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Don’t Take an Inauguration (Commercial) Break from Gaza!
Now that the Israel has called for a “cease fire” it is easy for us who live outside of Palestine to lull ourselves to sleep believing that life there will return to normal.
Far from it!
The bombs may have temporarily stopped, but the trauma and devastation they have caused is still present.
The bullets may not be heard zipping by, but the bodies of those that have fallen victim to bullets are forever etched on the minds and hearts of the people who lost loved ones and witnessed the carnage first hand.
Soon there will be those who will write that a boycott is no longer called for, now that a “cease fire” is in place.
Reject such calls for a cessation of boycotts!
We have to be more vigilant now than ever in our effort to keep companies like Coca Cola, Colgate Palmolive and Starbucks from using part of their finances to support a regime that is presently taking a break before figuratively shooting the next scene!
Unfortunately, Gaza is not a movie where after the director (Israel) says cut /cease fire; all the actors get up, collect their pay and go back to their homes and lives.
The question is…
What homes?
Possibly tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed.
What lives?
More than a thousand innocent men women and children have been killed. Many more thousands have been injured, maimed and psychologically damaged.
And this is just based on the sanitized news we are receiving. The truth for those who are living this nightmare in Gaza is far worse!
Don’t allow yourself get so easily caught up in what is taking place in the USA that you forget about the absolute horror the Palestinians are living in.
The feel good story we are being fed about the inauguration of the new American President should not succeed in making us forget how terror rained down day and night on innocent men, women and children.
The people of Gaza can not afford for us to take that (inauguration) commercial break with a promise to return us to our moral our outrage over the plight of the Palestinians later.
We should exercise the same steadfast resolve of purpose as the Israelis; only stopping when our goal is achieved.
The Israeli regime did not and does not let external distraction, debate, resolution or condemnation interfere with the madness they wrought on the Palestinians.
They (Israeli regime) exercised madness; let us exercise goodness with the same unabashed steadfast determination.
Despite the detractors who mention loss of livelihood and fail to mention loss of lives; let us step up our boycotts until our goal is achieved.
Encourage all those you know to stop purchasing Coca Cola, Colgate Palmolive or Starbucks products and services.
We must send a clear message of “Never Again” to those corporations that allow their finances to be used for evil!
By: Muneer A. Rasheed
International Affairs Advisory And Consultant
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