Note: I migt stop reporting either if I die or I flee my home. Shells rain down beside my house now. Pray for me…Pray for Me….
Such are the last words of Palestinian blogger Sameh Akram Habeeb (23) yesterday, blogging from the very heart of Gaza City. We haven’t heard from him since, and I can’t help wondering whether or not he’s still alive or if he fled his home amid the raining shells, but I can tell you this much:
Blogs – from both sides of the ongoing calamities – provide very up close and personal accounts of the havoc which struck Gaza almost a fortnight ago.
In Gaza is yet another, also silent since yesterday, and I wonder… If the blogger is still alive. I wonder what awaits the inhabitants of history’s largest concentration camp – which in effect the entire Gaza strip is. How could Jews, of all the people in the world, construct such an abomination in their very midst?
I’m at a loss for words, even if I already knew that the Israeli government’s cruelty knew no limits.
Update: It would appear both of the above mentioned blogs were updated Tuesday night, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed.
Yes. This is chilling, to say the least.
Agreed, Carsten, as I think I’ve illustrated in my post today. I just cannot get my head around what Israeli authorities are trying to achieve by this.
Sameh is alive and well and spoke at the UK House of Commons, see his blog http://www.gazatoday.blogspot.com
Hi Jarle, I’m sorry…but I’m confused.
Who said or implied that Sameh may no longer be alive? Where did this come from? A newspaper, website or someone else’s blog? Or are you saying this in a metaphorical sense.
What do you mean by this “I just cannot get my head around what Israeli authorities are trying to achieve by this.”
Obviously-Sameh is not dead, he is alive and well. Thank God!
Blessings & Peace to ALL, Dana
Oh– I see you wrote this on Jan 6th…I guess at that point their was no certainty of what was happening and the outcome.
Thank God- Sameh is alive, launched The Palestinian Telegraph and is out doing what he does best, advocating for the Palestinian people who have NO voice. He is a brave man.
Peace, Dana
Tom Charles: Good to hear. The Palestinians need voices keeping the world abreast of their afflictions.
Dana: Yes, it’s been a while since I wrote the post, which is not to say that I’m any less appalled by the Palestinian people’s current tribulations, although I must say we’d do well to remember that the cruelties seen in Gaza, in particular, cannot be attributed to the average Israeli citizen, among whom we find many a supporter of peace — and a two-state solution.
I’m glad Sameh and many other made it through last winter’s despicable Israeli operations, though.
Thank you both for the good tidings. I’ll make sure to check out The Palestinian Telegraph, provided it’s available online.