Remember the sufferings of the Palestinians

Malaysians are so blessed to be living in this country where there are freedom of speech and you are free to do anything under the sun as long as it does not break the laws of Malaysia.

Just imagine the daily bombardment suffered by the Palestinians in Gaza.

You have never been in that situation so I bet many of you just obliviously go about your daily lives without thinking of the sufferings of the people in Gaza.

This country had never been involved in any war or civil war or being oppressed by your neighbouring country.

The people of this country had never experienced being in a big caged space like what the Israeli's soldiers had done in Gaza.

So, how can the majority of you especially the non-Muslim be empathetic with the fate of the Muslims in Gaza since the Western media controlled by the Jews had been spinning tales about Islam being the religion of terrorists?

For me, I can understand the suffering of my fellow Muslims in Gaza because I am a Muslim and I can put myself in their shoes.

Can you, especially those who loves to oppress the Malay Muslims here in Malaysia?

If Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO) is ever in need for volunteers to go to the next mission to Gaza, I personally volunteer to go there because I want to see and experience for myself what it is like to be there.

Read the news below posted in New Straits Times about how KL Sentral comes under 'siege' which stunned the commuters at KL Sentral station yesterday.

KL Sentral comes under 'siege'
2010/12/27

KUALA LUMPUR: Commuters at KL Sentral station yesterday were stunned when a group of men dressed in Israeli army fatigues "stormed" the building.

Armed with assault rifles, they attempted to abduct an old Palestinian man, dragging him along the floor. Several women and children pleaded with the masked soldiers to show mercy, but to no avail.

Thankfully, this was only a flash mob event hosted by Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM), to remind the public that Gazans are still under siege.

VPM medical committee chief, Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, who played the role of the old Palestinian man in the skit, said the flash-scene was as real as it could get.

"When I was there in Palestine, we saw events like that on a daily basis."

Even though only plastic guns were used in the play, Musa's own pair of glasses was shattered while performing the act.

"We're trying to show Malaysians the violence that's happening there and awaken society, so everyone would rise against oppression."

More than 40 people, including children, were involved in staging the flash mob scene.

Videos of the skit will be uploaded onto Facebook and YouTube.

VPM's executive committee chairman Datuk Adnan Mohd Tahir said the flash mob scene was part of an efforts to raise funds for the reconstruction of Gaza.

"We aim to raise RM500,000 from today and during VPM's launch dinner in January."

The event will be held in Mandarin Oriental Hotel here on Jan 22 at 8pm. It will be graced by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former British prime minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law, Lauren Booth.

"The money raised will be used to set up four different projects, each addressing key sectors in Palestine's fight for peace and prosperity," said Adnan.

The projects include helping Palestinians set up small businesses, helping women to be employed, building integrated farms for food and selling home-made handicraft as livelihood.

I can't wait for the videos of the skit to be uploaded onto Facebook and YouTube. I will certainly share it with my readers in my blog.

Testimonies from flotilla survivors 31st May 2010

Here are some of the survivors testimonies taken from Free Gaza Movement.

Abroad Mavi Marmara

Inge Hoeger

German Parliamentarian




"We felt like we were in a war, like we were being kidnapped." "Nobody had a weapon."

Aboard the Free Mediterranean

Michalis Grigoropoulos (Greek)

Crewman

“Commandos were already using teargas and firing live ammunition as they hit the deck.”"We did not resist at all, we couldn't even if we had wanted to.” "They then used electroshock weapons on some activists,"

While in custody in Israel, "two Greek activists were beaten up."

Aboard the Challenger I

Dr. Fintan Lane

Ireland



“When they boarded our boat, we resisted entirely peacefully. I sat on the floor and tried to reason with them, but the Israeli commandos physically attacked us. Fiachra Ó Luain (see above) was dragged around the ground and I had a gun pointed in my face by a screaming commando. His mania was so intense that I genuinely feared for my life."

On treatment during custody: “I would not cooperate with my illegal detention (by handing over my passport) so I was then physically assaulted, my arms were painfully twisted behind my back for prolonged periods. Ken O’Keefe, the Irish-American passenger, suffered a severe beating at the hands of security officials at Tel Aviv airport before boarding, and his injuries were so bad that he had to be hospitalised in Tel Aviv.”

Aboard the Sophia

Henning Mankell

Best-Selling Swedish Novelist

“We saw these black rubber boats coming with masked commando soldiers … they climbed aboard. They were very aggressive … there was an older man in the crew, he was perhaps a little slow and they shot him in the arm with an electric gun which is very, very painful … they shot another man with rubber bullets."

The soldiers checked the boat and one soon returned saying they had found weapons. "I have 24 witnesses to this, he showed me my razor, a one-time use razor, and a box cutter he'd found in the kitchen," “All my possessions were taken. They stole my camera, my telephone … even my socks."

You can read more testimonies here.

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