Gaza and Peace!

I watched local TV news yesterday and for the first time in my life I was outraged by the headlines. Hoping to get some updates regarding local and global news I turned out waiting for 20 minutes just to get to the other news that not related to the coming-home celebration of the 6 peace activists. All of the sudden, these previously unknown 6 fellows became the national hero. For the 20 minutes long there were interviews not only from the activists but almost all of the related family were being interviewed. The father proudly telling the press that he willingly encouraged his son to go on another peace expedition while the mother sinking in tears telling how his son survived the Israeli's detention. Not to mention, some other additional figures trying to say something that I'd already lost my interest and patience.

It's not a sin to do such an honour but it rather be realistic and not just another publicity to attract people to buy the newspaper. For instance, when the reporters and media addressing the peace activists as wira-wira negara (national heros), I was choked thinking that what achievement these activists had done to get such recognition. They didn't even landed on the Gaza strip and giving out the aid for which I believed the mission of this humanitarian convoy. So, basically they didn't achieve anything but to get hijacked and captured by the condemned Zionis soldiers at the Gaza's offshore. By saying this, it doesn't mean that I despised the peace activists, no, I truly respect them and love them as a brother. We have to see in the bigger picture where celebration of the coming-home activist only just doesn't cut it. What we have to see and tackle here is how Malaysia can play a role to stop Zionis terrorism. Well done to the Malaysian government when the Dewan Rakyat unanimously approved a motion strongly condemning the Israeli military attack on Gaza bound-aid ship Mavi Marmara on the 31st of May 2010, yesterday.

As we Malaysian stands strong on our policy of no diplomatic ties with Israel, we have to make sure this policy to be thoroughly done. I read on yesterday's news of the Sun mentioned that Malaysian ports still receiving Israeli cargo vessels since 1998 and named several ports such as Port Klang, Penang and Pasir Gudang as their major stops (read here). Even though the ships didn't carry the Israeli's flag and setting up the shipping line with a completely different name its still free as a bird to use our ports for trading. It would create an odd impression as if we are just condemning on the Israeli's hijack in offshore Gaza but we forget they are already hijacked our ports as a wolf in sheep's clothing.

I attracted by the speech given by the head of the Malaysian peace activists, Shamsul Akmar Musa Kamal quoted that the celebration was rather overwhelming for them as the mission was not accomplished.It was a very down to earth statement and they didn't even aware that such celebration would be thrown to them. Funny enough, the TV 3's cameraman also had to report on what he'd undergone while in capture. I seriously thought that would be a reporter's job!

So, as we see the second half of the Rachel Corrie journey cruises, the truth is the real journey of fighting Zionis is yet to be over. The Rachel Corrie and several other Gaza aid flotilla has helped us to open up the world's eye that has been engulfed in silence for so long to see the insolent act of the Zionis. At last we have got a shoulder to lean on even though I'm afraid to say this, that the shoulder could be to too fragile to lean on. But I'm optimistic!

'When you attack Black people, they call it racism. 
When you attack women, they call it sexism.
When you attack homosexuality, they call it intolerance. 
When you attack a Country, they call it treason.
When you attack a religious sect, they call it hate. 
When you attack Jewish people, they call it anti-semitism.'

 I would rather be an anti-semitic if that what it takes to stop Zionis!