The Illogic of the Logic

Every time I think the USA has broken its own record in the illogical statements of shielding Israel’s violations of international law and human rights accords, it surprises us again with another absurd statement. 

 

Two days ago, our local papers announced that the USA has removed the name of the Jewish movement “Khana Hai” from the list of terrorist organizations. For those of you who might have forgotten, Khana Hai was behind the massacre of Palestinian Muslim worshippers at the Ibrahimi mosque  in Hebron on February 25, 1994, as well as other terrorist acts against Palestinians.  Ironically however, the PLO, The Palestinian Liberation Organization, which signed a peace agreement with Israel under the umbrella of the USA, on the White House Lawn on September 13, 1993,   is on the USA list of terrorist organizations.  Indeed, the irony of ironies.     

Analogy

I could not help but make an analogy between the fully armed Israeli police with the bulls of Spain.  The moment the Palestinian flags went up by the Jerusalem community gathered in front of the morgue to carry the  coffin of  Shireen Abu Akleh to church, the police stormed the hospital and started beating the people right and left.  The sight reminded me  of how the bulls charge the moment they see the red flag.

 

The brutality was beyond description.  I could not but wonder,  “how long Dear Lord, how long?”  How many more Palestinians need to be killed and imprisoned before the International community, and especially the USA, will rise  up to its responsibility beyond mere concern?  Even when they kill our people we are not allowed to mourn them with dignity.  Everybody watched how the coffin almost fell on  the ground as the police were beating the young men carrying it. I do not think any Palestinian martyr during all those long years of occupation had crowds of Christians and Muslims praying together  as they did for Shireen’s  soul   to rest in peace.  “Al-Fateha,” as well as the “Lord’s  prayer”  were recited  She represented all Palestine.

 

A specific verse  of Bob Dylan’s song “Blowin’ in the wind”  came back to me this evening as I was writing this:  “How many years can some people exist before they’re allowed to be free?  The answer my friend is blowing in the wind”  I hope not after all that suffering and dispossession of seventy four years.  However, I hope and pray that  Shireen’s assassination will be the spark that will light the torch of our freedom and the end of this brutal occupation