Shame on those who support Israel

Shame on those who support Israel in its unprovoked aggression.The US, UK, United Nations and European Union have given a tremendous and unforgettable 'gift' to Muslims worldwide, on the Islamic New Year, in the form of their silence in the face of gruesome attacks on Palestine..I still cannot come to terms with the situation in Gaza and could not bring myself to celebrate the New Year. How can one indulge in celebrating a new year, when humans are being slaughtered elsewhere? How can we not be angry when children, women, men and elderly folk are being killed arbitrarily? And when will it stop?The international community's role in this crisis has been most unfortunate, to say the least. While the Arab and Muslim countries endlessly waited for the United Nations to intervene, the world body when it met for the second time in a week couldn't even pass a harmless resolution asking Israel to stop its genocidal campaign against a defenceless population. No wonder Israel doesn't give two hoots to the global opinion. As feared by many in the Middle East and around the world, Israel has followed its week-long deadly bombing of Gaza by invading the Strip.I strongly condemn Israel's war on Gaza and the killing of innocent Palestinians .My heart goes out to the innocent women, children and men who lost their dear ones in this senseless violence. The manner in which Israel has massacred hundreds of innocent people over the past few days, is truly disgusting I think the Arab world and international community should step forward to stop this aggression.I pray for sense to prevail and urge the international community and the Arab world to provide aid for the suffering Palestinians. This would be the real show of support. Otherwise, history may never forgive us.

White phosphorus, fired in a shell, can be used to hide troop movements or illuminate targets [AFP] Human Rights Watch has called on Israel to stop using white phosphorus which it says has been used in military operations in the densely populated Gaza Strip.
The US-based group said that its researchers observed the use of the chemical, which can burn away human flesh to the bone, over Gaza City and Jabaliya on Friday and Saturday."We went by Israeli artillery units that had white phosphorus rounds with the fuses in them," Marc Garlasco, a senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera.
"Clearly it is [white phosphorus], we can tell by the explosions and the tendrils that go down [and] the fires that were burning," he said."Today there were massive attacks in Jabaliya when we were there. We saw that there were numerous fires once the white phosphorus had gone in."
'Obscurant'
International law permits the use of white phopshorus as an "obscurant" to cover troop movements and prevent enemies from using certain guided weapons, but its use is controversial as it can injure people through painful chemical burns.
"Even if they are using it as an obscurant, they are using it in a very densely populated area," Garlasco said.
"The problem is it covers such a wide area that when the white phosphorus wafers come down, over 100 in each artillery shell, they burn everything they touch and they don't stop burning until they are done.
"You are talking about skin damage, potentially homes going on fire, damage to infrastructure. "
Human Rights Watch said that it believed the use of the chemical in Gaza violated the requirement under international humanitarian law to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian injury and loss of life.
The Israeli military has previously denied using white phosphorus during the 15-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, but has said that any munitions that it does use comply with international law.
Israel used white phophorus during its 34-day war against Lebanon's Hezbollah movement in 2006, while the United States used it during the controversial siege of the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004