Psst– see Palestinian prisoners as human beings, worthy of the same sympathy as non-Palestinian prisoners

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Great video. Gilad Shalit was not the only human being imprisoned... B'Tselem says that 5000 Palestinians have been in prison longer than Shalit was....

Stand by me! from Kassem Sana on Vimeo.

(Thanks to Norman Finkelstein)

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  1. Bumblebye says:
    October 24, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Set Shalit’s treatment by Hamas against the treatment of Palestinians by Israeli forces:
    Boy of 15 beaten so badly his testicles had to be surgically removed
    30yr old man shaken repeatedly until he fell into a coma and died
    Man left paraplegic after 4days of questioning under torture
    link to lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com

  2. Antidote says:
    October 24, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    What I see (on the video screen) is: “Sorry. This video does not exist”

  3. hamdan says:
    October 24, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    Saw the excellent clip once and now it is gone. Where can we find it ?

  4. Avi_G. says:
    October 25, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Five thousand? Yeah, but they’re all terrorists and according to Christiane Amanpour, they’re, “[H]ardcore Hamas activists.” Problem solved.

  5. Opti says:
    October 25, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Question for you all:

    On Facebook, I have a Zionist/Jewish/Israeli-Ukrainian-US national “friend” who wrote the following in response to my posting of ynetnews’s article about Gilad’s malnourished (read: Gazan) diet while held as a prisoner of war.

    “Gazans can get nutritious food, but like most people in the world they have to work for it (either grow it themselves or exchange it for goods and services). Instead they CHOSE to be represented by a government whose priorities are religious wars, murder or their political opponents, firing rockets at children just because the children happen to be of different race, encouraging unlimited reproduction, etc. Why should it be our problem what they eat if they willingly and knowingly chose this lifestyle? If one day they prioritize food over jihad, they can easily get it. Unlike the West/Israel, muslims have all the cards: it is up to them to have war or prosperity.
    On a side note, if Muslims value their own men as 1/1000 of the enemy , how come they always whine about disproportional retaliation?”

    Besides his Zionistic propaganda and logic, I am itching to respond in a grande manner to debunk his myths… but, and here’s my question: is it worth it?

    I have had multiple lengthy “discussions” with him before and he just draws upon Zionist references to state his Zionist right-wing ideology, but he comes back for more… Do I ignore or engage?

    • Real Jew says:
      October 25, 2011 at 11:01 pm

      Engage engage engage. Such ignorance needs to be slapped across its face with the hard truth!

      • Real Jew says:
        October 25, 2011 at 11:10 pm

        “firing rockets at children just because the children happen to be of different race, encouraging unlimited reproduction, etc. Why should it be our problem what they eat if they willingly and knowingly chose this lifestyle? If one day they prioritize food over jihad, they can easily get it. Unlike the West/Israel, muslims have all the cards: it is up to them to have war or prosperity”

        Opti, please explain to your mentally handicapped “friend” that Palestinians are living under a brutal occupation and face a much harsher reality then most other Muslims. That they havnt “chosen” to have their land stolen, homes destroyed, family killed, children tortured, falsely imprisoned, and forced to live in subhuman conditions the likes any ghetto in America would be considered paradise. Nevermind the quality of food, Palestinians are concerned whether there will be ANY food. F*** this guy, give it to him the hard way

        • Opti says:
          October 26, 2011 at 6:07 pm

          I decided not to engage with him. It is too tiring. You should see some the super-long threads we have had before. Seriously, I have spent many many hours against my wife’s wishes and killing sleep (with a quasi-sleeping newborn) trying to debunk his mythological view of history and current events by digging up facts, statistics and correct his history (with links and undisputed sources, etc). And yet, he comes back with cyclical arguments and contradictions and cites Zionist medial outlets to “prove” his point [Note: we're both PhD students at an engineering college ==> he tries "prove" his point of view].

          It’s just too much work with him. My new rule is 1 reply to him per posting; otherwise, it is too much work.

          Thanks for the support. I have been reading Mondoweiss for 6 months now and cannot believe it took me this long to find you.

        • Real Jew says:
          October 26, 2011 at 10:31 pm

          Completely understandable Opti. I’ve had my share of debates with like minded individuals and some people, jews and gentiles alike, are truly unreachable.

          On a side note, welcome, glad to have you here. It’s wonderful to discuss this issue with informed, passionate, and decent people for a change and you will find many such people here.

    • Chaos4700 says:
      October 25, 2011 at 11:59 pm

      Tell him he sounds like a good ol’ boy from the South of the US talking about African Americans. That’s what he sounded like to me, off hand.

  6. hamdan says:
    October 25, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Yes the video is back. Opti, do as you please but I would not waste my time on him because he is not listening. When people are a little apart, there is a chance but here, no way.

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