Dear Mr Gilad Cohen,As we have seen over the past few days the clashes and the tensions between the Israeli Defense Forces and the people of Gaza; how the Israeli Defense forces are fighting a war which claims that was initiated by Hamas. As we all are aware, that the Gaza Strip has been under a military blockade since 2007; with Israel controlling the borders and the airspace of Gaza. This has also led to the fact that the ordinary civilians of Gaza have been unable to enter nor exit the Gaza Strip, regardless of the reasons - such as seeking employment abroad, visiting family and friends, being unable to care for family members, and many others. In other words, they have been living in a concentration camp as virtual prisoners.As all Human Rights Organizations around the world have iterated that the citizens of Gaza have been living in extremely deplorable and humiliating conditions as they have no means of employment, nor any hopes of leaving the 45 sq km land, no access to medical treatment, hardly any electricity; food and water being in scarcity, people being killed due to the Israeli air strikes and so on.I strongly believe that as an Occupied Territory, Israel should at least protect the civilians or allow any means to let the civilians to exit the Gaza Strip, where they can be given access to medical facilities, be provided with food, water and shelter; the orphans who have lost their parents, relatives and guardians due to the bombing be given adequate care and protection. These children will have no one to look after them if they are abandoned.This is a humanitarian crisis and a genocide. Where exactly are the Gazans supposed to go, given the fact that your country has imposed a severe and brutal blockade on them for over a decade? Your military is razing the whole Strip to the ground, and the citizens of the Strip are trapped. They cannot even leave via the Mediterranean Sea. If you commit a genocide on a helpless civilian population, history will never forgive you. Do you want to be remembered as a nation that committed a mass genocide on a helpless population that does not have the military strength to fight you on equal terms?Now you may be tempted to blame Hamas, as many media sources especially the Western ones have been doing so. Does it even occur to your country that Hamas cannot be equated with the civilian population, who have no hopes for the future? What do you expect from people who have been living under a brutal and cruel blockade for over a decade? Does it not bother your country's conscience that a population of over 500,000 living in a very dense area are living in what human rights organizations call the world's largest open-air prison? Your country has confined these people and refuses to let any international aid to reach them without your permission. These people are at your mercy. Isn't Israel required under international law to protect and provide for those living under its jurisdiction? Israel is a developed nation that claims to be the only democracy in the Middle East. Does freedom and democracy not apply to those living in the occupied territories? How long is Israel going to subjugate the population of the Occupied Territories? The life of an average Palestinian in the Occupied Territories is no where near as equal to an average Israeli citizen.It is my strong urge to the Government of Israel to lift the blockade and allow the Gazan civilians to gain access to safety. It is my strong urge to the Government of Israel to respect international law and respect the rights and human dignity of the people of Gaza. They are human beings who are entitled to a life of freedom, dignity and honor, just like anyone else.The Holocaust should serve as a lesson to humanity - that no one has the right to be persecuted, tortured, massacred and ethnically cleansed due to their belonging to a particular race. Each and every human being is entitled to dignity and honor as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Holocaust should teach us humanity and compassion for those who are suffering, empathy for those who are defenseless, a sense of justice and morality, to stand up for those who cannot defend nor protect themselves. The Gazans will be ethnically cleansed if the blockade is not lifted and if Israel, with its advanced military and weapons continues to bomb and decimate the Strip. Think of the future of the people trapped in this gigantic prison which is the Gaza Strip. Think about your soldiers. Have you ever considered how PTSD will forever scar and haunt those engaged in the genocide? Will you be content with that fact that Israel will be seen as and remembered as a nation that massacred a population that was unable to defend itself? Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East as claimed by your country. Please respect and honor this and extend this right to the Palestinians. They, along with Israelis are entitled to live a life of justice and equality. Justice is a right for the Palestinians as well as the Israelis. If Israelis are entitled to live a life of freedom, dignity and honor and without any fears of any future holocaust; then please extend this right to the Palestinians.As you are the representative of the State of Israel, it is my strong request to you and your government to please end the blockade, end the bombing of Gaza, respect and honor the human rights of the civilians and end the genocide. Protect the helpless and the defenseless; be just and fair and set a good example as a democratic state should. Hamas does not equal the civilians of Gaza and the civilians should never have to pay the price of what Hamas has done. There are old people, women, mothers, children, unemployed men who cannot get married, nor gain access to a job in order to provide for their families. There are people who are living without electricity, clean water, proper food, malnourished children, and people living in immense poverty, who have no hope unless and until you set them free. Israel as a powerful and developed nation has that power and that responsibility.Thank you for taking the time to consider the points that I have raised,I sincerely wish that your government will take the steps to put an end to the suffering of an already subjugated population;Alburr Al Hameed&Dear Mr Mohamed AbuBakr, Asalamualikum Wa Rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, As we have seen over the past few days the clashes and the tensions between the Israeli Defense Forces and the people of Gaza; how the Israeli Defense forces are fighting a war which claims that was initiated by Hamas. As we all are aware, that the Gaza Strip has been under a military blockade since 2007; with Israel controlling the borders and the airspace of Gaza. Egypt also shares a border at the Rafah Crossing. This has also led to the fact that the ordinary civilians of Gaza have been unable to enter nor exit the Gaza Strip, regardless of the reasons - such as seeking employment abroad, visiting family and friends, being unable to care for family members, and many others. In other words, they have been living in a concentration camp as virtual prisoners. As all Human Rights Organizations around the world have iterated that the citizens of Gaza have been living in extremely deplorable and humiliating conditions as they have no means of employment, nor any hopes of leaving the 45 sq km land, no access to medical treatment, hardly any electricity; food and water being in scarcity, people being killed due to the Israeli air strikes and so on. I strongly believe that as an a territory that has been living under a brutal and cruel Israeli occupation, Egypt does have some responsibility to at least allow any means to let the civilians to exit the Gaza Strip, where they can be given access to medical facilities, be provided with food, water and shelter; the orphans who have lost their parents, relatives and guardians due to the bombing be given adequate care and protection. These children will have no one to look after them if they are abandoned. There is a humanitarian crisis and a genocide taking place in The Gaza Strip. Where exactly are the Gazans supposed to go, given the fact that your country has participated in imposing a severe and brutal blockade on them for over a decade? The Israeli military is razing the whole Strip to the ground, and the citizens of the Strip are trapped. As we have all seen and heard that Israel has ordered the Gazans in the North to evacuate to the South. Gaza is already a very small strip. Where will they go? They cannot even leave via the Mediterranean Sea. If a genocide is commited on a helpless civilian population, history will never forgive you for cooperating with Israel in being the perpetrator. Do you want to be remembered as a nation that helped to commit a mass genocide on a helpless population that does not have a military? Now you may be tempted to blame Hamas, as many media sources especially the Western ones have been doing so. Does it even occur to your country that Hamas cannot be equated with the civilian population, who have no hopes for the future? What do you expect from people who have been living under a brutal and cruel blockade for over a decade? Does it not bother your country's conscience that a population of over 500,000 living in a very dense area are living in what human rights organizations call the world's largest open-air prison? Your country has helped to confine these people and has refused to let them leave. For what crimes have the Gazans been punished for? It is my strong urge to the Government of Egypt to allow the Gazan civilians to gain access to safety. It is my strong urge to the Government of Egypt to respect the rights and human dignity of the people of Gaza. They are human beings, fellow Muslims and fellow Arabs who are entitled to a life of freedom, dignity and honor, just like anyone else. Each and every human being is entitled to dignity and honor as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our religion of Islam has taught us humanity and compassion for those who are suffering, empathy for those who are defenseless, a sense of justice and morality, to stand up for those who cannot defend nor protect themselves. The Gazans will be ethnically cleansed if the blockade is not lifted and if Israel, with its advanced military and weapons continues to bomb and decimate the Strip. Think of the future of the people trapped in this gigantic prison which is the Gaza Strip. Have you ever considered how PTSD will forever scar and haunt those engaged in the genocide? Will you be content with that fact that Egypt will be seen as and remembered as a nation that stood by as a neighbor while a population that was unable to defend itself was brutally annihilated? As you are the representative of the State of Egypt, it is my strong request to you and your government to please help the Gazan civilians, to respect and honor the human rights of the civilians and to help end the genocide. Protect the helpless and the defenseless. Hamas does not equal the civilians of Gaza and the civilians should never have to pay the price of what Hamas has done. There are old people, women, mothers, children, unemployed men who cannot get married, nor gain access to a job in order to provide for their families. There are people who are living without electricity, clean water, proper food, malnourished children, and people living in immense poverty, who have no hope unless and until you help to set them free. Remember, we will stand before God Almighty on the Day of Judgment and will be questioned about what we did to help those who were weak and oppressed. If Egypt looks the other way and fails to allow the Gazans to escape, then this will be as equivalent to participating in a heinous crime against humanity. Thank you for taking the time to consider the points that I have raised, I sincerely wish that your government will take the steps to put an end to the suffering of an already subjugated population; Alburr Al Hameed
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