Dear America- Tragedies abound here on planet earth, but at least we can try to make our world a better, more fair, just and secure place for more people.

Non-Violence, also known as The Knotted Gun, is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with its barrel tied in a knot. It is located at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

 
Dear America,

Tragedies abound here on planet earth, but at least we can try to make our world a better, more fair, just and secure place for more people.

I grieve for the young Israeli couple murdered in Washington DC this week, and I have been grieving and will continue to grieve for all the many Palestinian men, women, and children being tormented and killed- murdered by Israeli soldiers and settlers.

Scorn violence please, set the right example:  Stop arming and supporting Israel as frankly Israel as it is today drives people crazy with its racist violence and injustice, and its genocidal destruction of Gaza.

Follow the lead of folks wiser and more educated and informed; folks more aware of the crucial importance of diplomacy and the rule of fair and just laws.  Follow the lead of the United Nations- and UNWRA- and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Stealing land is wrong. Destroying people's homes and livelihoods is cruel- and wrong. Starving children is wrong. Blocking vital aid from reaching families in need is wrong.  Racist hate is evil and insane: Please stop fueling and funding racist Israeli crimes against humanity.

Jewish people, Muslim people, Christian People, Buddhist people, Hindu people, Taoist people, Shinto people, Sikh people, Confucius people, Fairy people, Agnostic people, Atheist people, pretty people, ugly people, smart people, dumb people, ALL people need true equality and respect. 

Invest in goodness and the rule of fair and just laws, and invest in help for those in need. Invest in America and invest in peace- NOT ISRAEL.

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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The NAKBA... The Question of Palestine

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Mosab Abu Toha: Israel murdered an artist yesterday. Elham al-Boddi, 33, from Beit Lahia. Her husband was killed months ago.

 

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Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation in The New Yorker .

"“They were shouting at me, threatening to rape me, chanting ‘death to Arabs’. I thought the police would protect me from the mob, but they did nothing to intervene,” she said."

UNWRA Aid is ready to be brought into Gaza, just waiting for the crossings to reopen. Basic supplies meant for people in need are expiring while on the other side starvation deepens. UNRWA has nearly 3,000 trucks of lifesaving aid waiting. The siege imposed by the Israeli authorities must be lifted.

UN Expert, Francesca Albanese, Urges Immediate End to Arms Sales to Israeli Occupation & UNRWA's Philippe Lazzarini Explains That Gaza’s Children Are Starving Under Deliberate and Brutal Blockade Imposed by Israeli Forces: This is not the result of a natural disaster or logistical failure,” he wrote on the X platform. “It is a man-made catastrophe, driven by clear political motives.”

"Yes, we reject what happened on October 7 and wish it had never happened. But we also reject the monstrous crimes being committed now against a defenseless people, trapped in a dirty war meant to crush their cause. Those who stay silent, who conspire, or who support the aggression on Gaza bear deep responsibility—for decades they failed to help free the Palestinian land and people from occupation, so that they too might live with dignity and freedom like the rest of the world.” Archbishop Atallah Hanna Friday, April 25, 2025

Born out of the ashes of the Second World War, the United Nations was the result of a global commitment to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.

A nation behind bars: Why has Israel imprisoned 10,000 Palestinians? ... For every Palestinian Israel freed in the ceasefire deal, it apprehended 15 more. The number of political prisoners in its jails has doubled since the war began.

A martyr is a person who is killed or made to suffer because of their religious or other beliefs ... Talented artist Deem Zurub [Dina Khaled Mohammed Zaarab] drew pictures of people who died in Gaza- MARTYRs who died in Israel's war against the indigenous people of Palestine. Deem Zurub, a Palestinian refugee living in a tent, was killed by Israeli airstrike April 14th, 2025

"At an exhibition in Amsterdam, a long poster lists the names of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. Standing before it is heartbreaking. Every loss hurts deeply." Samar Abu Elouf

Seder Plate [2006] poem by Susan Eisenberg

More than 2.1 million people are trapped in Gaza, they are starved and bombed and starved and bombed and bombed again and again and again. Men, women and children are starving and dying, while at crossing points food, medicine, fuel, and shelter supplies are piling up .... The siege must be lifted, crossings must re-open for a steady flow of aid, and the #ceasefire must be renewed.

