Come in, Gaza, come in. Do you hear me? Today, as I write, there is time. Tomorrow may be too late.


Run, Gazans, run! Break open the barriers in the direction of Egypt and go! Leave your missiles, your guns and

You, by your actions, can defeat injustice.

their bullets, as a horrible death awaits you if you stay. Go to Egypt and the other Arab countries and live happy lives - you and your children. Break open the vaults of your corrupt leaders. Take back the money that was meant for you.


Go, and be part of a strong and healthy Middle Eastern economy, with good food, plenty of oil revenue and a future for your children, instead of being the pawns of madmen. This part of the world can be a bread basket instead of a killing field. Make peace and trade with Israel - raise your families' standard of living - instead of teaching your children hatred from the cradle. There were times when Jews and Arabs traded in peace, lived well and took care of each other. Why not again? You, by your actions, can defeat injustice. Surely, the Koran does not want you all dead and buried in Gaza, the land that you call "unlucky."


We Jews have consistently tried to save your lives whilst your own leaders lied to you. Jews have even let you be treated in our hospitals, and provided you with food and essential supplies, despite being attacked. What other country would do that? Can you see the hospital ships of Europe mooring at your beach to treat your sick? Have your Arab brothers joined together to set up a hospital at the Egyptian border to assist you? Look at their omissions.
Do not your elders remember the strength of Israel? Make no mistake; Israel's army is ready and waiting, strong and well prepared from land, from sea and especially from the air. Israel has waited, tried for peace, and waited again.


Go, before it is too late.


Go back to your brothers, where you belong. It is they who are responsible for you all, it is they who have huge tracts of land, money and food for you, backed by the good people of the world who are prepared to open their pockets if you turn your back on war and go now.


The people of the world are crying as the cost of their petrol has doubled and more. Ask yourselves: Where is this money going? Watch TV and the Internet to see their huge, ultra-modern glistening cities rising up from the desert in Dubai, in Qatar and in Riyadh. See their women shop in Paris and London and fly to holiday resorts in their luxury planes. Arab money is being invested everywhere from New York to Sydney. They cannot hide these facts the same as the Soviet Union could not hide the world from its people. The money flows in thick rivers whilst you,

You, the Arabs in Gaza, are being held as political prisoners.

the Arabs in Gaza, are being held as political prisoners by your power-hungry leaders, who keep you as pawns in their game.


Granted, Hamas have a worthy social needs program, but power has gone to their heads as they move away from caring for people and towards funneling that power in the same direction that Hitler went in his attempt to eliminate Jews. No amount of propaganda thrown at you and no coercion from your leaders will change the fact that Israel is here to stay. You know the monetary value of weapons and you know the monetary value of food.


Look at the map of the area. Israel is only a tiny sliver; a small child can see that. Wake up, sit down with your children and tell them that your leaders lied to you. Your parents lived that lie; they wasted their lives. Why should you waste yours?


The clock is ticking and you are the solution. The time has come for you to return to your Arab brothers, participate in their wealthy economies, and live out your own lives in peace and prosperity.


Copyright© Leonie Ben-Simon