Seventeen Palestinian children and their caregivers were recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan.

When Haitham Abu Daqa’s 5-month-old daughter developed a heart problem that could not be addressed near their home in Gaza, the family sought medical help in Jordan, where she underwent successful open-heart surgery.

After the surgery, Daqa’s wife, who was with their daughter, pleaded with Jordanian officials to be allowed to stay. She feared that little Nevine’s recovery would be at risk in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave that has few functioning medical facilities. But the officials insisted that the family had to go home.

“How can I take care of the girl while I am living in a tent, and at the same time, the bombing doesn’t stop,” Daqa said, sobbing. “How dare they send her back? If there is treatment in Gaza for her case, why did they take her in the first place?”

      • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 hours ago

        Alongside this dispute, the uprising was also triggered by the refusal of Zionists to accept British offers of shared representation in Palestine which was accepted by Palestinian leadership.

        Dispossession of Palestinian tenants from land bought by the Jewish National Fund also contributed to the riots.

        Thanks for proving my point.

        • InvertedParallax@lemm.eeEnglish
          31·
          3 hours ago

          Jesus, is reading that hard for you?

          The riots took the form, for the most part, of attacks by Arabs on Jews accompanied by destruction of Jewish property. During the week of riots, from 23 to 29 August, 133 Jews were killed by Arabs, and 339 Jews were injured, most of whom were unarmed.[2][3] There were 116 Arabs killed and at least 232 wounded, mostly by the Mandate police suppressing the riots. Around 20 Arabs were killed by Jewish attackers and indiscriminate British gunfire.[4][5]

          • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            3 hours ago

            So the Palestinians defended themselves against terrorist colonizers who attacked them first. What is the point you are trying to make?

            Defending Haganah now?

    • Jujugatame@lemm.eeEnglish
      53·
      20 hours ago

      I was not there, but from what I understand, mainstream historical accounts say Arab militias attacked first in '47

      Then the Arab League attacked first in May '48

      The Arab League voted against the UN proposal