this is what 'our' government supports with our money. you vote for them and so.........;

My cousin Nayaf Ali is 20 years old. He lives in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, and he told my brother and me this story over the phone.

It was 12 December and the Israeli occupation forces had invaded his neighborhood. Around 30 family members were trapped in their home during this time, as the Israelis had besieged the neighborhood.

The family remained quiet in the house to try to avoid detection by the Israeli forces. They remained in this silent state of terror for three days.

On the fourth day, Israeli bulldozers surrounded the house, and the ground began to shake. Israeli soldiers fired bullets at and around the house, and they hit Nayaf in the foot.

He said he bit down on his lip and swallowed the pain, to keep from shouting. He used a scarf to stop the bleeding. He was more afraid of being discovered by the Israeli forces than from the severity of the wound.

Yet, soon after, the bulldozer struck a wall in their home, and everyone began to scream and panic, especially the children.

It was clear, then, that the family had been discovered, as Israeli forces forcibly entered their home.

They took Nayaf along with the other men into another room. They demanded that they strip down, and some of the men were beaten by the soldiers.

The soldiers were speaking Arabic and English, and they commanded the women and children to leave the home, without any belongings. Some of them were barefoot........more.......