How can I help Palestine?

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Annt Hu DeShalit

The most hope you could give the place you refer to as Palestine is to understand what that is, what has happened there, and who lives there. You can help them by convincing all the inhabitants that Israel is here to stay.

The State of Israel (which had been called at one point Palestine until it was partitioned twice), is a small (10,000 square miles at present) country at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. During its long history, its area, population and ownership varied greatly. The present state of Israel consists of all the land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean ocean, bounded by Egypt in the south, Lebanon in the north, and Jordan in the East. The recognized borders of Israel constitute about 78% of this land. The remainder is divided between land occupied by Israel since the 1967 6-day war and the autonomous regions under the control of the Palestinian autonomy. The Gaza strip occupies an additional 141 square miles south of Israel along the sea coast, and is occupied by the Palestinian Authority. Thousands of Israelis had been living there for decades, until they were forced out of their homes in 2005.

At Israelâ€™s 60th Independence Day, the countryâ€™s population stands at 7,282,000, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Some 5,499,000 of the population (75.5 percent) are Jews, 1,461,000 (20.1%) are Arabs and the remaining 322,000 (4.4%) are immigrants and their offspring who are not registered as Jews by the Interior Ministry.

Prior to 1917, the territory that is now called Israel and Jordan was ruled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and included three sanjaks (districts). The name "Palestine," which had been used by Roman and briefly by Arab rulers, was revived by the British, who received a mandate from the League of Nations to administer Palestine as a national home for the Jewish people.

Israel was created in 1948, after UN Resolution 181 partitioned the territory of the British Mandate for Palestine into two states, for Jews and Arabs. The Arabs objected to the creation of the Jewish state and fought a war against it. The Arab side lost the war, and the Palestinian state never really came into being. The territory allotted to the Palestinian state by the UN partition resolution was taken over by Egypt and Jordan. Some hundreds of thousands of Arabs became refugees. The Arab states have made sure to keep them as refugees all these decades, as part of their war to destroy Israel.

Beginning in 1993, the Oslo agreements promised gradual withdrawal of Israel from the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians thought that this process might end in a state for them. However, the peace process was marred by Arab terrorist attacks. Following breakdown of the final status negotiations in the summer of 2000, riots erupted in September 2000 when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after receiving confirmation from the Arabs, paid a controversial visit to the Temple Mount, which also contains buildings holy to Muslims. Palestinians refused to accept the agreement offered by U.S. President Clinton in December 2000, and violence continued at least until the beginning of 2005. Election of Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian Authority Chairman and the Israeli disengagement plan (eviction of Jews from Gush Katif in Gaza and some Samaria settlements) made some naÃ¯ve observers hope for peace. This ignored the declared intention of the Arabs to destroy the Jewish state.

On the eve of Israelâ€™s 60th Independence Day, the countryâ€™s population stands at 7,282,000, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Some 5,499,000 of the population (75.5 percent) are Jews, 1,461,000 (20.1%) are Arabs and the remaining 322,000 (4.4%) are immigrants and their offspring who are not registered as Jews by the Interior Ministry.

The per capita GDP is about $18,000 and literacy rates are over 95%. Life expectancy is over 75 years, and infant mortality about 6.75 per thousand, comparing favorably with Europe and North America. The Palestinian areas account for about 2,800 square miles of the total territory. They have a population estimated at about 3 million, per capita GDP of under $2,000, literacy rate of about 86% and infant mortality of 33 per thousand.

Their main problem is that they cannot bear to have a Jewish state in the Middle east. You can help them by convincing them that Israel is here to stay.

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H F

- Send money to the Palestinians through charities etc..
- Write a letter to your local MP asking what they're doing.
- Write to newspapers, or major news stations.
- Organize fundraisers with all the money going to the Palestinians.
- Boycott Israeli goods. Ie, starbucks, mcdonalds etc...

aSh

@ Alex & killing me softly: I hope to god you never need help from anyone. They might say "you can't help people who won't help themselves."

I agree with Joey though, writing letters and creating awareness would help. As you can see from the answers below, people have this perception that Palestinians enjoy being killed, being hungry,living in terror etc

Write to ur newspapers and get local leaders to create awareness in your areas. Later on as you get many people like yourself who want to help out as a humanitarian cause ( please don't bring religion here, it doesn't belong here). You can approach the government and other bigger organizations who can help provide facilities and such to Palestine.

That's the problem right now, people aren't speaking up that much hence Israel is easily banning the small amount of help that is being sent. the more people you get, the more chances of aid actually getting where it belongs.

This is a very noble cause and yes we should all being helping those less-privileged countries (from all over the world). Your movement may run in from other countries as well; could be the start of something big..good luck:)

Citizen for a Just Peace

Join your local chapter of Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch and start organizing public information lectures and meetings. Join the Free Gaza Committee or the International Solidarity Movement. If you have no local chapters start one. As to material help turn to the Red Crescent.

crazyyyone

pray for them to make everything better

Ella

Join the International Solidarity Movement. Just google it up for details.

