Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumFive 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 Deraa. 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/
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)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
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)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)No surprise.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)over this article from +972, can only but wonder why?
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)got 3 people discussing it at length there
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)Just a suggestion
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Looks like it works well for you.
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)... 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)you're recommending.
on edit for clarity
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)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?
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)I'm just giving medical advice
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)what's your specialty?
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)... you would need to see a physician for the prescription.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)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)... 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.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)right now off and deciding what else to do
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)... 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).
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Nice to see this personal exchange of good feelings.
LeftishBrit
(41,209 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)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)It makes me sad to see the suffering the children go thru. They are more vulnerable than any other group.