Izindaba Ezivela Emigqeni Yangaphambili: Phakathi Kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, i-Israel Isacindezela Abantu BaseGazan ngeBlockade kanye Namabhomu

Ngu-Mohammad Abunahel, World Beyond War, Disemba 27, 2020

Ukuphila ngaphansi komsebenzi kufana nokuhlala ethuneni. Isimo sasePalestine sibi kakhulu, ngenxa yokuhlala kuka-Israyeli nokuvinjezelwa okuqinile nokungekho emthethweni. Lokhu kuvinjezelwa kudale inkinga yezenhlalo nezomnotho kanye nengqondo eGaza, kepha ukuhlasela okunodlame kwa-Israyeli kuyaqhubeka.

IGaza Strip yindawo ekhungethwe yimpi, ekhungethwe ububha. IGaza ingesinye sezindawo ezinabantu abaningi kakhulu emhlabeni esinabantu abayizigidi ezimbili abatholakala kumakhilomitha-skwele angama-365. Le ndawo evinjelwe, encane, enabantu abaningi, ihlangabezane nezimpi ezinkulu ezintathu nezinkulungwane zokuhlaselwa nokubulawa kwabantu abangenacala.

U-Israyeli ushaya abantu baseGazan ngokuvinjelwa nezimpi, okuthinta zonke izici zempilo eGaza. Izinhloso ezinkulu ze-blockade ukubukela phansi ezomnotho kanye nokudala izinkinga ezinkulu zengqondo, ezisongela amalungelo esintu ayisisekelo, ngokwephula ngokusobala umthetho wamazwe omhlaba.

Kepha kusho ukuthini ukuhlala ngaphansi kokuvinjelwa nomsebenzi? U-Youssef Al-Masry, oneminyaka engama-27, uhlala eGaza City; ushadile futhi unendodakazi eyodwa nendodana eyodwa. Uhlushwa ukungasebenzi nobumpofu, nezingane zakhe aziphilile. Indaba edabukisayo kaJoussef iyaqhubeka.

Kunomkhawulo omkhulu nokuntuleka kwamathuba okuphila okuzinzile ngenxa yomsebenzi. Ngesikhathi esemusha, uYoussef kwadingeka ayeke isikole samabanga aphakeme ukusiza umndeni wakhe, onamalungu ayi-13. Wayesebenza kunoma imuphi umsebenzi owawutholakala ukuze ondle izisu zabo ezingenalutho. U-Youssef ubehlala endlini nomndeni wakhe onganele abantu abahlanu, ingasaphathwa eyaba-13.

"Sasivame ukungabi nokudla okwanele, futhi ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu kakhulu lokungasebenzi, akekho noyedwa wethu, kubandakanya nobaba, owayekwazi ukusebenza ngaphezu kokuvamile," kusho uYoussef.

Ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa ngesihluku iGaza ngo-2008, 2012 nango-2014, u-Israyeli wasebenzisa i-phosphorus emhlophe kanye nezinye izikhali ezivinjelwe umhlaba wonke; imiphumela yabo ingaba yingozi ngokweqile futhi ibe nomthelela wesikhathi eside empilweni yabantu basePalestine, odokotela abayithola kamuva. Izindawo eziqhunyiswe ngamabhomu ngale micibisholo azikwazi ukusetshenziswa njengomhlaba ongalinywa futhi azikulungele ukufuywa kwezilwane ngenxa yenhlabathi enobuthi. Lokhu kuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu kuqede umthombo wokuphila wabantu abaningi.

U-Youssef unendodakazi, eneminyaka emine ubudala, onesifo sokukhubazeka kobuchopho selokhu azalwa; abanye odokotela bathi isimo sakhe sibangelwa i- phefumulai-ation of isisi esikhalisa unyembezi esisetshenziswe ngu Israel. Unenkinga yokuvaleka kwamathumbu nokuphefumula kanzima; ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlala echayeka kugesi owehla nsuku zonke ngamasosha akwa-Israyeli phakathi kwabantu.

Uhlinzwe kaningi, njenge-tracheostomy, ukulungiswa kwe-hernia, nokuhlinzwa ngezinyawo. Hhayi lokhu kuphela, kepha futhi udinga okunye ukuhlinzwa okuningi ubaba wakhe angakwazi ukukukhokhela. Udinga ukuhlinzekwa i-scoliosis; plus, ukuhlinzwa entanyeni, ukuhlinzwa okhalo, nokuhlinzwa ukukhulula izinzwa zakhe. Lokhu akusiko ukuphela kokuhlupheka; udinga nezinto zokwelapha entanyeni nasesinqeni, nakumatilasi wezokwelapha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, udinga i-physiotherapy nsuku zonke, nokunikezwa komoya-mpilo ebuchosheni kathathu noma kane ngesonto. Kanye nendodakazi yakhe egulayo, uYoussef naye unendodana ephethwe ama-rickets; Ukuhlinzwa kuyadingeka, kepha akakwazi ukuzikhokhela.

Ukuvinjelwa okuqhubekayo eGaza City kwenza impilo ibe nzima. U-Youssef wengeze wathi, "Eminye, kepha hhayi yonke imithi edingwa yindodakazi yami iyatholakala eGaza, kodwa okukhona, angikwazi ukuthenga."

