#FreePalestine: Why Are Most Black Leaders and Groups Silent?!

"There comes a time when silence is betrayal." Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Israel is massacring hundreds of innocent civilians in Gaza. Unfortunately, as Glen Ford stated in the video, most prominent black leaders and organizations have remained silent in the face of those horrific atrocities. Why?!?! Sadly, some opinions are for sale. When the so-called conscience of the nation is silent, bought and bossed, injustice prevails.

There are a few brave souls that have the courage to speak out. One of them is Cornel West. I commend him.

#FreePalestine

Good morning. Yesterday, as I drove down Charles St. in Baltimore, I saw pro-Palestine protestors marching down the street. I immediately pulled over my car, parked, got out and joined the march. Israel's massacre of the Palestinian people is unconscionable, immmoral and illegal.

In the video below, I explain why we should all be concerned about the crisis in Gaza. We must stand up and speak out.



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A Moment of Peace

On this day of Thanksgiving, the people of Israel and Gaza have so much to be thankful for. At least for this brief moment in time, they have been blessed with peace. I commend President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for stopping the bloodshed. I hope that the President will take this opportunity to forge a long term solution to this ongoing crisis in the Holy Land.

Al Jazeera reports that:

A ceasefire has gone into effect in and around the Gaza Strip, after Israel and Hamas agreed to cease hostilities.

Many Palestinians in Gaza City took to the streets to celebrate the truce on Wednesday night, blasting car horns and setting off fireworks from rooftops amid celebratory gunfire.

The Egyptian foreign minister announced the ceasefire agreement hours before it took hold at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Mohamed Kamel Amr thanked all parties involved in mediating the truce as he made the announcement in a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Under the ceasefire terms, Israel was to stop all aggression against the Gaza Strip from land, sea and air, including cross-border incursions and targeted killings.

Palestinian factions were to cease all rocket fire and attacks from Gaza towards Israel, including along the border.

Twenty-four hours after the ceasefire takes effect, Israel will also be committed to opening of all border crossings and ease restrictions on movements of people and goods in and out of the enclave.

Obama Makes Excuses for Israel's Brutality

Shout out to the Root



As the bombs fall and the babies die in Gaza, the President makes excuses for Israel's brutality. Mr. President, that is not change that we can believe in.

Al Jazeera reports that:

Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip have continued for a seventh day, despite calls for a truce, with the overall toll reaching 111, according to medical sources.

In the latest Israeli airstrike early on Tuesday morning, at least four people were injured when F-16 fighter jets hit the Islamic National Bank in Gaza City, which is located in a residential area.

In other violence on Monday, two boys, aged two and four, and their parents were killed in Jabaliya refugee camp late in the evening. More than a dozen people were injured, mostly women and children.

During the afternoon, one person was killed and another two wounded when a missile struck a car just north of Gaza City.

Elsewhere, a missile hit a motorcycle east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, killing two men and critically wounding a child who was with them, Gaza's ambulance service said.

Earlier in the day, two women and a child were among four killed in a raid on Gaza City's eastern Zeitun neighbourhood.

The Israeli military has struck more than 1,350 targets in Gaza since attacks began on Wednesday, Israel says it launched the operation to deter Palestinian fighters from launching rockets into its territory.

Since then, 640 rockets have hit Israel while more than 300 others have been intercepted by Israel's anti-missile system, the Iron Dome, according to the Israeli army. Three Israeli civilians died on Thursday in a rocket strike.

The Israeli military said that 67 rockets had been fired at the country on Monday, and that three Israelis had been wounded.

Many residents of southern Israel have left the area and schools have been closed since the start of the crisis.

More than 30 people were killed in Gaza on Monday.

This article is cross-posted on Jack and Jill Politics.

Former President Jimmy Carter Speaks the Truth About Israel

Shout out to - Akanke Washington



Good morning family. Listen to former President Jimmy Carter speak the truth about Israel.

Renown Writer Alice Walker Speaks Out Against Injustice in Gaza