No human should be forced to live under Genocide and State Murder such as Gazan’s and those in the West Bank have to live under – Peter
I grew up in Minto Heights in south-west Sydney, the youngest of four kids raised by two wonderful parents. Our home sat on a bush block, the kind of place where childhood felt expansive and full of freedom. We spent our afternoons riding bikes through the neighbourhood, swimming in the backyard pool, and camping out under the stars – not because we had to, but because it was fun. The rhythm of life was school, sport and sunshine. We complained about chores and violin lessons. We pushed our vegetables around our plates. That was the extent of our hardship.
I’ve worked in Gaza – and the contrast between my childhood and the lives of the children I see here is impossible to ignore. In Gaza, children are camping out not for fun, but for survival. Their homes are gone, destroyed by relentless bombing. Walking down the street is a risk that could cost them their lives. Food is scarce, water even scarcer. A trip to fetch either could mean a mother never comes back.
This week Israeli air strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said, as Israel prepared to again ramp up its campaign in the strip.
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