This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
Salah Talala al-Samoumi's had no redress three years after filing a claim. His mother was blown apart. His two-year old daughter, father, aunt, cousin, and entire family were killed by rocket and shell fire. No one was held accountable.
China's xinhaunet.com remembered Cast Lead's horrors, including on December 27 when hundreds alone were killed.
Western media scoundrels were silent. Unswervingly they support Israel's worst crimes.
Not Gaza's Center for Political and Development Studies Yousef Aljamal , saying:
He and his youngest sister hate war. "She could never forget the sounds of American-made F16s raiding Gaza's only power plant, burning it to ashes, which happened close to our house. I could not forget her screaming...."When war began, he was studying for final exams. Electricity went out. Many hundreds were killed. "We are not numbers. We are stories. We are feelings. We are Iman Hijjo sitting in her mother's arms and breastfeeding when the bomb tore her small innocent smile apart."
"We are Mohammed Al-Durra, hiding behind his dad's arms bleeding, while his very dad screams tearfully: The boy died by a bullet. We are the Al-Samouni family," told to move to a tiny room for safety. "The next day, the entire family was erased....We are not invented numbers, sir."
Remember Cast Lead and besieged Gaza's 1.6 million people on this and every day. Their suffering is ours. Only mass public outrage can end it!
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
