Gaza Is Unlike Anything I've Ever Seen, Says NGO Head/Ex-CNN Journalist Arwa Damon

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Award-winning journalist Arwa Damon has just returned from a humanitarian trip to Gaza in her capacity as the founder of INARA, the International Network for Aid Relief and Assistance, a nonprofit currently providing medical and mental healthcare to children. Damon describes the overwhelming need for aid under Israel's siege of the territory. "Nothing goes in and out of Gaza without Israel's approval. That includes aid, and that includes people," she says, calling the Israeli military's rules for what is allowed in "illogical" and arbitrary. "The zone needs to be flooded, not only with aid … but also with humanitarian workers," concludes Damon. We also discuss the mental health crisis gripping the population, U.S. military assistance to Israel and how anti-Arab racism and fearmongering in Western media coverage has and hasn't changed in the post-9/11 era.
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[@ShiftyGeeza]

If you're a US citizen, dont forget that your tax dollars paid for this.

[@haydar378]

Taxes money are not enough they print paper money as much they want unless world recognize that USA intervention will continue

[@yanceyh.1850]

All of American politics(98% Republican and 89% democrats are brought , owned and directed by the Zionist lobby

[@triplex7144]

Palestinians played the world for decades by taking their money. How can someone be born a refugee

[@samanth366]

Its sickening and infuriating

[@srsmopar3808]

Its nice that at least some of my taxes are going to a good cause.

[@Lovewins0356]

This is the biggest injustice I have ever seen. Justice for Palestinians!

[@nexus-qb3bu]

This host is from JuiceTeam. Western women and Westerners in general should s.to.p talking about this subject. You're the one that's doing it.

[@srsmopar3808]

"This is the biggest injustice I have ever seen." Wow, I guess you were born yesterday.

[@chailocoy]

​@@nexus-qb3bu ...right, because silence will be more helpful. None should shut up about it until it stops.

[@itachiofthesharingan67]

UNICEF and EU have spent 2 million euro's building water pipes although out gaza but hum-us dig them up and turns them into rockets Thousands of construction materials meant for building homes went to hamas undergrounds tunnel network , We also have evidence indicating that UNRWA personnel played a crucial role in the attack on October 7th.... When the top 3 Hamas officals' combined net worth is 11 billions dollar, and all of gaza is overrun by enormous networks of tunnels, while Gazans remain poor and vulnerable, it makes you think if any of the money makes it to the alleged humanitarian causes. Gaza’s sky is black but Qatar is always sunny

[@gnome944]

than you are an ignorant person that does not know what the world is going through. from ukrain where over 250000 people dies to syria where bahsar el assad with iran and russia gased burnt and killed as all islamists do over 600000 people in the past 10 years or saudi that killed over 150000 people, most civilians in yeman or what is happaning in niger today where islamists are killing every day cristians all over the country for just be cristians burning entire viliges. the palestinians should thank god its israel and not any other muslim county. they are poor but they are where they are because of hamas not israel. next time choose the path of peace not war and violence.

[@deborahtucker4900]

I never thought i would live in a time where gross injustices and human rights abuses were 'MONITOR' and ALLOWED to happen from the Sudan, Congo to the Gaza... THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

[@MGP762]

What about cia atrocities in South America and euro countries in Africa, only now because of left wing media and ngos, cnn is a joke, war is war

[@JohnFelinn]

The country that commemorates a holocaust... now committing a holocaust. How disgustingly ironic.

[@srsmopar3808]

The Palestinians are getting the war that they wanted.

[@holamoco]

Facts

[@anthonyagbojo1408]

@@brunoantony9257 why don't you tell us what it is since you were obviously one of those affected?

[@babslan3341]

Yes, its a Holocaust. But the Palestinians had nothing to do with Hitler's Holocaust! It's an immense disgrace for Germany that they're delivering weapon's, even phosphate bombs! The export on weapons have increased since October 2023. for 10 times than ever before!!!

[@sirrebelpaulc3439]

@@brunoantony9257 The very word 'holocaust' means 'destruction by fire', pretty apt description for what Israel is currently doing.

[@user-wt2nn7dg6q]

Free America from AIPAC!

[@Asad-2166]

Not happening your USA have been hijacked by the Zionist Elite rulers

[@sprinkz6187]

AIPAC critics have stated it acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a "stranglehold" on the United States Congress with its power and influence

[@destergreenesamuel5307]

America doesn't want to be free from Apac

[@veronicachikosi3224]

Stop the greed and the power hungry madness

[@Steamandstream]

Leaders in Gaza promised to destroy & promised war, they should have elected people that promised peace instead. You get what you voted for

[@KF-786]

Forces of evil wreaking havoc in Gaza. This cannot continue.

[@rayblox4859]

The entire world needs to see this interview.

[@kurukafadeser4910]

❤❤❤❤❤ I HOPE MY LORD INVITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ISLAM.

[@younoseeit]

Thank you for telling the truth. May God keep you safe.❤

[@aeh77]

Shame on US leaders.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Pledging unconditional support - To a State whose policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Democratic or Nazi?

[@nexus-qb3bu]

Just leaders? These self-righteous Western countries will come to an end in a few short years. It will be in our lifetime

[@beatriz9376]

Shame on USA, Canada, Germany, France, UK and all the Muslims countries that have chosen to stand by and watch...

[@MyLove-uj8zi]

They still hold hostages..

[@MyLove-uj8zi]

Still hold US hostages, have you heard the hostages names? Does this channel even know their names. Hmmmm! Bit one sided here.

[@sharongallagher274]

Please explain how this Israeli state sponsored genocide is any different than the atrocities the Nazis perpetrated against them in their holocaust? My heart breaks for the Palestinian’s holocaust at the hands of those who suffered the same. Is this a case of the abused becoming the abusers?

