The Israeli people began to celebrate their sixty two Independence Day stating that East Jerusalem is a part of the united capital of Israel and that Israel must [singlepic id=173 w=320 h=240 float=right] only depend on itself in facing the dangers which it faces. The two statements were made by Prime Minister Netanyahu in an interview he made with the BBC and the yearly speech which is made for the memory of the Israelis who fall in the wars Israel goes through.
While the Israelis are celebrating their independence, the Palestinians are still suffering from occupation. More than 9750 Palestinians are in Israeli prisons and 4.62 million Palestinians are refugees. 2,407,681 Palestinians in the West Bank and 209,000 in East Jerusalem are living under occupation and Israeli army control on checkpoints. The Palestinians do not enjoy any kind of independence and are not allowed to take full control of their security and right of travelling. The Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem do not hold any kind of nationality and are considered permanent residents by Israel. The Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are issued identification cards only after an Israeli approval and examination. The Palestinian security forces cannot do its work without an Israeli approval. In other words Israel still controls everything in the occupied territories until today.
Although Israel celebrates what they consider their independence day and the success of establishing a state for the Jewish people, the Palestinians continue to pay the price until today. Many lost their lands and others do not have a place to live in. Almost half of the Palestinian people live under poverty while the Palestinian refugees are suffering in bad circumstances around the world.
The International community and Israel must remember that in this day the Palestinians turned to be a people who is living under occupation, suffer from apartheid, and is left without a state which can defend its rights. In this day the Palestinians were obliged to leave their houses and lands in order to bring another people to take their place. In this day the Palestinians began a journey of injustice that continues until today.
A Palestinian-Arab living in East Jerusalem, Ziad graduated from College Des Freres in Jerusalem in 2003. Ziad finished his major in International Relations and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ziad is a former President of the Watan student movement at the university. He is interested in Middle Eastern political issues and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Founder of the Middle East Post and MEL (Middle East Future Leadership Network), he represents Palestinian youth at several international conferences.
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its the palastins problem..
next time they need be careful before they do some thing stuiped
Its terror country [gaza]
they are get every thing with terror no peace…
Evry time you guys tell things about israel . but the true is, thet you never was in israel,you dont know how we are live there , and its of curec that you gonna tell bad things about israel , your name is Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad ,every time that palesrinias tell BULLSHIT on israel , all the wolrs bealive.
you don’t know how is it to live in Israel.
You didn’t suffer from suicide bombers,we did.
you were not attacked by rockets for eight years.
When Hamas attacks us it’s ok,you say nothing,
but when Israel decides to stop the Hamas’ rockets,
and we attack them and try not to hurt civilians,
you immideatly began to complain and wanted us to stop.
You say we hurted civilans,we did,unpurposely,not like Hamas who
you used women and children as human shields.And the IDF even threw millions of papers to Gaza ,writing to the civilans to leave before they attack.And stop talking about Jerusalem,it belongs to us ,the jews,we were in here before the Islam.All of Jerusalem belongs to us,just learn the facts.
Jerusalem was never for you…the whole world does not recognize it as your united capitl until today because the international law protects the Palestinian right in it. I do live in East Jerusalem and i am under occupation….I know very well what is the Israeli policy and how you act on checkpoints. The Israeli use of force and occupation has left almost every Palestinian house with one imprisoned or killed.
You may be celebrating independence day and you may light the night with fake lights of freedom and independence but you know for sure that your independence and “state” will never be protected for ever as long as you deny the Palestinians right in living.
“Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad” By your name you are an Arab (palestin) So you always trying to blame israel with ur problems..
to ziad:
Why don’t you answer my comment.
and just for your knowledge,Jerusalem in not mentioned in the Quran
enen once.
But in our bible,she is mentioned in the name Jerusalem over six hundred and fifty three times,and if we include her other names,
she is mentioned in our bible over 2000 times!!
If i am not allowed to live freely and independently…if i am the last people in the world who is still under occupation..then who should i blame? Even Ehud Barack admited this today.
