Tag: civilian casualties

Good and Evil in an Age of Memes

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

There is a surreal feeling of living through a stream of atrocities in this Age of Memes. Pictorial blips of absurdity amongst the bomb blasts and rubble of cities. Sometimes I wonder if people I know in Gaza have seen the latest meme that labeled them all terrorists? I sincerely hope they haven’t. Have they seen my posts attempting to humanize them? And that’s when I feel pathetic. A feeble voice with no agency. As if a meme could stop the siege or the barrage of bombs that have been incessant for over a week now. I can’t lift the blockade to let food and medicine in. I can’t make Israel turn on the taps and let the water flow. So, like others I share memes

Good and Evil in an Age of Memes

AP erases Israeli pledge to attack Gaza like ‘Axis Power’ as officials threaten Palestinians with ‘Dresden’ doctrine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

As Israeli officials proudly compare their bombardment of the Gaza Strip to the Allied firebombing of Dresden, the Associated Press has quietly removed a section noting US alarm over the historical comparison.

AP erases Israeli pledge to attack Gaza like ‘Axis Power’ as officials threaten Palestinians with ‘Dresden’ doctrine

Related:

Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault

The seeds of this crisis were planted by the Gilad Schalit deal – opinion

Legacy of Faith: Saint Porphyrius Church, Gaza

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

An explosion occurred within the grounds of one of the world’s oldest churches, Gaza City’s St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church, on Thursday evening while numerous Palestinian families were seeking refuge on the premises. Brave rescuers were on the scene, working diligently to extract people from the debris, and regrettably, several of them sustained serious injuries.

Legacy of Faith: Saint Porphyrius Church, Gaza