{"id":1275529,"date":"2023-10-17T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=94722"},"modified":"2023-10-17T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:44:09","slug":"donna-miles-we-can-condemn-the-hamas-attacks-and-israels-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/10\/17\/donna-miles-we-can-condemn-the-hamas-attacks-and-israels-occupation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Miles: We can condemn the Hamas attacks and Israel\u2019s occupation"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Israeli air strike has hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City<\/a> where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless attacks. The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed in the hospital blast. Donna Miles<\/strong>, an Iranian-Kiwi columnist, penned this article before news of the attack on the hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n

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COMMENTARY:<\/strong> By Donna Miles<\/em><\/p>\n

Of everything that I have read and watched about the unfolding events in Israel and Gaza, a tweet and a short video have stood out the most.<\/p>\n

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The tweet came from Dov Waxman<\/a>, a professor of Israel studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. It read:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the people celebrating the mass murder of Israeli citizens, you have lost your humanity. To the people enthusiastically calling for Israel to decimate Gaza, densely populated with 2 million Palestinian citizens, you have lost your humanity. Israelis and Palestinians are real people, just like you and me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The video, posted on X<\/a>, is a short clip of an interview with the distressed father of the young Israeli woman whose video of being taken hostage on a motorbike went viral on social media.<\/p>\n

The father speaks in Hebrew with a voice full of pain. A written translation reads:<\/p>\n

\u201dAlso Gaza has casualties\u2026 mothers who cry… let\u2019s use this emotion, we are two nations from one father, let\u2019s make peace, a real peace.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The heroic words of this Israeli father and his belief in peace, despite his incredible suffering, reduced me to tears.<\/p>\n

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  • Other War Against Gaza reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    To the people celebrating the mass murder of Israeli civilians, you have lost your humanity. To the people enthusiastically calling for Israel to decimate Gaza, densely populated with 2 million Palestinian civilians, you have lost your humanity. Israelis and Palestinians are real\u2026<\/p>\n

    \u2014 Dov Waxman (@DovWaxman) October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n