Hamas has made the world take notice of the dedication the Palestinian people have to their homeland, to their past; now it needs to demonstrate it's dedication to their children's future. Hamas and the Palestinians are no longer alone, regarded as important to the world and the world seeks to bring the future, a bright future to the children of Palestine.
A ceasefire is a time to breath the air, clear the mind and take account of what has been won. Dignity. Dignity is not a small commodity to discard on an international scale. It is time for the Palestinian people to end the 'conflict at all costs' and allow the world to help heal their land. It is time for Palestinian leaders to plan for the future and bring safety to the people they love.
Palestine has taken the moral high ground. The world now knows Israel is wrong in persecuting the Palestinian people. There is much to be settled including permanent borders for Palestine and help in developing a strong economy. Helping Palestine become a nation separate from Israel while building a future for the Palestinian children is the only way the world knows how to apologize for the decades of suffering.
Palestine has taken the moral high ground. The world now knows Israel is wrong in persecuting the Palestinian people. There is much to be settled including permanent borders for Palestine and help in developing a strong economy. Helping Palestine become a nation separate from Israel while building a future for the Palestinian children is the only way the world knows how to apologize for the decades of suffering.
July 26, 2014
By Alexandra Zavis, Batsheva Sobelman
A brief lull in fighting (click here) Saturday sent Palestinians in the battered Gaza Strip flocking to shops and banks and surging into devastated neighborhoods to search for missing relatives and recover belongings.
Wails arose and the stench of death hung in the air as scores of bodies were pulled from under rubble where they had lain for days. Palestinian officials said the death toll in the 19-day offensive had risen above 1,000, mostly civilians, with the recovery of corpses from areas previously cut off by fighting.
On the Israeli side of the frontier, the break from volleys of rocket fire provided a psychological lift, at least temporarily easing the necessity of rushing for shelter whenever air raid sirens sounded.
At the request of the United Nations, Israel's Cabinet approved an additional 24-hour cessation in fighting to begin at midnight, government officials announced. But they cautioned that Israel would "respond to any violations."...
