{"id":9513,"date":"2025-12-06T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/?p=9513"},"modified":"2025-12-06T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:00:52","slug":"the-war-over-there-doesnt-concern-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/?p=9513","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The war over there\u2026 doesn\u2019t concern me.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9514 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-574x1024.jpg 574w, https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee-1148x2048.jpg 1148w, https:\/\/natharatmouchrika.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/072be1d64c83dcce10cdd04717b851ee.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When the Russian invasion of Ukraine occurred, Sylvie\u2014my French friend\u2014called me to express her shock and fear for Europe\u2019s future, and out of a desire to know my position. I was direct and somewhat unsettling when I told her:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cSylvie, ask me about Palestine and I will answer you. I feel personally concerned with Palestine and the tragedy of the Palestinian people. As for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, it does not concern me, and Europe\u2019s fate is not something I think about, nor will I burden myself with anger or outrage over what is happening there. Yes, it is a war, I know that, but I have no connection with Russians or Ukrainians, and the only thing my sense of humanity dictates is to hope that the war ends\u2014nothing more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But for you to ask me to show solidarity or sign petitions condemning Russia, I will not do that. I don\u2019t know how to explain my position to you: I have a heart, but my conscience reacts more strongly to the occupation of Palestine by the Zionists than it does to the suffering of Ukrainians. I understand your acceptance of Ukrainian refugees and your refusal to welcome Muslim refugees from Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere\u2026 And frankly, I myself would have refused Ukrainian refugees and accepted Muslim ones. The wheel turns, and the accumulation of injustices freezes feelings of sympathy and compassion. Do you understand me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sylvie answered me with great seriousness:<br \/>\n\u201cYes, I understand you, Afaf. Ukrainians have those who protect them, whereas the Palestinians have no one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Russian invasion of Ukraine occurred, Sylvie\u2014my French friend\u2014called me to express her shock and fear for Europe\u2019s future, and out of a desire to know my position. I was direct and somewhat unsettling when I told her: \u201cSylvie, ask me about Palestine and I will answer you. 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