Peace Loving Animals (Palestine Chapter)
In an effort to protest the current Palestinian cleansing in Gaza, myself and many concerned individuals comprising Malaysians and non-Malaysian friends came in droves to Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam.
Anti-war and anti- terrorism chants chorused through out the 2.5 hour peaceful gathering, organized by Aman Palestin.
”Who is the REAL terrorist?”
”Israel!”
”Israel must OBEY TODAY!”
3 mannequins of Bush and Zionist-policy supporters were erected for the public to throw shoes at. That was very entertaining and satisfying to watch!
The stadium was 80% filled, which had maybe 5k to 10k attendance. I brought my sisters Sofiya and Murni for an experience, an they invited their friends. Also met up with Mariah and Shafiq (comrades in everything with risks and rage!).
Highlights of the event:
Meeting up with Mariah, Maya, Maya & Falah’s mother, Shafiq and Murni’s friends
A stranger reprimanding Alia on her poster, stating that the Nazi’s are not our enemies because they too hate the Jews. Alia, being young and unprepared for the brutal bigotry that occupies the general public, was naturally dumbfounder. First and foremost, we do not hate Jewish people, but strongly oppose Zionists. Secondly, we strongly oppose all inhumane acts i.e. killing and torture to every living being which also includes the killing of the Jewish people during the holocaust. Hence, we do not support Zionists nor Nazis. Islam is against it. It is against our way of life. Isn’t Alia’s very presence enough to show her support for Palestinians?
2 strangers walking up to Mariah and I asking whether we are Malaysians, and then told us off politely to speak Malay. Mariah and I were speechless (how could that be?!). In the interest of spontaneity, we quickly tracked the dudes down and spoke loudly in English.
”Asma, do we care if we speak English?”
”Nope, because we support the Palestinians, and that’s what counts!”
Male guy, ”I can speak English too but I choose not to. I choose to speak Malay.”
”We don’t care!” says Mariah.
”It doesn’t matter what language we speak. We’re here for the same reasons as you.” I hollered.
”We don’t care,” Mariah reiterates.
That got the crowd staring at us.
It’s funny how people forget that an issue such as war should bring people together, and not pit people against one another.
Another person thinks that boycotting Zionist products won’t help. Instead we should boycott Muslim countries for not doing anything. My 2 cents is that what purpose will we serve by boycotting Muslim countries even if they are cowardly? At least our money doesn’t go directly into Zionist pockets which will then be used to kill our brothers and sisters. That way we’d be funding the Zionist’s killing spree!
If you missed the event, here are some pictures:
