Faces of Palestine: Genocide in Gaza

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Genocide in Gaza

Genocide in Gaza
Edited and written by Sharon Mooney

[VERSE ONE]
The streets of Gaza, 
where death resides,
Genocide unfolds,
justice hides.

[VERSE TWO]
Innocent lives,
torn apart with dread,
bombs and missiles,
explosions, overhead.

[CHORUS]
Mainstream media just keeps on lyin'!
another weapons shipment,
sent from Biden.
Netanyahu's Gaza Genocide denying and, 
Israeli fascism's gotta go!

[VERSE THREE]
Homes reduced to rubble,
dreams in dust,
Families shattered,
futures crushed.

[CHORUS]
Mainstream media just keeps on lyin'!
another weapons shipment,
sent from Biden.
Netanyahu's Gaza Genocide denying and, 
Israeli fascism's gotta go!

REMIX

In Gaza's streets, where pain resides,
A genocide unfolds, where justice hides.
Innocent lives, torn apart with dread,
As bombs and missiles rain upon their heads.

Homes reduced to rubble, dreams in dust,
Families shattered, their futures crushed.
Children weep, their laughter turned to cries,
As terror haunts their nights and fills their skies.

The world stands silent, a shameful shame,
As Palestine endures this endless flame.
Their cries for help, met with indifference deep,
While oppressors' voices thunder, loud and steep.

The land of olive trees and ancient lore,
Now stained with blood, a tragic, mournful sore.
A genocide in progress, plain to see,
A stain upon humanity, a dark decree.

Oh, Palestine, your plight our hearts does break,
As we witness the horrors that you face.
Your people's resilience, a beacon bright,
But their suffering casts a shadow on our sight.

We stand in solidarity, our voices raised,
Condemning those who perpetrate this craze.
For justice and for peace, we will not rest,
Until the genocide in Palestine is blessed.

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Tweets by swilkinsonbc

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech

“What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.

To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956

March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

Chess Icon Robert James 'Bobby' Fischer 07 Aug 1992, Fri Elko Daily Free Press (Elko, Nevada)

One of many wrongs perpetrated against Bobby Fischer during the 1972 tournament in the hostile Anti-American, Pro-Soviet, Racist Iceland… political leverage is WHY the Soviet Union forced selection of the notoriously Anti-American Iceland!

Threat on the Life of Robert Fischer made in 1972 Iceland 15 Jul 1972, Sat The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)

Tribute to the Great Bobby Fischer: Knights on Fire!

Palestine Tribute to Robert J. Fischer
Bobby gave a voice to the voiceless.

The World Must Be Made Aware of the Judeo Bolshevik Conspiracy Myth!
What happened to Bobby Fischer is no mystery!
Youtube
Transcript

The Chaotic Life of Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer was not “crazy” as alleged by his critics in the Soviet Russian Empire and the U.S./British/Israeli military/colonial alliance. He was caught in the downward spiral of a world filled with chaos created by evil men.

Devastating Effects on My Personal Life During the Herbert Armstrong Era of the Worldwide Church of God
FACT: Bobby Fischer was on the Autism Spectrum, vulnerable, a childlike mind, —an innocent to the world around him, and witnesses acknowledged the associated behaviors.
Years of Plunder. Exploitation of Bobby Fischer's 1972 Prize Money and Personal Finances
Years of Plunder. Exploitation of Bobby Fischer's Personal Life From the Early 1960s Until He Quit Tithing in the mid-1970s. The signs that pointed to the hell that was Bobby's religious life were not-so-secret.
1972 WCG-Armstrong Cult Chaos. Bobby Fischer threatens to Blow the Lid off the Cult's Corruption.
FACT: The WCG/Armstrong Cult was NOT teaching “Anti-Semitic” Doctrines
The Lies of the Anti-Jewish, “Judeo Bolshevik World Conspiracy” myth vs. the menace of Zionist Terrorism (Jewish NATIONALIST Extremism and territorial colonization of middle-east real estate). Who benefits but the British, American and Russian Empires? Yes, it is a racist cult consisting primarily of rightwing Christian Fundamentalists seeking, as they have for 2000 years to conquer the Holy Land... but this time, for big oil! and will hide behind a protected minority status to achieve that goal.
The WCG-Armstrong Doctrines of Terror and other things Doomsday Nightmares are made of
Iceland's Anti-American and Racist Atmosphere and Threats on the Life of Bobby Fischer (Today, swept under the rug)
U.S. Federal Government Persecution of Bobby Fischer
Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer, Persecuted by U.S. Federal Forces
Chess, Soviet Cold War Propaganda and Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer's Views on Minorities
Official Recognition of “Bobby Fischer Day”

Ron Gross Caught Fabricating Bobby Fischer's Youth Narrative

The complete 1955-1972 residency of Ron Gross is documented in Southern California by GM Isaac Kashdan's trusty chess column and S. California press.
Not New York.
Not Brooklyn.
Not in the same league.
Not “close friends” with Robert Fischer.

“…Fischer told a reporter that the story that he had sold Life magazine an exclusive interview during the match with Spassky was ‘a dirty lie.’” ‘I was busy,’ he said. ‘If I'd given an interview to every body that asked, I'd have lost the match.’” New York Times, 9/23/1972
Brad Darrach's History of Defamation and Unethical Journalism Before He & Fischer Met
“I'll not pay a penny of Federal income taxes until I get justice in this case. I'm not going to take this lying down.”
—Bobby Fischer, 1977

1977 Is the year Bobby Fischer States, the rift began between himself and U.S. Government 25 Mar 2005, Fri The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina)

Recommended ⚙️ = Playback Speed = 0.5

Chess Notation Conversion

“Lost Games”. And, more “lost games”. Happy reading!

