- Hello Mr, I am a journalist working for... and would like to ask you a few questions, can I? - No! - I beg your pardon - Well you did not call me when there were Israeli incursions in Palestinian refugee camps in Jenin and Qalandiya, leaving behind 5 Palestinian martyrs, did you? You did not ask me if this would jeopardise peace negotiations, or if we will review security coordination based on these violations, nor if this liberated us from our commitment not to resort in the coming months to international jurisdictions. - But Sir, I do what I am asked to do - And I only do what I believe in, and I do not believe I should be answering your questions - Can you at least comment the calls by Israeli officials to freeze the release of the pre-Oslo prisoners following what happened? - Why? Do they believe that the pre-Oslo prisoners behind bars had anything to do with what happened?! - You know what I mean - Yes I do. That is the problem. You mean that if an Israeli dies, this jeaopardizes the peace process, justifies retaliatory measures, including freezing releases foreseen by agreements signed by Israel in 1999, besieging cities, arresting hundreds of people. And if a Palestinian dies, well, it is sad, but we should move on. I just read the word "condemn" in an EU statement and i wondered when did the EU condemn an operation which lead to the death of Palestinians. And I wonder, are our lives less sacred than Israeli lives? The problem is that each event gives me the answer to this question, and I do not like it.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:46:35 +0000