[@helmutswetglanz2590]

The behaviour and attitude are so similar , I never thought I’d see the once oppressed Jews act this way . Netanyahu won’t be satisfied till the entire world comes in against Israel ..

[@yogi4lyfe]

Discussing 😢

[@dazzle1933]

Please explain why Hamas should be allowed to hide behind civilians(an actual war crime) after a terrrorist attack on Oct 7th and rape and hostage taking?

[@Bavafa1]

Zionist and the Red flag party of Germany are the two sides of the same coin.

[@alchemistkingdickinson2256]

Bible tells all if any human goes against Israel they are cursed!!! You & me and every Israelite knows 99.99 percent of those in Gaza were celebrating and giving candy and treats out Oct 7th. This is the cursed and evils and those cant obey Gods last stand. Evil God is about stomp out here. You have free will as all do here! This might be aswell carrying over to above realms! NO JOKING MATTER! YA LEAVING HERE ON CURSED SIDE OR BLESSED SIDE? GO AGAINST ISRAEL? DONT KNOW BIBLE?

[@l23918]

Thank you for this reporter with humanity

[@bennierichardson9077]

How can anyone expect these people to forgive Israel???

[@maryabu718]

No way

[@pakhtana8740]

👍

[@srsmopar3808]

The Palestinians brought this on themselves.

[@itachiofthesharingan67]

UNICEF and EU have spent 2 million euro's building water pipes although out gaza but hum-us dig them up and turns them into rockets Thousands of construction materials meant for building homes went to hamas undergrounds tunnel network , We also have evidence indicating that UNRWA personnel played a crucial role in the attack on October 7th.... When the top 3 Hamas officals' combined net worth is 11 billions dollar, and all of gaza is overrun by enormous networks of tunnels, while Gazans remain poor and vulnerable, it makes you think if any of the money makes it to the alleged humanitarian causes. Gaza’s sky is black but Qatar is always sunny

[@tugbaozkan7803]

Their land is occupied and they were forced out

[@The-Man-Right-Chea]

Benjamin Satanyahu will forever be known as the Butcher of Gaza 😮😮😮

[@majeedyousif2943]

Before that Sharon was the butcher of Beirut, and before that Shamir, and on and on and on. What does this say about the doctrine and culture of the Israeli state?

[@R.IAmEnough]

​@@majeedyousif2943Well said.

[@CCollins54]

Who are the butchers??? Those who have bombed and murdered in Israel since way back when!!! Who do you think you are fooling??? Not anyone with an education!!!!!

[@andilemtshe9063]

The Hitler we are seeing 👀 in 2024

[@ljmolly4029]

@@majeedyousif2943 exactly. the most "liberal" and "peace-loving" among the leadership have been brutal. ehud barak, yitzhak rabin, it didn't matter.

[@Timz123]

ARWA DAMON, RESPECT 🙏 AND LOVE ❤FROM SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 ❤️

[@user-gl3ig7fk9u]

Its crazy that Aid is being rejected by Israel for such mundane things like toys, nail clippers, hygiene kits etc.

[@Amp497]

Stop the genocide!

[@JeromeVanDerMeulen]

What genocide?

[@nacidoenel64]

@@JeromeVanDerMeulen dont you see?? are you dumb??

[@KooroshBabaee]

​@@JeromeVanDerMeulenseen by human beings only so don't bother .

[@handsanitiser9832]

@@JeromeVanDerMeulen 100,000 people killed or maimed, with many more unaccounted for under the rubble. It is, indeed a genocide! As a matter of fact, the very nature of the response was an attempt to "silence" ppl into accepting a supremist, convoluted set up.

[@dilipshah5882]

​@@JeromeVanDerMeulenThe one that you are missing.

[@bearbaler1456]

Every madia company that has censored or been biased in all of this should be brought before the ICC/ICJ. They are all complicit

[@yanceyh.1850]

Unfortunately the ICJ is afraid to make a ruling

[@yanceyh.1850]

and even if they did...there is no one except the Houti's that are willing to help but they don't have any air force or aircraft in which to bomb or drop anything from the sky.

[@bearbaler1456]

@@yanceyh.1850 yeah, but this has nothing to do with military response. The West is already in massive decline, the rest of the world outside of the West and NATO, would use it to justify sanctions against Israel, and from the media point of view, which is what this is about, it would be nearly impossible for them to continue their actions, especially if they find themselves in the ICC. And then would come the floods of lawsuits by Charities and other NGO's against the media companies in their own countries high courts. It's not that complicated, and it needs to be done. As for the ICJ making a ruling, just listen to the tone and words of their preliminary ruling, and that's without all of the subsequent actions and atrocities, and completely ignoring the courts recommendations as Israel is doing, then bare in mind that the president of the court was American, and she herself was one of the 15/16 that voted for a plausible case for Genocide, but she's now been replaced by a judge from Lebanon, I think it's very unlikely that Israel are going to get away with it this time. There will be Global uproar if they do, and this will hasten the decline of the Western powers geopolitically.

[@srsmopar3808]

LOL so funny you believe in that court of goofy dressed clowns.

[@truthbetold89]

The UN and the ICC have always been a complete joke from the start and a great display of clown-show politics, lies, and deception. I knew that they would not punish or sanction Israel no matter what, even though they're the only country that broke all the Geneva Convention's international humanitarian laws. All South Africa wanted to do when taking them to the ICC was prove to the world their hypocrisy and double standards, and The United States and EU have full control of the ICC decisions. The ICC is designed mostly to sanction third-world countries and any countries that are not puppets of the EU and the U.S. for the exploitation of their natural resources and political manipulation. While leaving war and genocidal criminals such as Netanyahu, Biden, Rishi Sunak, Tony Blair, etc.

[@mangolove]

how can this be happening, how can this be happening, innocent civilians, children, women, elderly and innocent men. Dying, starving, being dehumanized, being killed, being tortured, being buried alive in 2024.

[@michaelpcoffee]

War.

[@jackmarston2515]

​@@takeshiwildcardno sorry. Jews and Christians never did anything to anyone until provoked. It's a certain religion.

[@jackmarston2515]

By hamas attacking innocents in an act of terrorism. Also 2024 doesn't mean anything. You better stop supporting democrats unless you want more of this.

[@sattway9]

Totally agree! Some humans corrupted with power and money can only care about themselves and their wealth. They are not fully human, they need to be brought to account for their inhuman psychopathic behaviors. We know that and are working on holding them to account.

[@lgspeical7879]

exactly! and the current and constant brainwashing that all of this is ok!, bc Hamas attacked Israel on oct. 7th which was planned and Israel even knew it was coming! you should see the comments on this brainwashing site for a kids book were Israel is now trying to brainwash American kids this all is ok! This is Insane! Please check this out!

[@leighleslie7072]

No one can comprehend why the US is going along with this. Genuine question: What is in it for the US?

[@micholitzia5726]

Israel is the extension of US in the Middle East.

[@beardown8060]

This situation is deplorable. Shame on the so-called west. Colonialism/Zionism needs to end!

[@bademoxy]

Islamism needs to end

[@loudaroundtown]

lol The leaders of HamA S don't even live in imaginary shithole they govern

[@srsmopar3808]

LOL, like hamas has any 'shame'. LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

[@danrokina8917]

@@srsmopar3808 Why would a resistance group who fight for their liberation and freedom from european refugees & us illegal immigrants invasion of their country have any shame!!! weirdo.

[@danaplaczek9664]

@@srsmopar3808 Please, tell me about Israel feeling shame for brutally oppressing the Palestinians for over 50 years, after stealing 80% of Palestinian land? Yes, I can imagine it: Israelis going around beating their breasts over the Palestinians' suffering... Or not; polls show most Israelis think not enough Palestinian children are starving in Gaza. Think about that, if you personally have any shame, or basic humanity. Palestinians have a right under International Law to resist occupation. That is Hamas in Gaza. Yes, it has committed crimes by attacking civilians. Yet it would take a century to even come close to what Israel has done, what Israel continues to do.

[@maxpervaiz568]

When I used to watch CNN, I always appreciated honest war coverage by her at multitude of places. I always worried about her safety. CNN continues to go down as a news org. Arwa leaving CNN is further testament to CNN demise.

[@yfarah99]

I feel the same and I admire, respect and salute Arwa 👏 She is always a great journalist even when she worked with the ill-famed CNN.

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

The demise of CNN happened a long time ago, along with the New York Times. Didn't they both suport the illegal American war against Iraq? 🤔 The U.S. Media and the American government have no credibility left. If they ever had any to begin with.

[@Sinner-fi4bw]

She lied through her teeth about syria

[@JeanineH]

Everyone lied aboy Syrian bc they couldn’t get anyone on th ground with brave enough to face the beheadings of ISIS, sorry…. You couldn’tconvince me underr any millions to go, straight to the source. Plus ppl all over the world tried. Ended up getting stuck & died at their hands. Syrah was differen. BUT BUT BUT I WILL AGREE- no one stands up to Basar Al Assad and I don’t know what his family lineage has over Syria but it’s GROSSSSSSS HES a perpetual liar and a demon hinself which has a soecial SEAT IN HELL AS WELL FOR HIN & his goons

[@nunyabizness9955]

Lol, you thought CNN was worth watching at some point?! I've followed CNN for 10 years and it's been fake propaganda through all that time.

[@user-kb9bd1om3g]

Thank you Democracy Now & Arwa

[@kurukafadeser4910]

❤❤❤❤❤ I HOPE MY LORD INVITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ISLAM.

[@gabrielasousantos3295]

I met two people who lived during the second world war and could not forgive the Germans. I thought this was incredibly unfair with so much happening since then and Germany a new country, having learned their lessons (not so sure now). I am starting to understand those people. How can we forget of what the Israelis are capable?

[@NoctLightCloud]

once you go back in time, every nation has commited killings. My grandfather was in an Arbeitslager (work camp) in the 40s in Germany. Why should I hate Germans born decades later for that? Some of my closest colleagues are Germans. We need to start forgiving, otherwise the vicious circle will never be broken (as perfectly seen here).

[@_whatnext_9319]

​@@NoctLightCloudask the blacks, they're still stuck on something that didn't effect them either

[@NoctLightCloud]

@@_whatnext_9319 Not sure about that one though as that's theoretically about inner-societal oppression and not about inter-national conflicts (as seen all across Europe, Africa, and Asia). I'm not sure if that oppression is really already gone.

[@la6136]

I don't blame them not everyone deserves forgiveness

[@cobalt01972]

I'm baffled by anyone that tells me this is horrific and then tells me they are voting for Biden... WTF

[@ar4122]

Trump would do the same thing only worse to ukraine

[@polydex108]

Is Trump going to help Gaza and stop Israel? No.

[@DannyPoet]

Trump woul dbe worse.. he has said as much .. Jared Kushner made a speech about luxury house plots on the gaza coast. I know this is shocking tho.. Biden needs to stop this s**t now

[@nunyabizness9955]

Grow up.

[@nunyabizness9955]

You're an adult. Start behaving like one.

