Murder of a saint in Gaza 6/5/2018

5, June 2018                             Murder of a saint in Gaza

An Israeli Sniper killed 21-Year-Old Palestinian Medic Razan al-Najjar as she ran toward the border fence to provide medical aid to a wounded protester. Unconcerned that Israel has violated every norm of human behavior the US dutifully protected Israel vetoing a draft resolution urging protection of Palestinians on the same day  Medic Razan al-Najjar was murdered.

James Heenan, head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory stated there was no justification for the killing “Razan posed no threat to heavily-armed, well-protected Israeli forces.”

Najjar was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. In total, the Israeli military has killed at least 119 Palestinians, wounded more than 13,000,  including 14 children as part of the brutal crackdown against the Palestinians’ demanding an end to the Israeli occupation.  A volunteer ambulance worker told the Associated Press that he and Najjar were planning to announce their engagement at the end of Ramadan.

The morally challenged U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, said the resolution was “one-sided.” It’s a pity Haley has abandoned her Sikh religious traditions of speaking truth to power to pander to the Gestapo behavior of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).  By its actions, the US is complicit in Razan al-Najjar’s murder.