As for you Ariel…Although i am not interested in how many times Jerusalem was mentioned in your bible…in the Quran Jerusalem is given a whole part…check Al”Israa….more than two hundred thousand Palestinians are living in Jerusalem since Israel occupied it.
The world as the Palestinians refuse to recognize it as a part of Israel..its only Israel that is living in a dream…Creating a state for a certain people while occupying another and using apartheid against it is a crime against humanity.
man….
you just do not know what are you saying and talking about .
i feel sorry for you .
we just want paece and quite but tahy are just want to deleted as from the map .
you must to come visit in Israel and you will see that you are worng .
have a good day my friend !
israil is continue to kill palestinaian and damage their houses, siege on gaza
to ariel if jerusalem is very important to jewish according to you as why jewish leave jeruaslaem more than 2000 years??? why the number of jewish residents in palestine was almost 3000 residents before 1900? but hertzel succeed to persuade lots of jewish that they have rights in palestine and in jerusalem
You Dont know how it is to live in israel
every country in the world describe us as killers and people that killing every day hundread of palestinias
but i promise you if you will come to israel you will understand what those people doing to us
* Death to Hamas *
Those who do not live in Israel do not know what’s going on.
The main thing is always to blame the Jews
That we managed to keep our country and the Palestinians do not does not mean we can not live and enjoy!
You write and did not even know what
Long live Israel!
there is no such thing “palastinians”
@Israeli
You are faggot.
This is becouse of people like you almost all the world hate us.
אתה ילד מפגר, אתה עושה נזק לישראל
@Israeli
@Israeli
You are faggot.
This is becouse of people like you almost all the world hate us.
אתה ילד מפגר, אתה עושה נזק לישראל
חאלס אתם לא קולטים שזה אתר בינלאומי?!
By your name, It’s obvious that you will think like that.
By your name, I can tell that you have never been to Israel.
You have never lived here, and you can’t know how it is to live here.
Your article is talking only about how poor the palestinian and how they suffer. Don’t forger how much we suffer – There were so many victims because of the suicide attacks, And you wonder why so many terrorist leaders are in prison. I don’t say that ALL the palestinian should live in closed areas, but we just can’t afford ourselfs more terror attacks. You can’t solve NOTHING in a peaceful way, you are allways looking for war, And than you expect that we should let you travel trough Israel any time you want? We can’t count on you, we suffered too many.
You will allways think you deserv better, but the fact is that you can’t solve nothing without war. Allways those suicide attacks, you allways use terror, and than you expect better conditions.
Believe me, there is a good reason why we celebrating 62 for our country. It’s 62 years that we here, living and running our own country, despite your attacks and other countries threats. And don’t worry, we will be here much longer.
@ישראל
And because people like you, they say bad stuff about israeli people.
I hope there are no many people as you, because with that attitude we won’t reach any peace.
Hi,
This article is based on your point of view,a Palestinian point of
view.Of course you would defend your people and put blame on the Israelians but you haven’t mentioned why this is happening.
Not long ago the Palestinians were causing terror actions,3791 Israelians were killed.For 8 years Gaza has sent missles flying towards Israelians population.Ever since 1948 the Palestinians objected to peace,they refused to share the land.As a consenquence of total disagreement the Palestinians and Israelians had fought 7 wars since 1948,the difference was that the Israelians were few people and the palestinians a lot more,Moreover Egypt,Jordan,Syria and Lebanon Israel’s neighboring countries were on the Palestinians side and supported them on the wars.That part you forgot to mention,didn’t you?
Anyways,I don’t blame you for writing it,to be honest I understand your feelings,This happend because of the Palestinians’ leaders.The government is messed up,The way they’re trying to achieve peace through force.In addition Israel currently is facing Iran’s danger,.Israel has to deal both with Palestinians violent demonstrations and Iran.
I hope you’ll understand that the way you’re acting is wrong,the regime has to change.
Someone.
NOTE:You wrote some stuff about ‘aparthied’ which is a nonsense,Palestinians are not suffering from aparthied.
They’re working in with Israelians,live with them and they even have a representative in the Israelians’ Parliament.Don’t go spouting such nonsense agian.
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