[@aabbccdd3736]

Stop the genocide

[@doronregev4481]

What a lazy word to use, given the numbers of dead people (according to Hamas) and given the intent. I'm sure you don't care at all, that Hamas literally aspires to genocide the Jews in their founding charter? The people of Gaza overwhelmingly support this by the way. How anti-semitic of you? Thank you for showing us that people like you still exist.

[@ipincsmuhammad9162]

Gunuside why utube never censored it. He write genocide it's wrong to writing that it's not fair 😭

[@MK_ULTRA420]

How about no?

[@ipincsmuhammad9162]

@@MK_ULTRA420 because all i comment all of them were deleted it's nonsense.

[@ipincsmuhammad9162]

@@MK_ULTRA420 fack KZbin fack yutube fack utube fuck lutub

[@inconvenient-truth99]

Holocaust, genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, racism, supremacism, oppression, apartheid, brutality, savagery, bullying, dehumanizing, killing fields etc etc

[@irieify9334]

💯

[@flatu5593]

Faschismus

[@michaelbrennan3580]

This is Zionism. It is an evil cult.

[@cromana5574]

A good summary of crimes.

[@ArleeStarr]

Strange that joutube will not allow one to mention those doing all of those atrocities, in the same sentence.

[@Alll2017]

I am with the millions who grieve this war and pray for peace daily, hoping and waiting for our leaders to do the right thing. Please do the right thing and end war and the displacement and death of human beings and all life, which is such a precious gift which connects us all

[@kurukafadeser4910]

❤❤❤❤❤ I HOPE MY LORD INVITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ISLAM.

[@tariqmkhanus]

Great job Arwa. Hats off to you. Corrupt MSM will not show her

[@ravensrun6117]

Where are all the pro lifers now for these children !!

[@wiolettapagowski5590]

Begging forgiveness from Jewish God.

[@norway178]

Well said!!!

[@mebdoc]

So true.Double standards and hypocrisy

[@angelikalindenau943]

Busy trying to take down contraception

[@CFX992]

They are praying and chanting for armageddon in their crazy cults

[@williedaniel6194]

The atrocious against the Palestinian people and children must stop ✋️

[@anguishnebbish5813]

Thats right. Hamas must be stopped.

[@user-ke7tk5lt1j]

TOO LATE. THE DAMAGE IS DONE. GUESS 6 MONTH MORE?

[@Michellelevy18]

Release the hostages, This war would have been over then. Did people forget Hamas began this war on October 7 with the murder of innocent individuals. Shame on these people who start a war and put civilians to be human shields.

[@kele22]

@@anguishnebbish5813 wtf are you talking about? Did you know that Israel funds Hamas? I'm guessing not. Re-evaluate.

[@anguishnebbish5813]

@@kele22 , Yes I do Know. Governments are the enemy, not the people. Remember the pandemic? They want citizens to kill each other and remain divided, why?

[@user-pf7tf3rf1u]

It took months for mainstream media to cover some scenes in Gaza. When Blinken said turn down the coverage to Al Jazeera, that is why I switched to outside American media except for democracy now.

[@kadokang4479]

This should anger every person around the globe and make us realize this could happen to any one of us.

[@johnwashington9292]

I don't think you are describing a trip to a place on earth; you are speaking of a venture into hell.

[@salmabibi1221]

Definitely hell. What Israel is doing and his barbaric soldiers to innocent people in Palestine

[@BertGraef]

@12:10. When kids toys and nail clippers are being rejected by the paranoid zios....

[@user-je7fg8lu9p]

"Masta Jew is Gods chosen blood and Masta Jew will inherit the Earth, starting with the Middle East! All will worship the Masta Jew blood!"

[@sbutt3320]

​@@user-je7fg8lu9pI will only worship the one god and to him belongs all.

[@paddyholly2184]

​@@user-je7fg8lu9p AI bot comedian.

[@jerryphoto]

Thank you for doing this. American's need to know what our tax dollars are funding, thanks to our corrupt worthless politicians who want that AIPAC money.

[@biloz2988]

No normal conscience could accept all this. The peaceful people should not be ut through any of this no matter who.

[@kingkongseinvater5618]

Its a big shame for humanity. Humanity is lost.

[@fareedaismail9229]

@@EarnestinaFairchild - Palestinians suffer everyday in the hands of the Israeli occupiers & IDF, War not started on 7th it’s been going on since these European Jews dispatched by USA, UK an their allies to Palestine

[@hightonesdrifterkent6600]

l wonder why??

[@ironfistarrival]

Did you know the Israel Zionist has illegally occupied the Palestinian lands for the last 75 years by the bully forces of the British , France and USA ?

[@srsmopar3808]

"Its a big shame for humanity" Yes hamass is the worst.

[@sammyo2583]

@@EarnestinaFairchild did you forget that it was the zionist that invaded palestine, in 1948 killing 150k people. Did you forget that the Is-real killed 14k children.and 34k innocent civilians. Did you forget that the Pal. Lived for 70 years in an open prison, where the Is-rael controlled every aspect of their life. Did you know that the year before the war, 34 Pl. children were eliminated, with a single bullet to the head,…. they were used for target practice And you wonder why they rebelled?

[@user-cw1bb3du2d]

Dear God this is too horrific to imagine, the level of cruelty is beyond any normal human beings comprehension & absolutely despicable 😢😢😢

[@culture2culture]

Sad, angry and enraged then back to sad, angry...why do we have to take Isatanreal trying to intimidate and depress the majority of the world??? Hello western "leaders". Your priorities have always been clear to decent people.

[@africandawn3162]

True!

[@srsmopar3808]

"is too horrific to imagine" LOL I guess you have limited thinking then, because this story has been happening since the dawn of time.

[@goofygranny1020]

Journalists ha what a joke! I lived through vietnam when reporters were honest

[@hindculhane470]

Outstanding reporting , and the world is not listening . Shame on them.

