in this powerful essay on the Gaza tragedy from an activist in Santa Fe named Joe Mowrey, on Counterpunch:
Has the
sense of exclusivity and entitlement created by the Zionist experiment
in Israel become so great that people there no longer see themselves in
the mirror of their own history? The irony of Jews, among the most
egregiously persecuted and maligned people in history, denying food to
hundreds of thousands of children in order, allegedly, to insure their
own security, is breathtaking. Who could ever have imagined such a
thing?
sense of exclusivity and entitlement created by the Zionist experiment
in Israel become so great that people there no longer see themselves in
the mirror of their own history? The irony of Jews, among the most
egregiously persecuted and maligned people in history, denying food to
hundreds of thousands of children in order, allegedly, to insure their
own security, is breathtaking. Who could ever have imagined such a
thing?
Amazing what people are starting to talk about. And this Jew wants to be right in the conversation. Let my people go.