Thursday, April 29, 2010
Free Gaza Movement
I did my personal project on the free Gaza Movement, which is a humanitarian movement started by people of all nationalities. I found this movement very interesting because it is very different from the other movements we have studied. I wanted to discuss it more in the context of the situation in Gaza rather than simply analyzing the movement. It is a different movement because it uses different tactics and has a specific approach which also has a specific goal. I liked that because when focusing on one thing, it is more likely that success will be reached. Also, I found that it is a good way to protest the unfair treatment of the people in Gaza because it is entirely non-violent and the fact that Israel is hindering people's abilities to bring supplies into Gaza just shows the militant attitude which is coming from Israel as well as Hamas. It is important that the world recognizes this because, mostly in the West, people have a tendency to be drawn to Israel's side of the conflict. People in Gaza are in a very poor state of affairs and need help from outside states. It is important that movements like this exist not only to raise awareness but to help out people in need.
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