[@hindculhane470]

Arwa you have my thanks and admiration for your ethical and humane journalism covering the Middle East all these years. Keep It up.

[@mdocho4944]

After all there is a good journalist who can tell the truth thank God

[@paulw.woodring7304]

There is an overall logic to what Israel is rejecting to bring into Gaza. Anything that would make it possible for Gazans to continue living there long-term is what they are turning away, because their long-term goal for Palestinians is, and has always been, "Leave or Die".

[@DalisDemon]

Now, please tell me how ANYONE with an ounce of intelligence could possibly miss that fact. I don't get it. Yet, sooo many are still oblivious 😢

[@jonathanmaister2153]

If you poke the bear... October 6th all was quiet. What did the celebrating Palestinians expect? Tea and crumpets?

[@paulw.woodring7304]

@@jonathanmaister2153 It wasn't all quiet for the Palestinians. Israel was about to make a separate peace with the Saudis that would have left the Palestinians without hope of ever getting international recognition of their own state.

[@jonathanmaister2153]

@@paulw.woodring7304 If you are correct, then clearly the Saudi's never really prioritized the P cause. Unfortunately my sense is this is true of all the expedient Arab countries which expelled & even killed Ps when convenient. Tragic indeed...

[@paulw.woodring7304]

@@jonathanmaister2153 You have to remember that just about every one of the Middle Eastern dictatorships (disguised as "royalty") were installed by the U. S. or our allies over the last 80 years or so (after oil was discovered there and became the driving force in our foreign policy). They do our bidding politically in exchange for our giving them the arms they need to stay in power. The Arab street would go to war against Israel tomorrow if they had true democracy.

[@Cherryblossom-fg1pl]

There will be NO FORGIVENESS for Israel after what they have done to the Palastinian’s.

[@EarnestinaFairchild]

Did you forget that the Palestinians started this war and invaded Israel? Also did you forget that Hamas is refusing to end the war and release hostages? They clearly don’t care about the suffering of their own people!

[@LeviC6757]

​@@EarnestinaFairchild Did you forget the illegal occupation for 76 years and it's oppression of the indigenous people for that period?

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Your forgiveness is worthless anyways.

[@orlandoescobar5174]

@@LeviC6757 illegal? The owners of that land gave it to the jews. Then, arab states declared war, and got their asses beat. War has consequences.

[@yevgenymashenberg2369]

@@LeviC6757jеws are the indigenous ! Open history books !! The Arabs are the invaders !!!!!

[@grahamvincent6977]

They cannot comprehend. Nor can I. Brilliant, as usual.

[@Cecile140]

The war has to stop. Peace now!

[@user-lg2od3bz6f]

This is NOT a war!... this is GE NO CI DE.

[@srsmopar3808]

@@user-lg2od3bz6f It is not genocide as long as Hamas is still in power.

[@content.creator.portrait]

@@srsmopar3808 what kind of twisted mentality is this? Fucking hell you hasbara minions are just disgusting

[@triplex7144]

Hamas is causing genocide of there own people

[@mohamedsaleh5049]

​@@srsmopar3808😝😝😝

[@WhataMensch]

Thank you for your coverage Democracy now

[@beerstein7137]

How much democracy was their in Gaza?

[@norway178]

@@beerstein7137 None, thanks to Israhell.

[@beerstein7137]

@@jaykline8550 lol. It is actually how much Hamas allowed

[@beerstein7137]

@@jaykline8550I realize now I am trespassing on an anti semitic echo chamber. (No, I am not from Israel)

[@srsmopar3808]

@@jaykline8550 "if you’re from gaza, please don’t reply. There is no reasoning with an gazan." see how easy that is?

[@ebonygibson4333]

Thank you Arwa you are bringing awareness of the continued injustices to date in Gazza for the world to recognise this is not just about Gazza but shameful world governments who have turned a blind eye to the genocide in Gazza 😢❤️🙏

[@RND-USA]

Arwa Damon is a true journalist. It’s sad there are so few like her left in corporate media.

[@victoriadizon9979]

Journalists in Gaza are extremely important and courageous.. They are actually telling their stories too together with the civilian population day in and day out ! Absolutely commendable !

[@sbutt3320]

If this does not make us all ashamed I don't know if there is any humanity left

[@theengineer704]

I miss Arwa Damon's reporting. I am glad to see her contribution to Democracy Now.

[@daiu48]

Excellent reporting from Arwa Damon grounded in frontline experience- Israeli censorship permitting. A powerful voice with undeniable evidence of the ongoing obscenity.

[@starrbowie8649]

She's good in her descriptions of the situation, but her simplistic, naive, ignorant analysis of Syria and Russia as dictatorshios and Israel and the US as democracies is devoid of any understanding of imperialist dynamics. It's hard to believe that she's had years of experience in various war zones without trying to understand what was happening geopolitically. Just reading the book by Aaron Loewenstein on what the US gets in return for funding Israel at billions a year over decades. She should have been challenged on her but Democracy Now shares her problems and never presses such guests....The ICJ participants all made airtight cases for the indigenous Palestinians having the exclusive right of self-determination (the right to form/maintain a separate state on their homeland) and the right of self-defense against a violent occupying army yet she and others refer to a colonial-settler apartheid state of Israel as a "democracy"....she's either corrupt or seriously obtuse!

[@cromana5574]

Nail clippers get rejected so the entire truck goes back! The lack of humanity, starving babies and children, destroying whole neighborhoods, no food, medicine, hospitals gone, it's beyond belief!!!!

[@kurukafadeser4910]

❤❤❤❤❤ I HOPE MY LORD INVITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ISLAM.