Gaza has the most child amputees in history... An estimated ten children are amputated every hour in Gaza, most without anaesthesia, sedation or even pain medication.

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Racist times created hell on earth for "others" then, we really should know better now...

Dear America- Funding religious extremists and charlatans is a recipe for disaster.

Dear America- Please do not let this tragic situation became a reason for more people to be treated more unequally, with more Palestinians and Palestinian Americans being doxed, destroyed, and displaced.

Life is not a video game. These are real human beings and American made weaponry has been creating a Holocaust with The Rule of Lawlessness in the Holy Land.

Taxpayers' money should not be shoring up greed, corporate corruption, injustice, and war.

Please, let Golden Rule thinking and the rule of fair and just laws guide US all towards a better way forward.

State sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

The NAKBA... The Question of Palestine

https://www.un.org/unispal/about-the-nakba/ The Nakba, which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Before the Nakba, Palestine was a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society. However, the conflict between Arabs and Jews intensified in the 1930s with the increase of Jewish immigration, driven by persecution in Europe, and with the Zionist movement aiming to establish a Jewish state in Palestine.

In November 1947, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution partitioning Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, with Jerusalem under a UN administration. The Arab world rejected the plan, arguing that it was unfair and violated the UN Charter. Jewish militias launched attacks against Palestinian villages, forcing thousands to flee. The situation escalated into a full-blown war in 1948, with the end of the British Mandate and the departure of British forces, the declaration of independence of the State of Israel and the entry of neighbouring Arab armies. The newly established Israeli forces launched a major offensive. The result of the war was the permanent displacement of more than half of the Palestinian population.

As early as December 1948, the UN General Assembly called for refugee return, property restitution and compensation (resolution 194 (II)).  However, 75 years later, despite countless UN resolutions, the rights of the Palestinians continue to be denied. According to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) more than 5 million Palestine refugees are scattered throughout the Middle East.   Today, Palestinians continue to be dispossessed and displaced by Israeli settlements, evictions, land confiscation and home demolitions.

The Nakba anniversary is a reminder not only of those tragic events of 1948, but of the ongoing injustice suffered by the Palestinians. The Nakba had a profound impact on the Palestinian people, who lost their homes, their land, and their way of life. It remains a deeply traumatic event in their collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and for their right to return to their homes.

On 30 November 2023, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/77/23 requesting the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat, for the first time in the history of the UN, to dedicate its activities in 2023 to the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General Assembly Hall on 15 May 2023. Furthermore, the UN General Assembly adopted another resolution A/RES/79/82 requesting the Division to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing annual events and through the dissemination of relevant archives and testimonies.

Nakba Commemorations

• On 15 May 2023, for the first time in the history of the UN, this anniversary was commemorated pursuant to the mandate by the General Assembly (A/RES/77/23 of 30 November 2022).

• In 2024, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a commemorative Panel Discussion “1948-2024: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba” on 17 May 2024 at United Nations Headquarters. The event examined the historical context of the 1948 events and the ongoing process of the Nakba over the past 76 years, culminating in the current war on Gaza. It also presented testimony on the current conflict and highlight international obligations and responsibilities.
• In 2025, the  UN Palestinian Rights Committee commemorated the 77th anniversary of the Nakba pursuant to GA resolution A/RES/79/82.
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• Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at UN Headquarters in New York

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YouTube Star Ms Rachel Sings with 3 Year Old Double Amputee From Gaza

YouTube star and children’s educator Rachel Accurso  [ https://www.msrachel.com/ ] , whose “Songs for Littles” have been viewed billions of times, meets and sings one of her trademark songs with Rahaf, a 3-year-old double amputee from Gaza evacuated by Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Accurso, who has millions of followers across social media, has been outspoken about her views that the children in Gaza face a humanitarian crisis, and says she has received both support and bullying for her posts. CNN

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