palsolidarity: Quotes on Eurovision From Gaza: “Nearby, just 60km south of where you have been
palsolidarity:Quotes on Eurovision From Gaza:“Nearby, just 60km south of where you have been signing is also my home, Gaza, which has been under a medieval blockade for 12 years. It has been compared to a concentration camp and an open-air prison, but I would say it is much worse. We struggle to live with no access to clean water and just a few hours of electricity a day; our children are suffering from malnutrition and our sick are dying at an unimaginable rate for lack of medication and proper treatment.” Haider Eid “I wish those attending Eurovision could visit me in Gaza and experience our reality, such as rolling power cuts that last most of the day, and the psychological torment of feeling trapped and unable to travel through no wrongdoing of your own.We Palestinians of Gaza may not be able to attend Eurovision, but we will never stop dare to dream.” Abier Ismail El-masriFrom the “Eurovillage” on the land of the village of Manshiya: “ I was asked about our protests against the Eurovision being held on the land of ethnicly cleansed Palestinain villages that are now part of what is called Tel Aviv if some things can’t just not be political? If someone forced you from your home at gunpoint, raping and killing your family members in the process, and then caged some of your children in the backyard and allowed them into the house to work if they “behaved” and killed them if they tried to break free or go home. And then a party at the house was announced, you were'nt invited of course but all your white neighbors were, so you asked them not to go. How would you feel if I ask you if some things could’t just not be political?“ Neta Golan Photo by Eran Torbiner - Learn more at palsolidarity.org and facebook.com/ismpalestine -- source link
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