[@tabbycat6458]

The before and after pictures are staggering. The children who survived have PTSD. It's heartbreaking.

[@tanyaedwards4574]

Her last comments brought me to tears- I was sceptical when I heard she worked for CNN, but her saying we all laugh the same, we all hurt the same, etc.. just gutted me, because there are far too many people who don't recognize that.

[@MsJudi54]

War is always hell for all involved. We just don't usually see it up front & personal.

[@PrVox34]

Thank you Arwa! Good to hear a real human being

[@hurghadatouristservice9763]

It's so scary to see this kind of dehumanization happens to some ppl because they are different in color or beliefs, and the whole world is watching, this dehumanization backed up by a super power, blessed by its puppets in Europe.. It's really scary, it increases hatred, it gives you the feeling that this kind of injustice could happen to any minority or helpless ppl who can't defend themselves.. It's a crazy unfair world we live in!😢World so materialistic, world based on interests, how much you gain out of a situation, world doesn't give a shit about how many ppl would die in exchange with more wealth, power or influence! Free free PALASTINE

[@sChick-vy3vi]

I'm feel ashamed watching this while sitting on my couch, warm, watching it rain outside. To be stuck outdoors in the elements with little to no help, no sanitary conditions around me, and FOREVER BRACING for another strike is unimaginable. Seeing those children with skin stretched tight over just bones is horrific and makes me question why my country is supporting this, PRETENDING to warn Israel of more attacks. Sadly they have more than likely killed the hostages that they're fighting for while blaming Hamas so their hands look clean. Gaza's conditions insure a whole new generation of fighters who grew up with fear in rubble. They will have nothing to lose.

[@natsirmohammed191]

"It's a WAR against Humanity " fought by a people with no Humanity.

[@srsmopar3808]

"people with no Humanity" yes hamas is the worst.

[@KarimaDerridj]

⁠@@srsmopar3808stop your BS , we saw how the freed hostages were treated, your pathetic try does not work anymore , everyone has seen the true face of Israel and no one will forget it

[@r6573]

@@srsmopar3808 IDF are the ones which you should be concerned of, they are like Hamas but worst in every possible way

[@earlthepearl4161]

​@@srsmopar3808polly want a cracker?

[@srsmopar3808]

@@KarimaDerridj "stop your BS" LOL! what BS?

[@Cecile140]

Thank you for this report from Gaza. It’s always eye opening to have somebody on the program returning directly from Gaza. You literally see the horror of the war reflected in their eyes. We are so used to the images, but it’s in fact the story behind that counts.

[@equine2020]

CNN. Is a bias, unprofessional out let. They've been exposed as dishonest reporting. Israel is suffering from an attack by Hamas. Get honest. Hamas is putting their people in harms way. This is 1 sided prejudice propaganda.

[@romybyron5236]

God bless Arwa Damon for her compassion, hard work and dedication.

[@javelinzamot9907]

it's not okay to destroy a child's mind.this is definitely a holocaust situation.

[@nunyabizness9955]

Its a real holocaust.

[@g1fcg]

The word DEATHOLATION comes to mind- how could anyone with humanity not cry when seeing this?

[@EarnestinaFairchild]

Did you forget that the Palestinians started this war and invaded Israel? Also did you forget that Hamas is refusing to end the war and release hostages? They clearly don’t care about the suffering of their own people!

[@mtracy244]

​​@@EarnestinaFairchildwhy are yew repeatedly repeating your comment. Surely you must know you're mistaken.

[@julia2k8]

@@EarnestinaFairchild the sweJ started it in 1948

[@julia2k8]

@@EarnestinaFairchild the apartheid state started it in 1948

[@moonbow867]

This is horrific! How can we let this happen?! How can we be just and let someone get away with this?

[@Cecile140]

Get rid of Biden!

[@metalmamasue3680]

How do we stop it ? Its very clear our so called leaderz are completely rogue and care naught what we want.

[@srsmopar3808]

"How can we let this happen?!" LOL, Hamas brought this upon their people. If you want to stop it, maybe you should got over there and convince Hamas to surrender.

[@aniimastounian6758]

@@srsmopar3808 Hamas was created and funded by your prime minister to create specifically this situation. So they can invade the remaining of palestinian lands. Its that simple. The most powerful country in middle east just let this happen right?

[@anguishnebbish5813]

* Ignore history and truth. * By embracing wokeness and having no accountability.

[@N_Harkin]

Thing is, I don't think anyone can really wrap his or her mind around this thing that is happening. It's a kind of stupefied numbness those poor people are surely experiencing, and I think the whole world feels it too, to a certain extent. It's just an unfathomable Evil. (This was an extremely worthy report Democracy Now! Nice to see you're back in the saddle on this one, albeit in the most devastating of circumstances.)

[@safanamakhdoomable]

This just makes me loathe Israel/ KSA/ UAE and Dubai more and I hate feeling this angry

[@tilley6351]

USA, UK, Germany, France, ………….

[@srsmopar3808]

LOL, I guess you have warm and fuzzies for Hamas?

[@tilley6351]

@@m.d9726 I disagree. It’s GREED!

[@RZVPeter]

@@tilley6351 Let's be more specific, as it's not the UK; it's just England. Ireland and Scotland have been very vocal in condemning these atrocities playing out in Gaza.

[@bonniehaddan4136]

And our own country, the USA!

[@user-be1ob6ti3b]

Shame on Israel

[@EarnestinaFairchild]

Did you forget that the Palestinians started this war and invaded Israel? Also did you forget that Hamas is refusing to end the war and release hostages? They clearly don’t care about the suffering of their own people!

[@regularfolks8285]

Egypt has refused to allow the Palestinian refugees to enter Egypt or the Sinai, and thus, be out of the war-zone / bombing-zone. It is a stand-off with the civilians in the middle.

