People from across the Arab world are lamenting the fate of Gazans, after a wave of Israeli aerial attacks, which have killed [1] more than 200 Palestinians and wounded more than 700.
The silence of Arab governments in particular is hitting a raw nerve.
Ayhamjzzan [2] from Syria writes in Arabic:
نصف الشهداء ال200 نساء وأطفال
100 طن متفجرات من 100 طائرة أطلقت على غزة اليوم
أين العرب والشعب العربي هل هذه حرب ضد حماس أم إبادة لأهل غزة
أين الكرامة العربية ولماذا نقف متفرجين كما الأنظمة العربية البائسة تتفرج ولاتفلح إلا بالتنديد
Still in Syria Qunfuz [3] says that the massacre was easy to foresee. The blogger adds:
This is a deliberate, cruelly organised crime. And nobody notices.
This morning, with children in school, people on the streets and in offices, policemen at a graduation ceremony, the sky screamed and roared. There are reports of general panic, and of streets clogged with corpses.
I know the writing becomes a whine when these simple sentiments are expressed: but, again; imagine you are living, or dying, with your children, in such a place. And imagine that the world ignores you.
Jordanian Mohammed Badi posts this image and writes:
Gaza… Don't Cry, We Are With U
Label Ash [fr], a Moroccan from Barcelona, is swamped by a sense of doom:
La ligue arabe dit qu'elle va se réunir lundi pour contrer l'offensive israélienne. Ils arrivent à garder un sacré sens de l'humour.
La ligue va juste condamner avec des joutes verbales stériles.Y a-t-il quelque chose à faire? Non.Pardon pour la froideur sentencieuse de la formule, mais cela ne sert plus à rien. La Palestine s'éteint, petit à petit, mais elle s'éteint.
“La Palestine appelle le monde, mais ça sonne occupé” (Amazigh Yacine)
They sure keep a sense of humor. The League will only condemn the attacks with sterile talks. Is there something we can do ? No.
Sorry for the coldness of this word. But it's of no use now. Palestine is dying, little by little.
“Palestine calls the world, but the line is busy” (Amazigh Yacine)
Jordanian SimSim [4]is also appalled with Arab and international reactions to the suffering of Palestinians. The blogger says that every time such a tragedy strikes, history seems to repeat itself – with the same reactions and statements.
On Arab government reactions, SimSim notes:
– طلب السماح والعفو من الصهاينة ورجائهم بوقف قتل المدنيين والا بنزعل منهم
Turning his attention to the international arena the blogger says:
ليش اسرائيل متى هدت اللعب ؟ ولكن الآن تقتل بموافقة الأغبياء العرب … طبعا بحجة توحيد الصفوف وايجاد حكومة واحدة لفلسطين
احلى اشي البيت الاسود ….. تدعو اسرائيل الى تركيز ضرباتها بعيدا عن المدنيين ….. هاي الحنان ولا بلاش
When has Israel stopped? It is now attacking with the approval of the stupid Arabs, under the excuse, of course, of unifying our ranks and establishing a single government for Palestine.
The best thing is the Black House, which has called on Israel to focus its attacks far from civilians. This is what I would call compassion.
SimSim also describes Arab people as follows:
A fitting finale to this round up can be found at On Olives and Sake [5], where Syrian blogger Yazan Badran posts a headline which reads:
Happy Bloody New Year.
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