Bangla Blogs: Praying For Peace In Gaza
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“What's happening in Gaza is impossible to tolerate,” writes blogger Aprio, encapsulating in those few words the Bangla blogosphere's sentiments towards what most of them see as ‘Israeli aggression against Palestinian civilians'. Rakib says that the current situation in Gaza is a ‘terrible humanitarian crisis' .Ahmed Munir writes:
ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨ à¦à¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦à§ ধà§à¦¬à¦à¦¸ à¦à¦°à¦¤à§ বদà§à¦§ পরিà¦à¦° à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦² à¦à¦¬à¦¾à¦° à¦à¦à¦¾à¦¤ হà§à¦¨à§à¦à§ à¦-াà¦à¦¾ à¦à¦ªà¦¤à§à¦¯à¦à¦¾à§à¥¤ সà§à¦¬-দà§à¦¶à§ পরবাসà§à¦¤à§ পরিণত হà¦"à§à¦¾ ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à§ à¦à¦¨à¦-ণ ঠসহাà§à§à¦° মত à¦-ত সাতদিনà§à¦° à¦à¦¾à¦¨à¦¾ à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦²à¦¿ হামলাৠতাদà§à¦° শত শত সà§à¦¬à¦¦à§à¦¶à§à¦° মà§à¦¤à§à¦¯à§ পà§à¦°à¦¤à§à¦¯à¦à§à¦· à¦à¦°à¦à§…তথাà¦à¦¥à¦¿à¦¤ হামাস দমনà§à¦° নামৠফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à¦¿ à¦à¦¨à¦-ণà§à¦° বিরà§à¦¦à§à¦§à§ à¦à¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦-ত শà§à¦¦à§à¦§à¦¿ ঠà¦à¦¿à¦¯à¦¾à¦¨ à¦à¦¾à¦²à¦¿à§à§ যাà¦à§à¦à§ à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦²à¥¤ বিশà§à¦¬à§à¦° সবà¦à§à§à§ ঠসম à¦" সবà¦à§à§à§ নà§à¦¶à¦à¦¸ à¦à¦ যà§à¦¦à§à¦§à¥¤
Determined to annihilate the Palestinian race, Israel has now attacked the Gaza region. Turned into refugees in their own land, the Palestinians can only watch helplessly as
the incessant Israeli attacks on Gaza over the last week continued to kill hundreds of their fellow people… In the name of curbing Hamas, Israel is carrying on a calculated program of ethnic
cleansing against the Palestinian population. This is the most unequal and violent of conflicts.
Farukh
Wasif feels that this is a carefully planned program launched by Israel to rid the Gaza strip of Palestinians. He writes:à¦à¦¬à¦¾à¦°à§à¦° হামলার à¦à¦¦à§à¦¦à§à¦¶à§à¦¯ শà§à¦§à§ হামাস বা ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à¦¿ পà§à¦°à¦¤à¦¿à¦°à§à¦§-à¦à¦¨à§à¦¦à§à¦²à¦¨ নà§, বরঠà¦-à§à¦à¦¾ ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à¦¿à¦¦à§à¦° মনà§à¦¬à¦² à¦à¦®à¦¨à¦à¦¾à¦¬à§ à¦à§à¦à§ ফà§à¦²à¦¾ যাতৠতারা হাà¦à¦à§ à¦-à§à§à§ বসৠপà§à¦°à¦¾à¦£à¦à¦¿à¦à§à¦·à¦¾ à¦à¦¾à§à¥¤ তাদà§à¦° সমà§à¦ªà¦¦ à¦" সাà¦à¦¸à§à¦à§à¦¤à¦¿à¦ à¦à§à¦¨à§à¦¦à§à¦°à¦-à§à¦²à§à¦° সরà§à¦¬à§à¦¾à¦à§à¦ ধà§à¦¬à¦à¦¸ à¦à¦à¦¿à§à§, তাদà§à¦° দà§à¦¨à¦¨à§à¦¦à¦¿à¦¨ à¦à§à¦¬à¦¨à¦¯à¦¾à¦¤à§à¦°à¦¾à¦à§ ঠসহনà§à§ à¦à¦°à§ তà§à¦²à§ তাদà§à¦° à¦-ণহারৠদà§à¦¶à¦¤à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦-ৠবাধà§à¦¯ à¦à¦°à¦¾à¦ à¦à¦¸à¦² লà§à¦à§à¦·à§à¦¯à¥¤ তার à¦à¦¨à§à¦¯à¦ ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à§à¦¦à§à¦° শহর-à¦-à§à¦°à¦¾à¦® ঠবরà§à¦¦à§à¦§ à¦à¦°à§ তাদà§à¦° বিদà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦²à§, হাসপাতাল à¦" à¦à¦°à§à¦®à¦¸à§à¦¥à¦² ঠà¦à§à¦à§ à¦à¦°à¦¾ হৠ।
This time the attack is not against the Hamas or the Palestinian resistance but against all Palestinians, to destroy their mental
strength and courage so that they are reduced to kneeling and begging for their lives. By destroying their property, cultural centers, by making their lives intolerable, the plan is is to drive them
out of the land en masse. That is why the attack has been targeted on their habitats, schools and hospitals.
