Day 12

Day1218thOctober 2023 Ithas started. The disinformation about just about everything has started and themedia is lapping it up. Yesterday it was the siege, the supposed bombing of theRaffiah Corridor which prevented essential aid when the only aid came throughthe very border crossing, Kerem Shalom, that Hamas breached! Egypt has notopened any form of open crossing for aid, because they have not given aid, itonly came through Israel. Hundreds of lorries per week, each filled with aid ofevery form, came through Kerem Shalom – Ironically called the Vineyard of Peaceand now of course the hospital and the tragedy of 500+ dead Gazans. Lastnight, after I wrote to you, I received a video clip of a rocket launch whichalmost immediately failed, turned and landed within 100 metres of its launch.It is believed that this was the rocket, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocketthat landed on the hospital with horrendous results. Over 500 rockets andmissiles launched from Gaza fell inside Gaza causing untold damage. Understand,every single bomb dropped or rocket launched from Israel has to be accountedfor. We are not terrorists nor are we the Gazan version of ISIS, we have ahighly organised army and every bullet, every missile, every piece of equipmenthas to be accounted for. If, God Forbid, it had been ours, we would have known.The loss of life is horrific, our hearts goes out to the ordinary people ofGaza but we have to defend ourselves, we have no choice, they left us with nochoice. Theexplosion of the hospital in Gaza is tragic. Was it an Israeli missile? Highlyunlikely but we will know because every single missile is accounted for,requires a chain of command before a launch. It will not be the first time thatHamas-ISIS has lied. A video clip shows a missile being launched and immediatelycoming back on itself. The IDF is investigating as we speak. We have in ourhands a conversation between two members of Hamas describing how the missilethat hit the hospital was one of theirs but the media has already jumped to itsown conclusions – as usual, Israel is guilty. I just received the recording ofsaid Hamas conversation, loud and clear. Here, I just received this https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-768942#768942It is now irrefutable. Didyou know that 3 days ago, Hamas raided a UNWRA depot and confiscated fuel andmedicines? UNWRA tweeted the fact, sent a communique and then retracted becauseUNWRA is 99.9% Palestinian workers, everyone except the Director, and they arescared, scared of their fate with Hamas ISIS too. Did you know that when bags of rice,destined for Gaza, were opened we found bullets hidden inside? The lies areeverywhere. Did you know that the lorry-loads of aid which goes into Gaza,temporarily withheld, is more often than not commandeered by the terrororganisations? The supposed siege is a figment of the media’s imagination –until October 7th. From that diabolical day we stopped thehumanitarian aid, from bags of rice to the gas and electricity that we providethrough international funding. By the way, did you know that the fundingprovided by YOUR governments doesn’t go to the people of Gaza, it too iscommandeered by the ruling class, ISIS. KingAbdullah of Jordan has uninvited President Biden. It’s true but they havespoken long and hard already, with President of Egypt Sisi too. Both have madeit very clear; they will not accept any refugees from Gaza, not even one. PresidentAl-Sisi is, was and probably always will be a member of the Moslem Brotherhood,but he is very much a realist and Jordan and Egypt cannot risk importingterrorists. History tells us that this minute dot of land is a crucible ofhate. Iwish I could have written about the togetherness of Israelis pulling together,but you are going to need hard information because the lies have started. Yesof course we will continue to meet, indeed this lunchtime a get together ofwomen in our village will be held in the library, supporting each other,whether we have children or grandchildren in the IDF or because it is all justtoo much to bear.  Shalvahas become a National Crisis Centre. Already over 100 young girls have beenmoved to Shalva from a Youth at Risk Centre in the South and families seekingrefuge have moved in too. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CygTMp5tRKQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Iunderstand that it is all confusing, but so many of you have asked me where tosend your donations and I tend to support the smaller, individual organisationsand as you know, Shalva is where my heart is. PresidentBiden arrived and went straight to his meeting with Netanyahu. His absolutesupport, the fact that he understands what we face, which is not “just” aterrorist group but the representatives of ISIS, indeed he said that Hamas iseven worse than ISIS and most importantly he stated that the explosion at thehospital was a Hamas mis-guided missile (as proven by the recorded conversationbetween the Hamas operatives). President Biden is the first American President tocome here during war-time to express his absolute support and the support ofthe American people. Anthony Blinken has been here from the very beginning,hasn’t left in panic, has been following, advising and helping our governmenton every level. This administration has been with us as no other. What struckme is that Netanyahu read his speech to the public and to “his friend Joe”, thefirst time ever that he was not “off the cuff” whereas President Biden wasclear, firm and clearly determined to express his horror DearFriends, I am signing off for now. Writing to you is undoubtedly cathartic,forces me to rationalise the irrational, express my fears and put my addled,distressed brain into some kind of order. Plese, I beg of you, share my missives,share the information, write to your media outlets and make sure that they tellthe truth (yeah right), it’s probably the most important thing right now. Sendingyou loveSheila  -- If the media does not inform us we must inform the mediaMy Website http://www.theviewfrommyveranda.info/Facebook      Sheila Silver Raviv Involvement   http://www.impact-se.org/