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We're all painfully aware that as I speak right now,

Ghazah, the land where the great grandfather of the Prophet

is buried. The land where Umr al-Khattabr al-Diyallahu

and walked through to demand and asked the keys of Jerusalem is now under the most

vicious attack that it has been for the last two decades. As we speak right now,

today Israel demanded from over 1.1 million people over half of whom are children

under the age of 18 to evacuate from Ghazah or else face complete annihilation. A

defenseless population with nowhere to go, already cramped and crowded behind 50

foot walls is being asked to do the impossible. Fleet to where? Go where? You are the

ones who have locked them up for over 25 years. You are the ones who have dehumanized

them. You are the ones who have kicked them out their lands 80 years ago and their

grandchildren and great-grandchildren have never lived the lives of normal human

beings. Go where? Flea where? Dear sisters and brothers, one of the most obvious

biases that we must call out and acknowledge. One of the most obvious biases of

all human beings, including us, is internal group favoritism. We favor our own

over others and at some level it is almost impossible to overcome this bias. If my

son is involved in fighting with another person, almost always my heart will make

some excuses for what my son does and overlook the injustices of my son and

concentrate more on what the other person does to cause my son to fight. But this

internal bias, it might be excused if there is a fight that is somewhat

equivalent. If there is a punch here and a punch there, if there is a curse here and

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