Fatin, who is from Palestine, and Osi from Israel spoke to Lunchtime Live as Israel formally declared war on Hamas
One Palestinian woman has branded Ireland's response to the latest conflict between Gaza and Israel as 'blindness and deafness' towards the Palestinian people.Israel formally declared war on HamasSome 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel and 560 have died in Gaza, with hundreds of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas.
"She's said she's not sure because of the war started and the fear of the war."I haven't been in touch with her since last night; I just ask her all the time to text me to say they are fine. "It is worrying and it's horrible, it's unbelievable and unimaginable what's happening - it's a tragedy. "What's more tragic is the whole double-standard, really, for the world's reaction including Ireland.'I'm not allowed to go home'"I'm not allowed to go home, sadly, so I meet my family in Jordan," she said.
"Israel will not allow me to go home; Israel stripped my father his Palestinian identity in the late '50s when he left to live abroad."With my Irish nationality of course I can go, but they will not allow me to go and visit because of my work on the BDS ."So, that means I was blacklisted to go back and see my family back home.""We have been through that again and again, but this time it looks different," she said.
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