What then is the role of the Hamas in the ongoing conflict? Is any amount of
blame for the current situation to be laid at their door? Some of the bloggers, while not actively supporting the Hamas' philosophy or ideals, express empathy towards their ‘rebellion
against oppression'. Aprio says :à¦à¦®à¦¿ হামাসà§à¦° সমরà§à¦¥à¦ নঠà¦à¦¿à¦¨à§à¦¤ à¦à¦®à¦¿ মনৠà¦à¦°à¦¿ âরà§à¦-â à¦à¦¿ হামাস নà§, হামাস তার সিমà§à¦ªà¦à¦® মাতà§à¦°… যৠà¦à§à¦¨ à¦à¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦à§ দà§à¦°à§à¦à¦¦à¦¿à¦¨ ঠবরà§à¦¦à§à¦§ à¦à¦°à§ রাà¦à¦²à§, সামরিঠনিà§à¦¨à§à¦¤à§à¦°à¦£ à¦à¦¬à¦ মà§à¦¤à§à¦¯à§à¦à§à§ সনà§à¦¤à§à¦°à¦¸à§à¦¤ রাà¦à¦²à§ সà§à¦à¦¾à¦¨à§ à¦à§à¦¨ না à¦à§à¦¨ âহামাসà§à¦°â à¦à¦¨à§à¦® হবà§à¦à¥¤
I am not a supporter of Hamas but I feel that Hamas is not the disease, it is only a symptom of a disease… any nation or people, if they are oppressed for a long period
of time, if they are kept in constant fear of death by military power, then in that situation there is bound to be birth of a ‘Hamas' sooner or later.
Ahmed Munir
cannot but feel the irony in Israel's role of the ‘aggressor'. He writes :পরিহাসà§à¦° বিষৠহà¦à§à¦à§ à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦² à¦à¦¤à¦¿à¦¹à¦¾à¦¸ à¦à§à¦²à§ à¦-à§à¦à§à¥¤ নিà¦à§à¦¦à§à¦° à¦à¦ªà¦° দà§à¦¬à¦¿à¦¤à§à§ মহাযà§à¦¦à§à¦§à§à¦° সমৠনাà§à¦¸à¦¿ হলà§à¦à¦¾à¦¸à§à¦à§à¦° সà§à¦®à§à¦¤à¦¿ তৠতাদà§à¦° à¦à§à¦²à¦¬à¦¾à¦° à¦à¦¥à¦¾ নà§à¥¤ à¦-ণহতà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦° মাধà§à¦¯à¦®à§ যৠà¦à§à¦¨à¦" à¦à¦¨à¦-à§à¦·à§à¦ à§à¦à§ ধà§à¦¬à¦à¦¸ à¦à¦°à¦¾ যাৠনা, à¦à¦à¦à§à¦° শà¦à§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¶à¦¾à¦²à§ à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦² রাষà§à¦à§à¦°à¦ তৠতার পà§à¦°à¦®à¦¾à¦£à¥¤ সà§à¦¤à¦°à¦¾à¦ à¦à¦¤à¦¿à¦¹à¦¾à¦¸ বলৠফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à¦¿à¦°à¦¾ à¦à¦®à¦¨ মà§à¦¤à§à¦¯à§à¦° পà§à¦°à¦¤à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦à¦¾à¦¤ দà§à¦¬à§à¦à¥¤ ঠমà§à¦¤à§à¦¯à§à¦° পà§à¦°à¦¤à¦¿à¦§à§à¦¬à¦¨à¦¿ শà§à¦¨à¦¾ যাবৠà¦-à§à¦à¦¾ মধà§à¦¯à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¾à¦à§à¦¯ à¦à¦®à¦¨ à¦à§ পà§à¦¥à¦¿à¦¬à§à¦¬à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦ªà§à¥¤ à¦à¦à¦¨ যà§à¦à¦¾ পà§à¦°à¦¥à¦®à¦¤ পà§à¦°à§à§à¦à¦¨ তা হলৠশানà§à¦¤à¦¿, à¦à§à¦¬à¦²à¦®à¦¾à¦¤à§à¦° শানà§à¦¤à¦¿à¥¤
The funny thing is
that Israel has forgotten history. They should have been the last people to forget the memory of the holocaust, the attempted cleansing of their race by the Nazis during the 2nd World War. The
powerful Israeli state is itself the proof that it is not possible to annihilate a race by committing mass murder. Thus history tells us that the Palestinians will come back with a stronger response
to these deaths of their people. The echoes of these killings will be heard across the Middle East and the world. Now what is needed urgently is peace, only peace.
