I am not trying to bash anyone, I just wanted to make everyone aware of this. Some of you may not know that Cynthia McKinney tried to transfer medical supplies to the Gaza Strip, but her boat was attacked by Israeli troops, and the press basically ridiculed her for trying to ease the Gazans' suffering. For those who don't know much concerning Israel, there is a loooot to learn, but I have posted links at the bottom of this note. If this is not enough, you can google, 'Gaza humanitarian crisis.' Maybe some of you don't care, maybe some of you do, but I think that this is important because we see similar crises happening all over the world, especially in Africa. This is genocide all over again, and we can choose to ignore it if we we wish. Spread this to as many people as you can. I wrote this note because I feel so helpless, and the only reason I feel helpless (I think) is because not enough people know about it. There is strength in numbers.