Deeply disturbed by the news coming from across the LoC. The killing of more than a dozen protesting civilians and police personnel is extremely sad. The Government there should know better than to use force to handle public grievance and demands in this manner.
When people take to the streets to express their concerns, it is a signal that they seek to be heard. It is the responsibility of those in authority to listen, engage and peacefully resolve the matter, rather than allow it to escalate into violence, arbitrary arrests and loss of life.
Hope and pray that better sense prevails and the matter is handled with maturity while addressing the concerns of the people.
Be clear on what Israel’s doing - they are silencing the eyewitnesses to genocide in Gaza. The doctors, the aid workers, the local journalists. While keeping foreign media out.
None of this is random. It’s calculated, targeted, ruthless.
"Hospitals and eyewitnesses in Gaza reported at least 17 aid-seekers had been killed by Israeli forces on Sunday, including nine awaiting aid trucks"
"two children died of malnutrition related causes in Gaza, bringing the total over the last 24 hours to seven
This man is a United States congressman. A Republican congressman from Florida.
There will be no mass condemnation. No censure or attempt at censure. Republicans elect and elevate this ghoul. Democrats say very little in response to him.
Sickening.
Imagine being someone in the West who has spent the past 22 months supporting this genocide, supporting THIS, below, pretending this was some sort of anti-terror or hostage-rescue operation rather than the brutal flattening of an entire place and people.
Western countries will never be forgiven for their role in the deliberate and mass starvation of innocent children, in front of our eyes, in the year 2025.
Genocide.