There is also a
simmering upset among a section of the bloggers who feel that Bush and his Israel appeasement policy is finally responsible for the continuation of this crisis in Gaza. Sawkat Ali writes :সà§à¦¬à§à¦ à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦¾à¦à¦²à§ ঠহামলা বনà§à¦§ à¦à¦°à¦¾à¦° à¦à¦¨à§à¦¯ রাসà§à¦¤à¦¾à§ হাà¦à¦¾à¦° হাà¦à¦¾à¦° মানà§à¦· বিà¦à§à¦·à§à¦ à¦à¦°à¦à§à¥¤ তারপরà¦" à¦à¦®à§à¦°à¦¿à¦à¦¾ ঠহামলাà¦à§ বà§à¦§à¦¤à¦¾ দà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦° à¦à§à¦·à§à¦à¦¾ à¦à¦°à¦à§à¥¤ à¦"সামা-বà§à¦¶ সব à¦à¦à¦ পথà§à¦° পথিà¦à¥¤
In Israel itself, thousands of citizens are protesting
against this attack on Gaza. Even after that America is trying to justify and vindicate this attack. Osama and Bush seem to be going down the same road.
Blogger Satyanneshi too
has the following scathing comment on the role of the US in this crisis. He writes:‘বিশà§à¦¬ বিবà§à¦à§à¦° à¦à¦¨à§à¦ সà§à¦¬à¦°' বিশà§à¦¬à¦à¦¶à§à¦¬à¦° à¦à¦®à§à¦°à¦¿à¦à¦¾ বলà¦à§ ঠà¦-ণহতà§à¦¯à¦¾ à¦à¦¾à§à§à¦à¥¤ ঠথঠমানবতার বিরà§à¦¦à§à¦§à§ ঠপরাধà§à¦° ধà§à§à¦¾ তà§à¦²à§ à¦à¦ à¦à¦¶à§à¦¬à¦°à¦ সাদà§à¦¦à¦¾à¦®à§à¦° à¦à¦°à¦¾à¦ দà¦à¦² à¦à¦°à§ নিà§à§à¦à§à¥¤
The keeper of the
world's conscience, the ‘God of the world' America is saying that this mass murder is necessary. However, this very same ‘God' coolly used the ruse of “crimes against
humanity” against Saddam to enter and capture Iraq.
Ahmed Munir too feels that it is the US which is keeping this conflict alive. He feels that America's future
response to the Gaza conflict will make clear to the world if the Obama government is indeed sincere about resolving the conflicts in the Middle East. He says:নতà§à¦¨ মারà§à¦à¦¿à¦¨ পà§à¦°à¦¶à¦¾à¦¸à¦¨ যà§à¦¦à§à¦§à¦¬à¦¾à¦ বà§à¦¶ পà§à¦°à¦¶à¦¾à¦¸à¦¨à§à¦° à¦à§à§à§ à¦à¦¤à¦à¦¾ à¦à¦¿à¦¨à§à¦¨ সমà§à¦ সà§à¦à¦¾ বলৠদà§à¦¬à§à¥¤ à¦à¦°à¦¾à¦ à¦à¦¿à¦à¦¬à¦¾ ফিলিসà§à¦¤à¦¿à¦¨à§à¦° দিà¦à§ নতà§à¦¨ দà§à¦·à§à¦à¦¿à¦¤à§ তাà¦à¦¾à¦¤à§ না পারলৠà¦"বামার পরিবরà§à¦¤à¦¨à§à¦° বà§à¦²à¦¿ à¦à¦¥à¦¾à¦° à¦à¦¥à¦¾à¦ থà§à¦à§ যাবà§à¥¤
Whether or not the new US government under Obama is any
different from the Bush government, that only time will tell. If the new government is unable to look at Iraq and Palestine with new eyes, then Obama's promise of change will only remain as empty
words.
Bloggers like Aprio are calling for people to unite and stand by the Gaza victims. Others like Trivuz have also launched a protest group on Facebook .
Trivuz is also urging people to show their support for the Gaza victims by boycotting Israeli products
and brands.
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