What a joke. Failed ex-minister & now @myanc DSG says *Israel* "unwilling to engage". Really, now. we tried to offer assistance in water management, she signed an MoU with Iran. Now she's against "bombing hospitals" - I fully agree. Did she protest against Islamic Jihad rockets?
Gaza has a metro - like NYC's subway or London's underground. Under homes, schools, mosques. Not public transport but hiding place for Hamas leadership, terrorists and weapons. They don't care about own public. #BlameHamas
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Who are the 20% of our public that *doesn't* think that our failed Prime Minister should take responsibility for the disaster? Who are the 28% that still think he should be leading us?
During my time in SA, I urged the Jewish community to engage deeper with @MYANC, as hard as it is, to try to impact change. @FarberGabi tried. A long time. Until she couldn't any more. I salute her.
יצא לי השבוע לשוחח עם כמה דיפלומטים זרים שמנסים לסייע לשחרור החטופים והחטופות שלנו. הם יצאו נבוכים משיחה עם גל הירש, האיש של נתניהו לנושא. במקום לדבר תכלס איך לקדם מחר מהלך לשחרור חלקי (נשים-ילדים-חולים), התחיל לצעוק עליהם למה הם תמכו באוסלו. הכל פוליטי בלשכת נתניהו. רק פוליטי.
I don't want revenge. I want security & coexistence. But I didn't lose a child or a parent in the #HamasMassacre. Israel is still burying our dead, treating our wounded, identifying remains & looking for our 200+ hostages. Call for immediate end of hostilities? I don't think so.
That is (still) an awful tragedy. Their names and stories should be told. The thoughts of families about the Islamic Jihad rocket should be heard. Fundraisers for the children should be initiated. Don't #PalestinianLivesMatter when it wasn't Israel that caused the tragedy?
#GazaHospital. Alors que le #Hamas a évoqué la mort de 471 personnes dans une frappe sur un hôpital, une source européenne évoque « entre 10 et 50 » morts. https://t.co/Q8ahFm5Uul
Anyone with updates on treatment of wounded or count of casualties at the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City? Suddenly can't find any coverage. Wonder why. #PalestinianLivesMatter
I still believe in peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Not today or tomorrow but, inshallah, one day, we can actually be good neighbors. But first, Hamas needs to be out of picture to save lives of both Israelis and Palestinians.
I participated the other day in a huge zoom briefing with over 1000 South African Jews. The headline quote of the article is mine but they ran @AviMayer's photo. What's up with that?
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@BDliveSA@Bruceps Bummed that I can't read this, Peter. Still am confident that you wrote wise and thoughtful things about this low hanging fruit of immoral policy and needed clarification.
This must be a mistake. The South Africans don't really want to find out that Palestinians killed Palestinians at that hospital. Maybe let's also blame Israel for shooting those nice young boys who "visited" Israel from Gaza last week.
We call on the Prosecutor of the ICC Karim Khan to immediately signal his intent to investigate the Al Ahli bombing, and other war crimes, and the crime of genocide in this conflict, and to include in his investigation the liability of those aiding and abetting these crimes.
Everyone in Israel knows people attacked by #HamasTerror. I just learned about family of my friend, Lee Siegel from Kibbutz Gezer. Keith and Aviva Seigel are being held in Gaza as hostages. #BringThemHome
Liat Beinin Atzili is a youth educator and guide at Yad Vashem, a mother of three, and resident of the Nir Oz Kibbutz
Her devotion, character and sense of giving influenced us all and everyone who met her