[@BM-ym5ik]

I don’t want to eat, I feel ashamed to eat , I feel guilty when eating after watching this to the children. Every morsel sticks in my throat! For Gods sake can no one stop this country?

[@ArtisansEnVogue]

don't eat-fasting is actually very healthy for you

[@samanth366]

😢

[@gessisouza1295]

DO BRASIL SINTO A MESMA COISA, MEU CORAÇÃO DOE E CHORA.

[@gessisouza1295]

@@ArtisansEnVogue PS1C09AT4S IGUAL SATÃNYAHU

[@gessisouza1295]

@@brunoantony9257 PS1C094TA

[@asha8443]

And our own Sec of Defense told Congress at a hearing today that there is no evidence of genocide 🤦🏽

[@hafsamumtaz1]

This is absolutely horrific

[@user-be1ob6ti3b]

Palestinians have the right to defend themselves as much as anybody else.

[@567307]

They were dancing in the streets not too long ago. Now they are living there!

[@brassballs8576]

More so, as victims of occupation.

[@paddyholly2184]

With What? Rocks?

[@srsmopar3808]

"Palestinians have the right to defend themselves as much as anybody else." and when their leaders start an ill-advised war, they will suffer the consequences too.

[@bazs2855]

Amy Goodman. Thank you so much for asking the poignant questions. Thank you for the excellent coverage and prioritizing the important stories of the day. ❤

[@operasinger2126]

Thank you Amy, Democracy Now, and Arwa for bringing peace to the world.

[@alutacontinua725]

We will never forgive or forget. We have the receipts, it’s on our phones, on our televisions, in our minds.

[@beatriz9376]

The cruelty is beyond words.

[@Hughf2]

Yes, sounds like Hamas barbarians

[@cdf3141]

A crisis. A horror. A tragedy. All words we’ve heard many times over to describe the situation in Gaza. All woefully insufficient.

[@Tily0507]

Tragedies are not intentional.

[@EarnestinaFairchild]

Did you forget that the Palestinians started this war and invaded Israel? Also did you forget that Hamas is refusing to end the war and release hostages? They clearly don’t care about the suffering of their own people!

[@Tily0507]

@@EarnestinaFairchild No. This started in 1948. And this is not about your hostages. I am sorry your government failed you once again. They probably bombed all the hostages along with 70 percent of the country's infrastructure by now. You gotta get decent leaders.

[@Tily0507]

@@EarnestinaFairchild forgetting the 1948 occupation is always handy to you, right?

[@srsmopar3808]

@@Tily0507 forgetting that the arabs lost the original geocidal war that they started is always handy to you, right?

[@cutting2011]

Shame on the whole world for permitting this atrocity!

[@shabanahussain4707]

I can't stop crying. My heart is broken this has been allowed to happen.

[@hnyflvr]

The poor babies. God please comfort them 🙏🏽

[@jessicadavis3989]

These poor babies! This hurts so bad! I can’t believe the people that are justifying these atrocities! My heart hurts so bad

[@gessisouza1295]

PESSOAS QUE APOIAM O GENOCÍDIO EM GAZA SÃO PSICOPATAS.

[@EarnestinaFairchild]

Did you forget that the Palestinians started this war and invaded Israel? Also did you forget that Hamas is refusing to end the war and release hostages? They clearly don’t care about the suffering of their own people!

[@jessicadavis3989]

@@EarnestinaFairchild how much they pay you w our tax dollars chaos agent bot

[@jessicadavis3989]

@@EarnestinaFairchild we all seen IDF murk hostages waving a white flag, one w bright red hair! Keep living a lie tho!

[@jessicadavis3989]

@@EarnestinaFairchild did you forget that they initially stole the land from Palestine!? Go pray to your terror god

[@charleskesner1302]

Since Isrrael will not allow journalist into Gaza, we really on other voices. Thanks for this one. The US is complicit in this.

[@rainedyani8505]

I really appreciate Arwa’s work and integrity. 😞🙏

[@piku5637]

A few oligarchs shouldn’t own and control the means of production, distribution and exchange. Workers make the world run, workers should run the world.🇨🇦🇺🇸🌎

[@returnofCrusade]

Actually inventers make the world run. Workers just replicate what inventors have created. The better robotics get the sooner you will understand that what I am saying is the truth.

[@davidbarnett9312]

It has been tried where 'workers' are in control. It was called the USSR. It failed. Big time. See rule of Lenin and Stalin as to why.

[@bpalpha]

Workers unite! ✊

[@content.creator.portrait]

@@returnofCrusadegood luck feeding yourself in your dream world

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Everytime someone believed that literally millions of people were killed off because it "belongs to the state" I saw some crazy person on here saying it's morally wrong to own land wow Y'all are really brainwashed aren't y'all

[@Sammy-xf7ii]

What kind of country bans the entry of medications like antibiotics? Seriously

[@fawadali135]

The kind that was created on the principles of racism, fascism and apartheid colonialism.

[@iw12]

The Red Cross have yet to visit the hostages including the elderly and babies in Hamas captivity and refused to give them their medicine.

[@mr.h7878]

An evil, disgusting one

[@user-ze7ds1lu1c]

Yes ssssss Thank got they did not chose Argentina as their Zionist headquarters 🙏🙏🙏

[@nathelondon3719]

What kind of Bavarians behead babies and keep 36 children underground for six months without one visit from the Red Cross

[@WahkeenaSitka]

This is such a crucial, convincing testimony from first hand experience. Greatly appreciate this lady's perspective and feedback. This is truly a level of insanity that is beyond rational comprehension. It's so heartbreaking that this is happening and there's nothing we can do about it.

