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To all of the women (and anyone) talking about how #VAW should be considered acts of "terrorism" against women (which we agree) — and yet have not uttered a peep about the women and children in Palestine. Please read this: "Palestinian women and children have been subjected to these egregious crimes against humanity and war crimes. Because they are Palestinian but because they are women also." ―"We know that 30,000 estimated Palestinians have been killed, 70% of them are women and children. It's really unacceptable that this situation of an unfolding genocide is allowed to continue." "But make no mistake, what happens in Palestine will not remain confined to Palestine. Perpetrators of violence against women and children have taken note of the absolute impunity with which Israel has been able to carry out its crimes - day in and day out, in broad daylight, for all to see, using the most sophisticated weapons. If the world can watch in real time a full-blown genocide unfolding against Palestinian civilians, what hopes for attention and justice do women and children have in other parts of the world that do not even register on our screens or our collective conscience?" "The complete disregard for women’s and children’s lives during times of war cannot be delinked from the violence they are increasingly facing in times of  “peace”. We often speak about continuums of violence, and in many countries, the rise of femicide, along with moves to control and exploit women, pose ongoing serious challenges." "With regards to the violence inflicted on women and children in Gaza, the silence and selectivity of some national and international organisations has been both deafening and an eye-opener." "Collectively, the way we treat women and children can contribute to their dehumanisation and to legitimising the onslaughts against them." - Reem Alsalem, UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls

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