This image best describes what is happening in Gaza. Gaza is the worlds largest open-air prison. Even calling the action against Palestinians in Gaza a war seems lacking in description. A war implies some equality in combat. What is happening in Gaza is a massacre by one of the worlds most powerful armies, abetted by the silence of western nations. Fortunately people are beginning to speak out worldwide. But as we speak out, let us do so without condemning a people in whose name a government may act. We must distinguish between governments and the people who are governed. We must reconnect with each others humanity. The plight of the Palestinian people is ultimately the plight of the entire world, locked into endless conflicts which make no sense, which could be avoided, which constitute enormous abuse of power and which bring the slaughter of innocents. Let our hearts be moved by the desire to end war once and for all. -- Dennis Kucinich
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:34:25 +0000