Here is Rahm Emanuel writing to Condoleezza Rice last year when there was a war going on between Fatah and Hamas. He and a Lebanese-American colleagued feared for the Palestinian children who couldn't get to school.
we are calling on you to help find a safe place for students in Gaza to
complete their final exams. We urge you to work with allies in the
region, such as Egypt and Jordan [what about Israel?], to either find a secure location in
Gaza for these students, or to transport them to a neighboring country
[scary words] where they can study and take their exams in peace. Such an effort on
your part would serve as an example of our country’s commitment to a
better future for the young people of Gaza
complete their final exams. We urge you to work with allies in the
region, such as Egypt and Jordan [what about Israel?], to either find a secure location in
Gaza for these students, or to transport them to a neighboring country
[scary words] where they can study and take their exams in peace. Such an effort on
your part would serve as an example of our country’s commitment to a
better future for the young people of Gaza
Well good for him. But my informant says he has searched Emanuel's database and found no such earnest eloquence when Israel was blocking the 7 Palestinian Fulbright scholars from getting out of Gaza to come study here. A great shame. And of course again: a blot on Jewish identity.
