21 year old Gazan nurse Razan al-Najjar shot dead at the Gaza-Israel border

Published Tuesday, 31st July, 2018 | By Susan AKA Peacefull

Who is the enemy? Is it those who differ? Is it dissenters? What is democracy? What is international law? What of the international criminal court?

Who are we in relationship to this?

Razan seems a lovely young nurse seeking to save lives.

I contemplate the group think, the cultural stories and the negative mindsets that justify murder of innocent people. Is Razan really the enemy? Is that true? Who or what is the enemy? Turn it around to discover the only enemy of human kind is … fear.

What if fear is false evidence appearing real? What if the real problem is believing negative thoughts on all sides? What if we teach the next generation the same fear and the same responses in endless cycles? What if we change the future story?

What would love do next? I feel to put my arms around crying parents, family and friends who are in utter despair and grief. I can never take this away. Revenge can’t bring her back.

What would love do to de-escalate the violence? That is where all must focus as that is where the deepest answers rest… in … peace. Know she is in good hands or perhaps god’s hands.

“In memory of Razan al Najjar.”

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS

On June 1st 2018, 21 year old Gazan nurse Razan al-Najjar – wearing her white uniform – was shot dead at the Gaza-Israel border. This was whilst tending the wounded during the March of Return protests.

Her tragic death is testament to her personal courage.

Since 2012, there have been 2,300 incidents of violence or threats of violence towards medical personnel worldwide, reported to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).

In 2014, the United Nations passed a resolution that recognizes this danger. They strengthened existing international laws that protect health care workers in conflict zones.

In Bahrain, doctors who came to the aid of injured protesters during the Arab Spring of 2011 were kidnapped from their homes. They were detained with no promise of release and labelled terrorists. While in custody, they were tortured, beaten and threatened with rape and death.

In Syria, the White Helmets are volunteers who organise search and rescue in response to bombing, medical evacuation, evacuation of civilians from danger areas, and essential service delivery. As of April 2018, the organisation claims to have saved over 114,000 lives and to have lost the lives of 204 White Helmet volunteers in the process.

Children of Peace recognises the risks facing medics in conflict zones.

We plan to commemorate the memory of Razan al-Najjar in the hope that her sacrifice will never be forgotten. An announcement will be made in our next update.

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Richard Martin, President & Founder.