Mr Natural

Good for you! The Palestinian crisis, even before the recent slaughter in Gaza, is the longest unresolved refugee crisis in modern history.

I'm sorry that you have to be exposed to so many HATEFUL people on this forum who answer your wonderful question with smug, smarta** rants. They simply show what kind of heart they have and if there is a God, they will be called to account for their hate: Matthew 25:31-46.

Onichiwa Monaku

Don't listen to most of the answersers here,some of them are just ignorant.Yes,its good of you to help Palestinian because they are people too just like you and me..they have their own country and they are being attacked cruely.The innocent women and children died in the Israel attack..So we can help Palestinian by donating them food or clothes..we can also pray for them to be well and safe.

joey j

write a letter and tell them to stop attacking one of the strongest military powers in the world, maybe then the'll stop getting messed up so often

Daniel H

I can't believe that last response....

But he did have a point. At this point, Israel is not allowing many supplies into the Palestinian state. So, if you raise funds to purchase medical supplies/food/etc. as you would to help, say, Africa or Latin America, your aid would likely be denied by the IDF. At the moment, the only real thing to do is raise awareness on the side of the Palestinians. Perhaps you may compare their struggle to that of the Americans in 1776? French in 1789? Or, more appropriately, the "undesirables" of WWII (refering not only to the Nazi extremism, but also that of the United States and Japan). If you could start a school-wide protest group that can lobby your local senator (hopefully he/she is more left-wing. Right-wing politicans will likely not be inclined to help your cause). I am not the absolute authority on this, but given the current situation, there is not much you can do. Right now, only a couple of French ships are being allowed in at different intervals, as decided by the Israeli government.

Arieh

Learn Arabic, get a teaching credential and go there if you really want to help. Anything you donate will eventually filter down to Hamas. Do you really want that?

2+2=5

Palestinians need to help themselves,
they need to wake up to reality and make peace with each otehr first and then start peace talks with Israel, so finally they can have a country,
you cant help someone who does not want to help himself

tamarindwalk

Palestine is not a part of Israel, it is occupied by the army of the State of Israel.
My suggestion is that you look up the Palestinian Red Crescent. They need help, desperately. They are legitimate and there is no law in any country against donating to them.

Wise Heart

Although you may find few reasonable answers, but still there is more hate to the Palestinians.

More than 95% of the aid going to Gaza is VIA Egypt. I suggest first aid tools, emergency training and clothes for the kids.

There are many ideas and many people would love to help. I will be happy if I can help you too.

Good luck

Fatima

You are so kind my dear.
Before you send any material help, you must find some way to convince the people to get rid of HAMAS...their biggest problem.

Teresa (SFECU) -â€ - pray4revival

Well, what do you know??? One more brand new member here at Y/A posting one more seemingly innocent question in the "ISRAEL" section that claims the non-country of "Palestine" is in Israel.

Here's a thought, if you want to help them tell your teacher you're going to volunteer to go to Gaza and become a human shield for the phony as you GazaNazi government, otherwise known as Hamas.

Or you can tell her you need a new teacher because her lessons about the history of Israel and the Arabs is full of lies.

Worldluv

That's fantastic you want to help Palestine! They certainly need it more than ever.

Red Cross is called Red Crescent in Muslim countries, and the Palestine Red Crescent is doing amazing work and could really use help. I've seen ambulances completely destroyed by Israeli soldiers and their bulldozers. Their website is http://www.palestinercs.org

Another great organization is World Vision. I've seen a lot of their projects both in the West Bank and Gaza and was really impressed.

The Christian population is declining quickly, and now down to less than 2%. They could really use support and an organization doing just that is HCEF (Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation). It is based in the States, but started by a Palestinian American and a Jordanian priest. I know these gentlemen and they're outstanding and doing great work. Their website is http://www.hcef.org

Debate D

You can help by sending a letter and in the letter convince them to get rid of HAMAS.

Warren S

Help persuade them to stop electing leaders that only care to destroy both Israelis and Palestinians. Tell them to build with all of the aid money that they are getting rather than spend it on murder weapons like rockets.

syllylou77

There are plenty of groups helping. The problem is getting stuff to them.Between security risks & theft from Hamas it would never make it inside.

If you're going to do something like that support Israel where 60% of the children are now in poverty. Or Darfur, Ethiopia, Russia, China, etc. Places that will get it & appreciate it.

Mercy Corps is a good organisation for stuff like that. Another project the church kids are doing is collecting pennies. Then once they get $20. or $30. they send it to someplace like America's Second Harvest or Feed The Children where $14. can buy a ton of food.

As things stand now unless you sent money through some org. like Mercy Corps it'd never get there. Even then they would have a hard time getting it through to those who need it. Plus Hamas is giving out large checks to the people anyway while keeping other aid from getting to them. Plus so many govts. are sending them money. So send your good deeds where they'll be received & appreciated.

alan m

Help the people to waken up and topple the Hamas terrorists.

porquemoi

You can help the Palestinians by telling them to stop being terrorists.

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