Propaganda of the Day

Palestinian Christchurch resident Yasser Abdulal said his “blood is still boiling” at the decision announced on the world stage by Peters. [...]

“He just said it’s a disaster and there is famine, but he did not say who made that famine, you know?

“Who destroyed every hospital and every school in Gaza? Who killed more than 70,000 people... he never addressed that.” [...]

Abdulal said he had two sisters in Gaza who had been living in a tent since their house was destroyed more than a year ago.

He said 55 members of his extended family had been killed in the war and keeping track of family was difficult, because they were scattered among refugee camps, friends’ houses and anywhere they could survive. Many were missing. [...]

“I had a video call with my two sisters two months ago maybe and, when I look to their faces, you know, I just hardly stopped myself from crying because I can see they become very older, they become very aged and their skin colour changed. [...]

“Just imagine living in a tent for a year, where you don’t have proper toilet, you don’t have proper place to shower, you don’t have enough clothes, your house destroyed, everything destroyed.”

The women had no means of income, but even if they did, Israeli restrictions on movement in the Gaza Strip made it impossible to get food and humanitarian aid, Abdulal said. [...]

He was critical of Peters’ speech for not addressing the horrors.

“Never spoke about killing the journalists, killing the medics, doctors. Never spoke about destroying every university in Gaza.”

RNZ