[@KC-ly1fb]

I feel so terrible for Gaza people. So sorry you are going through this, the USA is sick!!

[@Ferdous825]

Respect to this journalist ❤

[@kurukafadeser4910]

❤❤❤❤❤ I HOPE MY LORD INVITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO ISLAM.

[@Rades1055]

How can any human being look at this situation and think for a moment that such misery should be imposed on the indigenous people in order for a colonial project to be established?

[@stephen_pfrimmer]

Democracy Now is vital for our understanding of our emerging world. Every voice counts.

[@ccan2768]

Thanks Democracy Now, excellent guest. Greetings from OZ

[@yuslufsk]

Thanks for true and honest journalism. Keep it up

[@vidalcharide]

Thank you for bring on a wonderful and caring lady. Arwa Damon may God rewards 🌹

[@michelemoneywell8765]

How can anyone in their right mind stand with such wickedness and evil? It boggles the mind.

[@ChristinaGerlach]

The true toll could be a hundred thousand or more. Children succumbing to diseases, malnutrition, and lack of clean water are being buried uncounted. Hamas lost the ability to count a long time ago. Those under the rubble were never counted. I have heard from more than one source the toll could reach 200,000 or more when it ends. More than 10% of the population is not inconceivable.

[@michaelw2288]

Remember in 2002 the Jenin massacre killed 500 Palestinians, then the Red Cresent counted 22 civillians and 27 combatants , in addition to 23 IDF soldiers. High casualty estimates based on no facts are generally reduced as facts become available in the case of Palestine. In other conflict zone, such as Yemen, more information leads to increased casualty counts.

[@cowsandpigsmaketheearthwar1471]

Love you Amy and Juan

[@andresorlandogomezlopez7592]

Unbelievable!

[@fatmakaradag3011]

Nice to meet another wondeful person with vibrant humanity like her. Allah bless you all and ease the mindblowing sufferings of Palestinians. I imagine them to have free country in which they are entitled to self-determination

[@karlad4082]

I’m so sick of people calling Israel a Democracy. A Democracy is one that’s elected by the people in Israel, but Palestinians in Israel do not have the right to vote so how is that a Democracy? 🤔

[@jonathansmith5085]

There are 2 million Palestinians living in Israel. They have the right to vote. They have members of the Israeli parliament. They can work in any job. No Arab country gives ANY rights to Jews , most won't even let them live in their country. See the difference ?

[@georgemetesky5519]

2 million Arab citizens of Israel absolutely have the right to vote and even sit on the Supreme Court. Palestinians have been offered a country many times, but won't agree to live alongside a Jewish country. Same old story. I think that Israelis have been more than reasonable, and have reached a point where all reasonable options have been exhausted.

[@sbutt3320]

The Israeli are lied to or chose to favour a biased story. The only agenda that the Zionist has is to have a Jewish state with no Palistinians in the whole of this region. Talk about the West Bank. Israeli are offended when you even call a person a Palistinian or even mention that such a state ever existed. The whole mind set is of ethnic cleansing.

[@historylover4880]

​@@georgemetesky5519do you mean the 2 million Arabs who chose to stay in their region, and accept the existence of the state of Israel? Meanwhile, the majority of the 7 million Palestinians who reject the Israeli state are forcibly evicted from their land, or forced to live in "ghetto" areas such as the West Bank and Gaza, and are treated as colonial citizens with all the cruelty and practices of apartheid. Israel is a colonial country disguised as a democracy.

[@reer6065]

Some thugs come and take your home and "offer" you the beautiful shed in your back yard as home to live in and surely they're kind enough to give you electricity and water whenever they feel like giving you and cut it off if you say you want your house back. It would be so reasonable eh? What are we arguing about eh Such wonderful people with wonderful heart you have x uk should of sent the poor jews to the country wherever you're from they wouldn't have to take anything by force, you Such lovely bunch would've just given all your homes away by yourself and you would've moved to refugee camp. It's a shame uk didn't know about your kindness back then :(

[@oceantransistor]

They need a one state solution. Free Palestine.

[@alextabet9247]

There can only be a one state solution. The two-state solution was never going to work, since the powers that be always intended for the current situation to exist. A viable and stable Palestine was never an acceptable option within the Zionist two-state model. Anybody who still mentions the two state solution has zero understanding of problem, or understands it well and is using it as an excuse to continue in the destruction of Palestine. Regardless, it will not work. There will be a one state solution eventually, and the Palestinians will finally have the land that is rightfully theirs.

[@coderamen666]

Only if the Israelis and Palestinians are equal partners. No apartheid!

[@norway178]

@@coderamen666 How can Palestinians be equal partners with Nazi Zionists? Impossible.

[@user-yh5xm8rw6k]

REPENT

[@husna8031]

Indonesian here, DN is the news channel I watch every day! 👍💝

[@tarahaugo4503]

Well said her words are are so descriptive and acculturate I can’t agree more!

[@oblomofff]

We won't forget, we won't forgive!

[@georgemetesky5519]

No one will forgive anything, that's been the case for 2000 years. Have fun not forgiving 😢

[@davinsmith6929]

Religon of peace eh? Christ is King.......Repent and Believe

[@savascolakoglu7835]

.... Mr.President, surely you are seeing these images. Please do what is required. Take action for God sake.

[@ingehanson]

He does not care and neither does Trump. They only care about themselves adn their cronies and fundraising for billions of dollars, not for Gaza but for their own campaigns or lawyers.

[@sph1226]

Biden only takes action for Israel's sake

[@mgg7756]

lol as if Biden cared

[@srsmopar3808]

LOL Brandan thinks he is a baked potato, and he is right.

[@majeedyousif2943]

But he will lose the election. AIPAC is watching him.