Israel

2009-02-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so all statistics aside, I wanna talk about Israel. Well, I didn't know much about this topic and it didn't really intrigue me until I was emailed the following video about a Jewish British Lawmaker and his views on Israel

Youtube - "George Galloway- Palestenian Rights/Israel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUFLpP9Prxo

Well at first I thought that perhaps Jews deserve Israel since that is their holy land and because of the Holocaust. I didn't know that the UN granted Israel to the Jews. Well the Jews did not have the right to get Palestine from the Palestinians. What right did BRITIAN have to grant JEWS someone ELSE'S COUNTRY? Even though they lost 6 million people in the Holocaust, someone else was responsible for it. The Jews have definitely suffered anti- semitism and discrimination but as Galloway said the only place where Jews never suffered was the Muslim world. The Jews left Europe under Islamic protection to North Africa. Before Israel, Palestine had Jews, Christians and Muslims living in harmony. But the people who practiced anti-semitism, who were responsible for the Holocaust did not pay their land but the people who never persecuted the Jews payed. Also Galloway makes the point that Israel was granted to atheistic Jews, and they didn't represent most of the Jews in the world.

Jazakallah for reading,

Saadia Rashid

First Post!

2009-01-30T12:05:00.000-08:00

Assalamualikum,

So following the general trend, I decided to make a blog. Well, there was a three day genocide awareness program in our school and they told us that one way we can raise awareness is by blogging! This is better than other stuff I would do on the internet Also, a photographer, Ron Haviv, came to our school and showed us documentaries and photos. This was the photo that touched me the most :

Anyway, I'll try to keep this blog updated.

Jazakallah for taking your time and reading this

-Saadia Rashid