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azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
Sun Mar 24, 2013, 05:00 PM Mar 2013

Five Palestinian children killed in Syria

According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA, Mohammad Al-Khateeb (aged 14) was killed on March 15 by a bullet as he was returning home on foot after buying bread from a bakery in his neighborhood in Dera’a. On March 19, Hisham Mahmoud (aged 10) and Farhat Mubarak (aged 11), were killed at the crossroad of Yazour and Safad Streets in Yarmouk, Damascus. They were returning home from classes at a community-run learning center when an explosive shell detonated nearby, killing them instantly. In a separate incident on the same day, two brothers, Ali Mijel (aged 14) and Abdullah Mijel (aged 15), were killed along with their aunt and cousin when an explosive shell hit their home on Hittin Street in Sbeineh Camp.

Prior to the Syrian Civil War, there were approximately one million Palestinian refugees living in the country. Last November, the PLO estimated that over 600 Palestinians died in the war, though this number has risen considerably since. At least 20,000 Palestinians have been able to flee the country to Lebanon, while the Jordanian government continues to send Palestinian refugees back, claiming that they are not affected by the conflict in the same way other Syrian civilians are. However, many believe that the as refugees, the Palestinians are actually more vulnerable than other groups.

Following the killing of 30 other Palestinians last month, Christopher Gunness, a spokesperson for UNRWA, told +972 that “refugees by their nature are already among the most vulnerable people in any society, and in a situation like in Syria clearly they are more vulnerable.”

http://972mag.com/five-palestinian-children-killed-in-syria/68144/

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Five Palestinian children killed in Syria (Original Post) azurnoir Mar 2013 OP
It's so bleak a situation, no words. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2013 #1
yes it is, ther are no clear cut 'good guys' azurnoir Mar 2013 #2
They're likey busy watching videos over at PalWatch. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2013 #4
well that's a possibility byt still azurnoir Mar 2013 #6
azurnoir, the defense of Israeli policy here can cause one to heave. Jefferson23 Mar 2013 #7
also I notice the total lack of protest azurnoir Mar 2013 #8
Perhaps the usual suspect is too busy writing a manifesto for a 972 protest? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #15
oh it's on the Rachel Corrie thread azurnoir Mar 2013 #16
Have you tried Prochlorperazine? holdencaufield Mar 2013 #9
So that's what you use to stomach supporting Israeli policy...I can understand that. Jefferson23 Mar 2013 #10
I don't have that problem because ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #11
Oh who are you kidding, kid. After reading this I am certain you're on the medication Jefferson23 Mar 2013 #12
why does this thread seem to be a problem for you? azurnoir Mar 2013 #13
Who is protesting? holdencaufield Mar 2013 #14
My gosh are you a Doctorr too? azurnoir Mar 2013 #17
Nope, just a nurse ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #18
really a nurse what do you specilize in ie what kind of nursing do you do? azurnoir Mar 2013 #19
I split my time between ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #20
I did BMT for a while ate me alive though azurnoir Mar 2013 #21
That would be tough ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #22
The farmer and the rancher should be friends oberliner Mar 2013 #23
Horrible. LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #3
agreed and with no end in sight either azurnoir Mar 2013 #5
Those poor Palestinian.an children. jessie04 Mar 2013 #24

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
2. yes it is, ther are no clear cut 'good guys'
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 02:59 PM
Mar 2013

in the warring sides only bad guys and the guys our government is funding

wrt to the deaths ogf Palestinians who are caught up in this, we see so very frequently here how they're used as figurative political symbols by Israel's 'supporters' here but strangely not a word from that corner

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
6. well that's a possibility byt still
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 05:31 PM
Mar 2013

one must wonder also a couple of kids were male and over 13, it seems when IDF kills Palestinian kids that fit that description their deaths are seem to be defended as justifiable or as mere collateral to be expected or something

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
10. So that's what you use to stomach supporting Israeli policy...I can understand that.
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 06:58 PM
Mar 2013

Looks like it works well for you.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
11. I don't have that problem because ...
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 07:51 PM
Mar 2013

... I can see what BOTH sides are doing and have been doing for 70+ years and I know that when it comes to the big, stinking shite-pile that is the Middle-East, Israel's hands are relatively sterile. I'm also well-informed enough to see that those screaming loudest about Israel this and the Jews that are completely blind to what is being done around the globe by their own country.

Israel isn't a perfect country and the Jews, G-d love us, aren't a perfect people -- but, who is? As an American, I have plenty of pretty recent blood on my hands, as do you. Faking indignency and nausea doesn't solve any problems. So, get a note from your doctor and start coming up with solutions and leave the vilification to the small-minded clergy.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
12. Oh who are you kidding, kid. After reading this I am certain you're on the medication
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 07:54 PM
Mar 2013

you're recommending.

on edit for clarity

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
13. why does this thread seem to be a problem for you?
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 01:03 AM
Mar 2013

I've seen other threads here about Palestinian deaths in Syria, do you protest those as well? Do you have anything of substance to add to the OP?

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
19. really a nurse what do you specilize in ie what kind of nursing do you do?
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:30 PM
Mar 2013

I am too and while nurses do not specilize quite like MD's there are things you can get extra training in such as chemo infusion

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
20. I split my time between ...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:43 PM
Mar 2013

... perioperative and ED ... as our facility is quite small. I just started two years ago -- having made a mid-life career change. Before that, I was a mid-level manager in IT for 25 years. I would eventually like to get into a APRN program, but right now, I'm still learning my trade.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
22. That would be tough ...
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:56 PM
Mar 2013

... I understand the recovery rate is pretty low. I haven't decide where I might end up. For now, I like doing what I'm doing. We have good doctors (who actually respect the nurses) and I don't mind the messy stuff.

Two things I will NEVER do -- I made up my mind in school -- are Aged Care (too much like previews of coming attractions for me) and Mental Health Nursing (I object morally to the coercive nature of some MH treatments).

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
5. agreed and with no end in sight either
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 04:12 PM
Mar 2013

I myself wonder though how much the 'Wests" in particularly the US's backing of the opposition whom ever they are has morre to do with Syria being one of Iran's closest and strongest allies in the region

 

jessie04

(1,528 posts)
24. Those poor Palestinian.an children.
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 11:32 AM
Mar 2013

It makes me sad to see the suffering the children go thru. They are more vulnerable than any other group.

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