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“…the worst human holocaust the world had ever witnessed.”—David Stannard

Bobby Fischer would tell you, “Israel, the United States, Britain and the entirety of Europe must be made to understand International Law applies to them, also.” …and held accountable!
Bobby Fischer would also tell you…

Map: European colonialism conquered every country in the world but these five

European Colonial Genocide: An Interactive Map

Australia

The killing times: the massacres of Aboriginal people Australia must confront: “…there were at least 270 frontier massacres over 140 years, as part of a state-sanctioned and organised attempt to eradicate Aboriginal people.
“…Starting in 1794, mass killings were first carried out by British soldiers, then by police and settlers–often acting together–and later by native police, working under the command of white officers, in militia-style forces supported by colonial governments. These tactics were employed, without formal repercussions, as late as 1926.”

New Zealand

British Government “Expresses Regret” “…The colonization of New Zealand by European settlers has had a wide-ranging and lasting impact on its Indigenous peoples, ushering in a loss of population, land, language and culture. But Clarke’s expression of regret focused on the disastrous first encounters that took place between Maori groups and Cook’s crew in the immediate aftermath of the Europeans’ arrival in New Zealand.”

Africa

History matters “…EU leaders readily reference Europe's recent history of bloody continental wars and persecution of minorities. But they are largely silent when it comes to memories of imperialism and colonialism, preferring to view the EU, with no responsibility for member states’ colonial past. … German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also recently admitted that his country caused “immeasurable suffering” to the Herero and Nama people during German colonial rule of what is now Namibia. He added that “from today’s perspective”, these events amounted to “a genocide”, and that Berlin would pay Namibia €1.1 billion in a ‘gesture of reconciliation’.

A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition In what became known as the “Scramble for Africa,” European nations fought for control of the continent beginning in the 1880s in an effort to achieve both strategic and economic advantages.

“Past Massacres in Africa” “…objective is to recognize and list some of the tragic massacres that took place during colonial times in Africa.”

Exemplifying the Horror of European Colonization
“…It is probably over many millions, possibly 10 million murdered or more from 1885 when The Berlin Conference formally recognized the Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo-formerly Zaire) to 1908 when Belgium took it over as a colony. The Congo Free State was the private land, not a colony, of King Leopold II of Belgium to do with whatever he wanted.
And the massive killing did not stop when Belgium took it over.
But amazingly, although the death toll is in the many millions, far exceeding what Germany did to the Hereros (I get a toll of 55,000), the incredible terror, slavery, and death imposed on the Congo natives by one man has been virtually ignored in books on genocide. For example, there is nothing on it in Chalk and Jonassohn's The History and Sociology of Genocide, Kuper's Genocide, and Charny's two-volume Encyclopedia of Genocide. There is one paragraph without estimates of the toll in Totten, Parsons, and Charny's Century of Genocide.

Asia

How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years “…Our research finds that Britain’s exploitative policies were associated with approximately 100 million excess deaths during the 1881-1920 period.”

Americas

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population “… new data-driven best estimate is a death toll of 56 million by the beginning of the 1600's–90% of the pre-Columbian indigenous population…

European colonizers killed so many Native Americans that it changed the global climate “…European settlers killed 56 million indigenous people (…THAT IS ONLY IN A SINGLE CENTURY!…) over about 100 years in South, Central and North America...researchers at University College London, or UCL, estimate.”

Counting the Dead: Estimating the Loss of Life in the Indigenous Holocaust, 1492-Present “During the past century, researchers have learned a great deal about the nature and scope of what Russell Thornton has called the demographic collapse of the Indigenous population in the Western Hemisphere after 1492. As David Stannard has explained, the almost inconceivable number of deaths caused by the invasion and conquest of these lands by Europeans and their descendants constitute “the worst human holocaust the world had ever witnessed.”

Why Haiti is Dying & the DR is Booming…French Colonialism, propped up by other PanEuropean Caucasian led Empires

How Thousands of Indigenous Children Vanished in Canada “…In its report, the commission estimated that students had died or gone missing from the residential schools, and demanded that the government account for all of those children. It did not, however, definitely say how many had disappeared.” and in the United States, American Indian boarding schools reveals horrible treatment of Indigenous children “…The investigation is ongoing, and the department said it expects ‘the approximate number of Indian children who died at Federal Indian boarding schools to be in the thousands or tens of thousands.’”

Afro-Indigenous Intersections in the USA “…Between 1778 and 1871 the United States government made over 300 treaties with Native American nations. All of them were broken. The Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer provides access to hundreds of these treaties for further research, and the National Archives Exhibit ‘Rights of Native Americans’ provides a visual timeline.
African Americans’ struggle to acquire land juxtaposed with Native American nations’ struggle to retain land and sovereignty produces a zone of contestation that is navigated in a variety of ways by different nations, individuals, and alliances.

et cetera

…and the lists of six centuries of global atrocities by European colonizers, go on and on, and yet! Who utters the majority of criticism that the indigenous of Palestine should claim the right to defend itself against this continuance of European colonizer land-snatchers? None other than those responsible for six centuries of European-led Indigenous genocide.

“Jews, Muslims, Christians... we always lived together... the only significant change has been the introduction of Zionism.”-Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss

A reminder to my fellow Americans about how our tax dollars designated for military spending are wasted: “Palestinian officials say 18 people were killed in the strike. All but one were Christian…” -Oct 23, 2023 NPR—All are God's Children. “We Lack Food and Medicine”: Catholics in Gaza Take Refuge in Only Parish Church - Oct 18, 2023 National Catholic Register. “When these young [Afro-Palestinians] are stopped for random checks by the Israeli forces, in most instances they are humiliated and have abuses hurled at them.” —Palestine-Israel Journal