Imikhawulo eGaza City ingabonakala kuyo yonke imikhakha. Izibhedlela zaseGaza azikwazi ukunikeza ukuxilongwa nokwelashwa okwanele ngenxa yokushoda kwemithi okungapheli nokuntuleka okukhulu kwemishini yezokwelapha.

Ubani obangela le nhlekelele eGaza? Impendulo ecacile ukuthi u-Israyeli unesibopho. Kumele ithathe umthwalo wayo ngokuhlala kule minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa edlule kusukela ngo-1948. U-Israyeli kumele aquliswe amacala omhlaba ngamacala empi, kubandakanya ukuvinjezelwa kweGaza. Ayigcini ngokulawula izindawo zokuwela: i-Erez Crossing engena ezindaweni ezihlala abantu basePalestine, iRafah eningizimu eseningizimu, i-Karni Crossing esempumalanga esetshenziselwa imithwalo kuphela, i-Kerem Shalom Crossing emngceleni we-Egypt, ne-Sufa Crossing ekude kakhulu nenyakatho , kodwa futhi kunomthelela omubi ezimpilweni zabantu basePalestine kuzo zonke izici.

I-Article 25 yeSimemezelo Somhlaba Wonke Samalungelo Abantu ithi, ngokwengxenye, lokhu okulandelayo: “Wonke umuntu unelungelo lokuthola izinga lokuphila elifanele impilo nempilo yakhe neyomndeni wakhe, kuhlanganise nokudla, okokwembatha, indawo yokuhlala kanye nokwelashwa ukunakekelwa kanye nezinsizakalo zomphakathi ezidingekayo…. ” U-Israyeli wephule wonke la malungelo amashumi eminyaka.

U-Youssef uphawule wathi, “Angikholwa ukuthi izingane zami zihlushwa izifo eziningi kangaka. Kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, anginawo umsebenzi ojwayelekile wokuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo, futhi ayikho indlela yokubakhipha eGaza. ”

Lezi zingane zidinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo nezimo ezinhle zokuhlala. U-Yousef, unkosikazi wakhe nezingane, bahlala endaweni engakulungele ukuphila komuntu; ikhaya lakhe liqukethe ikamelo elilodwa elinekhishi nendawo yokugezela yalelo gumbi elilodwa. Uphahla luyithayela, futhi luyavuza. Izingane zakhe zidinga indawo enhle yokuhlala.

U-Youssef ungubaba futhi wayekade esebenza njengesisebenzi. Njengamanje akakwazi ukuthola umsebenzi wokuhlanganisa umuthi wendodakazi yakhe; ulinde engenandlela yokuthola usizo lwezempilo oludingwa yindodakazi yakhe. Indaba kaJoussef ingomunye nje kwezinkulungwane zabantu abahlala ezimeni ezifanayo eGaza Strip, ngaphansi kwemikhawulo evimbela izidingo eziyisisekelo ezidingeka kuwo wonke umuntu.

Ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lusibhebhethekise kuphela lesi simo esibuhlungu. Ukwanda okusheshayo kwezifo ze-coronavirus eGaza Strip kufinyelele "esigabeni esiyinhlekelele". Uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kungenzeka luwe maduze ngoba i-COVID-19 isakazeka kakhulu eGaza. Umthamo wesibhedlela awukwazi ukuhlangabezana nalesi sidingo ngenxa yokushoda kwemibhede yeziguli, amathuluzi okuphefumula, amayunithi anele okunakekela abagulayo, kanye nokuhlolwa kwesampula ye-coronavirus. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izibhedlela zaseGaza azisilungele ngokuphelele isimo esifana ne-coronavirus. Futhi, u-Israyeli uvimbela ukulethwa kwezidakamizwa nemishini yezokwelapha eGaza City.

Sonke isiguli sinelungelo lempilo, okusho ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okufanelekile nokwamukelekayo ukuze sijabulele izimo zempilo ezisekela ukuhlala siphilile. I-Israel ibeke imikhawulo ekufinyeleleni ezinsizakalweni ezibalulekile zezempilo, imishini yezokwelapha, nemithi edingekayo esigulini ngasinye eGaza City.

Isimo eGaza City siyakhathaza futhi siyesabeka, futhi impilo iba nzima nsuku zonke ngenxa yezenzo ezingekho emthethweni zakwa-Israyeli, ezakha ubugebengu obenziwa esintwini. Izimpi nezenzo ezinobudlova kuqeda noma yikuphi ukubekezelela abantu abaseGaza abasele nakho. U-Israyeli ubukela phansi amathemba abantu okuba nekusasa eliphephile nelichumayo. Abantu bakithi bafanelwe yimpilo.

Mayelana Nombhali

UMohammad Abunahel uyintatheli nomhumushi wasePalestine, njengamanje ophishekela iziqu zakhe zeMasters kwezokuxhumana ngobuningi kanye nobuntatheli eTezpur University eNdiya. Intshisekelo yakhe enkulu isembangweni wePalestina; ubhale izindatshana eziningi ngokuhlupheka kwabantu basePalestine ababephansi kuka-Israyeli. Uhlela ukwenza iziqu ze-Ph.D. ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu zakhe zeMasters.