Local Aid Agencies
Donors and local aid agencies need to get push forward and get more
involved in the crisis. Israel has enacted discriminatory policies and
causes many of the very situations that humanitarian groups are trying
so hard to improve. Last week, the Israeli occupation entered Masjid
al-Aqsa in the heart of Jerusalem committing acts of terrorism during
the month of Ramadan. Unfortunately, this latest attack has been a
series of attacks over the last several years where the occupation
yearly enters the mosque during the month of Ramadan using excessive and
lethal force against defenseless worshipers. The attacks against the
worshipers continue a well-established pattern of indiscriminate
violence against Palestinian men, women, and children exercising their
basic human right to worship peacefully in their holy places. When
events such as this one happens, donors and local aid agencies become
afraid to provide any support. Addressing these structural challenges
will require donors and local aid agencies to provide credibility and
experience to change the circumstances that will ensure Palestinians
need aid for decades to come.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my former Professor Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz for
encouraging me to do more and write from passion and grace. Dr. Aziz
pushed me to do my hardest and taught me to not be afraid of pursuing my
dreams.