Dear Amnesty Member,
I, like you, have been watching in horror and dread as unspeakable violence escalates in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
This weekend's attacks began with Hamas firing rockets and sending armed groups into southern Israel. Hundreds of Israeli civilians have been killed and thousands injured since Saturday by Palestinian armed groups. The Israeli military has confirmed that Israeli civilians — including children and the elderly — as well as soldiers, have been abducted by Palestinian armed groups and taken hostage.
The Israeli military's retaliatory attacks on Gaza have targeted civilian infrastructure and have killed hundreds of Palestinians, including children, injured thousands, and displaced many more. The Israeli government has halted the supply of electricity and is blocking food and fuel from entry into Gaza, building on an unlawful sixteen year air, land, and sea blockade.
What's worse, I fear this crisis has only just begun. We must stay vigilant.
Let's be clear: deliberately targeting civilians; carrying out disproportionate attacks; and indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians are war crimes.
We mourn this weekend's violence and everything that has led to it.
As human rights activists, we must urgently call on all parties to protect civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories — and on the international community to urgently take action to prevent further civilian bloodshed.
When a human rights violation — any type, anywhere, and by anyone — is being committed, it is our job to hold those responsible accountable. And I am counting on each of you to stand with us as a beacon in these moments.
Our teams will continue to monitor and report on this fluid and changing situation. We will report back to you with updates on our work, as well as opportunities to take action.
Stay safe and well,
Paul O'Brien
Executive Director
Amnesty International USA
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 10:41:06 AM
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Gaza(Poem)(Repost)
Seconded.
Our Brother Chidi has really come into his own, not as a mimic man but as an original, distinct, unique, discernible voice that's on the ball and always relevant.
"Who need peace
Who you think need war"
( From Somebody blew up America)
Our Brother Chidi is at it again; another gripping picture painted in wordsThanks
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 9:12 AM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Oluwatoyin.
I however think that the poem is taking cognizance of the many instances of "smokes" from bombing hits.
Anyway, remember that poets are "licensed" to break the rules and regulations of grammar.
Thanks, again.
Mazi Cornelius,
It is not only the Palestinians that are falling, the Israelis and we, the humanists are also falling.
-CAO.Superb
I think "smokes" should be "smoke" though
On Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 12:42 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi...@gmail.com> wrote:
By Chidi Anthony Opara
Bombs,RocketsRouse me from silence,Gaza blazes again.
I see sacrilegeIn the shrines of the good gods,
I hear loud laughterAnd clicks of wine glassesFrom the mansionsOf merchants of war weapons.
I stand gazing at Gaza.The smokes riseAnd shield my gazeFrom the slaughter.From the risen smokesI hear the criesOf the woundedAnd the bereaved,The dead are dumb.
I am drenchedBy the tearsOf the weeping world.
(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved)
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