Humanitarian Appeal for Palestine

If there is anyone in the world who hasn't felt for the

Palestinian people, they are not human, they are not human.

Whoever they are, whether this person is Arab, European, American, or anything else.

We… we… We are in a state…

We always, even the

peoples in Europe and in the world, and in America,

if an animal is mistreated or harmed by someone, human rights, animal rights,

and all the rights in the world come out.

But when you have thousands of humans being killed every day,

including children and women.

And when we are sitting in air conditioning, in palaces, in apartments,

with food right in front of us,

while children and whole peoples are living in tents in winter,

summer, and under the sun.

When the sun is out and it's hot, we want air conditioning and fans.

And when it's winter, we want a closed house, heaters, and blankets.

The Palestinian people are living out in the open, I mean… Children…

Don't they feel for the children we see who can't find food?

Those who suffer from disease and epidemics,

which can result from a lack of food,

sleep, and proper living conditions.

If I don't feel this as a human being, then there is no point in me living.

Or any human being on Earth who doesn't feel what is happening in Palestine,

regardless of whether they are Muslim, Christian, or Jewish,

is not human and doesn't deserve to live.

And if we insist on closing our eyes...

we must make a decision, and the decision- makers should put themselves and

their children in a position where they spend just one day on the street,

in the sun, rain, and cold,

just to sit there and experience...

experience how they would survive.

I mean, when torrential rains or storms happen, everyone runs to take cover.

But torrential rains happen in Gaza and Palestine,

and people can't find anything to keep warm,

nor shelter from the rain or the sun.

So I say... it is a shame on all of us.

A shame on the whole world,

not just the Arab or African world... no, a shame on all of us.

And a shame on the decision- makers who are leaving They are human beings

just like us.

We are all the same, we have eyes, a face, a head, and a body.

I mean, these people... it's very normal.

Today, 1,000, 2,000, three, 4,000 fell...

hit by a missile, they just died. And we are here...

All the peoples, including Europe and America, are looking at something

else. Maybe they are being shown a completely different picture.

Regardless of religions,

We are talking about when you deal with animals, when an animal is hurt,

if a video comes out, for example,

of someone hurting an animal in the street, All of us...

he must go to prison, he must be prosecuted.

What about those who kill people?

What about the missile that comes down and kills people? Regardless of religions.

Regardless of religions, I am not talking about Islam, Christianity, or Judaism.

This feeling of mine came from within me, because I am...

A human being, a person,

just like the people who are dying,

just like the human beings who are dying.

I am a human being before having...

before whatever my identity and religion are, or whether I am Arab, foreign,

or whatever. ( Applause) I mean, believe me, I…

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So I…

The message through football,

the soft power in the world, please…

please, all athletes and all media professionals of different religions,

of different countries, maybe during a World Cup we can send a message:

please let the Palestinian people live. Live…

they don't want anything, just to live.

So please, through the respected media professionals,

the athletes, It's simple, just like we make a slogan…

FIFA tells you" respect" and" fair play",

so we want fairness in their lives,

and we want respect for human beings.

We want respect for human beings to live,

and we want fairness for peoples to live.

That's it, that's all I'm saying.

Thank you.- Captain Hossam… Mahmoud…