{"id":2534,"date":"2024-02-17T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2024\/02\/17\/102-year-old-calls-us-to-bear-witness-to-palestinian-horror\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:12:13","slug":"102-year-old-calls-us-to-bear-witness-to-palestinian-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2024\/02\/17\/102-year-old-calls-us-to-bear-witness-to-palestinian-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"102-YEAR-OLD CALLS US TO BEAR WITNESS TO PALESTINIAN HORROR"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C3dXGbuorpa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C3dXGbuorpa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C3dXGbuorpa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Daizy Gedeon (@daizygedeon)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-cnvs-dropcap-bordered\">\n&#8220;&#8221;At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to TESTIFY. Let\u2019s RESIST IN OUR MINDS, let\u2019s not be fooled, let\u2019s not forget,&#8221;&#8221; states 102-year-old French philosopher Edgar Morin during a recent engagement in which he dropped truth bombs on the ongoing tragedy in Gaza and Israel&#8217;s atrocious acts.<\/p>\n<p>Morin, one of France\u2019s most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle\u2019s France combattante, says he is &#8220;&#8221;both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons&#8230;are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, could not only colonize an entire people&#8230;but engage in a real massive slaughter on the population of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He criticises the silence of the world, especially the United States, which he defines as &#8220;&#8221;the protectors of Israel&#8221;&#8221;, the EU and Arab states, who claim to defend culture, humanity and human rights but have been found wanting!<\/p>\n<p>Short and powerful. Worth your time.<\/p>\n<p>Full video and translation available on Arnaud Bertrand\u2019s account on X<\/p>\n<p>#EdgarMorin #GazaTragedy #SpeakUp #Resist #NoMoreSilence<\/p>\n<p>@ladimakhatib<\/p>\n<p>If you advocate for TRUTH &amp; JUSTICE, SHARE to spread the knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>#FreeGaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaGenocide #UNRWA #EndGenocide #Palestine #ICJJustice #ceasefirenow #FreePalestine #Interfaith #StandWithUs #Truth #Palestine #Gaza #Humanrights #Israel #\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 #\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u0644 #\u063a\u0632\u0629\n<\/p>\n<p>English Script:<br \/>\n&#8220;&#8221;At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to TESTIFY. Let\u2019s RESIST IN OUR MINDS, let\u2019s not be fooled, let\u2019s not forget,&#8221;&#8221; states 102-year-old French philosopher Edgar Morin during a recent engagement in which he dropped truth bombs on the ongoing tragedy in Gaza and Israel&#8217;s atrocious acts.<\/p>\n<p>Morin, one of France\u2019s most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle\u2019s France combattante, says he is &#8220;&#8221;both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons&#8230;are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, could not only colonize an entire people&#8230;but engage in a real massive slaughter on the population of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He criticises the silence of the world, especially the United States, which he defines as &#8220;&#8221;the protectors of Israel&#8221;&#8221;, the EU and Arab states, who claim to defend culture, humanity and human rights but have been found wanting!<\/p>\n<p>Short and powerful. Worth your time.<\/p>\n<p>Full video and translation available on Arnaud Bertrand\u2019s account on X<\/p>\n<p>#EdgarMorin #GazaTragedy #SpeakUp #Resist #NoMoreSilence<\/p>\n<p>@ladimakhatib<\/p>\n<p>If you advocate for TRUTH &amp; JUSTICE, SHARE to spread the knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>#FreeGaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaGenocide #UNRWA #EndGenocide #Palestine #ICJJustice #ceasefirenow #FreePalestine #Interfaith #StandWithUs #Truth #Palestine #Gaza #Humanrights #Israel #\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 #\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u0644 #\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daizy Gedeon (@daizygedeon) &#8220;&#8221;At least, I say: bear witness! 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