So, today I had a letter published in the daily Express in DC, so I decided to let Obama off the hook for the day and not e-mail him. And Monday I will be lobbying all day so I may not e-mail him then either. But just wait till Tuesday, Obama!!! Here's what my letter stated (after all the editing the paper did to it):
Another Excuse for Israel
(not my title but definitely much catchier)
A story in Thursday's Express ("Envoy Urges Extended Gaza Truce") said Israel is threatening more violence for the use of the tunnels between GAza and Egypt. One of your stories a couple weeks ago said these tunnels are actually mainly used to bring food and medical supplies into Gaza. It's unrealistic for Israel to expect the Palestinians in Gaza to not use these tunnels when they have basically no other way to get supplies. It's just another excuse for Israel to continue its massacre on the Palestinians.
-Davina Abujudeh
Here's what I actually wrote:
January 29, 2009
Gaza Tunnels Used for "Smuggling"
In an article published in today's edition, there was an article stating that Israel is threatening more violence for one offense--the use of the tunnels between Gaza and Egypt. As one of your published articles a couple weeks ago explained, these tunnels used in Gaza to "smuggle" weapons used by Hamas are actually mainly used to bring food and medical supplies into Gaza, which is the most populated region in the world and is complete blocked off from the outside world but for these tunnels. It is completely unrealistic for Israel to expect that Palestinians in Gaza will discontinue using these tunnels when they have basically no other method of supplying themselves with food, water and medical supplies, especially in a time when they need those things the most. It's clearly just another excuse for Israel to continue its masacre on the Palestinian people.
-Davina Abujudeh
Their version makes me sounds a lot stupider, don't you think? Anyone else smell a consipracy?!?!?!?!? Make me sound stupid and look like a fool, will you?!?!?!?!? How dare the Express! I'm shocked by the bias and dishonesty of the media! Oh no, wait, I'm not.
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I like your version of the letter better. We all know that the media is biased. However, we just have to keep on hammering the point that the Palestinians have been under an occupation for more than 60 years. What would the residents of Montclair, NJ do if they were under occupation and under a blockade for say 6 months? No electricity, no gas, no food, no medicine coming from outside. Would they just sit around and do nothing? NO! They would rebel. They would fight back. Well guess what? The Palestininians are doing exactly the same...they are fighting back with whatever they can get their hands on which is not much....no tanks, no fighter jets, no missiles. Instead of being victims, they are branded as "terrorists"!!!What double standards! (Mujju)
It's very much true, and we also have to fight back against the media's biases. We need to start getting more Palestinians/Arabs/Muslims in the media to help the population realize that, just as you put it, they would do the same as the Palestinians because--who knew?--Palestinians are people just like them.
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