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The debates around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are complex. My perspective comes from being a father.
We have to stand for justice for all. We cannot support, tolerate or be silent to bigotry. It is not antisemitic to criticize Israeli policies or to express solidarity with the cause of Palestinian rights.
I am dismayed at Indiana officials’ failure to express sympathy for the plight of innocent Palestinians in their public pronouncements.
Below are the available names of children who were killed May 10–21. They were people, not numbers.
Palestinian victims: Mohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, age 15; Mustafa Mohammad Mahmoud Obaid, age 16; Baraa Wisam Ahmad al-Gharabli, age 5; Rahaf Mohammed Atalla al-Masri, age 10; Yazan Sultan Mohammad al-Masri, age 2; Marwan Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 6; Ibrahim Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 11; Hussein Muneer Hussein Hamad, age 11; Ibrahim Abdullah Mohammad Hassanain, age 16; Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir, age 15; Zaid Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 4; Hala Hussein Rafat Rifi, age 13. Mariam Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 2; Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17; Hamza Mahmoud Yassin Ali, age 12; Hamada Attia Abed al-Emour, age 13; Ammar Tayseer Mohammad al-Emour, age 10; Elyan Moneer Ibrahim al-Emour, age 12; Yahya Mazen Shehada Khalifa, age 13; Rashid Mohammad Rashid Abu Arra, age 16; Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17; Amir Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 6; Adham Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 4; Ismail Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 7.
Ahmad Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 2; Khaled Imad Khaled Qanou, age 17; Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri, age 13; Fawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu Faris, age 13; Mohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu Dayyeh, age 9 months; Lina Mohammad Mahmoud Issa, age 13; Hoor Momen Jamal al-Zamli, age 2; Ibrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-Rantisi, age 6 months; Mahmoud Hamed Hasan Tolbeh, age 12; Amira Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 6; Islam Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 8. Mohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 9 months; Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah Jouda, age 12; Buthaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid, age 6; Yamen Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 5; Bilal Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 9; Yousef Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 10; Miriam Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 7; Osama Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 5; Abdurrahman Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 7; Suheib Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 12. Yahya Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 10; Tala Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 13; Tawfeeq Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 17; Yahya Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 4; Zain Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 2; Dana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 9; Adam Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 3; Zaid Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 8; Hana Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 14; Ahmad Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 15; Dima Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 15; Qusai Sameh Fawwaz al-Qawlaq, age 6 months; Mohammad Ahmad Alya Bhar, age 17. Yara Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 9; Hala Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 12; Rula Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 5; Mira Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 11; Yazan Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 13; Ameer Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 9; Lana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 5; Mohammad Khalil Younis Mohammad Freijat, age 14; Obaida Akram Abdurahman Jawabra, age 17; Rafeef Mershed Kamel Abu Dayer, age 10; Ismail al-Baz, age 13; Mina Iyad Fathi Sharir, age 2; Islam Wael Fahmi Dar Nasser, age 16; Nagham Iyad Abdulfattah Salha, age 2; Dima Sa’d Ali Asaliya, age 10.
Israeli victims: Nadeen Khalil Awad, age 16; Ido Avigal, age 5.
We should all pray for peace for children, regardless of whether they claim to be Israeli or Palestinian.•
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Siddiqui is assistant professor and director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, senior fellow at the Center for Global Politics and founder of the Center on Muslim Philanthropy. Send comments to ibjedit@ibj.com.
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