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Veronica Baker's avatar

I am so glad that you managed to make contact with your friend Vanessa, even though the news was grim for himself and family and so many others. His story brought me to tears even though I'm aware of what is going on.

I see so many houses around me all getting ready for Christmas and I honestly wonder "how can you". That is probably wrong of me because others are entitled to what they do, all I know is for myself, my heart remains with Palestine and Christmas will be spent with them in my heart as much as ever. One bonus of living alone, I can please myself.

I can only hope that your friend and thousands of others soon get the peace they deserve, that other countries make the pressure on Israel so immense that they stop their bombing and allow resources into Gaza. 🙏

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Tereza Coraggio's avatar

My heart goes out to Hussein and Omar and all the other Palestinians. I don't know that it's any comfort, but the world isn't silent and uncaring, only the publicized voices of media and puppet politicians. I hear from my daughters that something has irrevocably shifted in perceptions. My oldest works with older Jewish women in bereavement, and they are ashamed and embarrassed. My niece, I hear, sounds like me 20 years ago in her passion on Palestine. Their friends and co-workers, even baristas, all support Palestine and condemn Israel. The lie is no longer holding among the young or the old.

I feel that this is the turning point, although my heart breaks for those going through its nadir. Not just the breaking point for Israel but for the whole system of malevolent hegemony hiding behind them.

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