…are having a back-and-forth about Gaza and the meaning of genocide….
The Observer is somewhat slanted, so it doesn’t surprise me that they will not retract the headline’s sentiments.
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A rabbi condemns Carter for defending Palestinians
This piece is so slanted I nearly fell off my chair reading it….
Rabbi Shmuley chooses to ignore President Carter’s monumental act of getting Egypt and Israel to broker a peace deal…a peace that has lasted decades. And the hostages deal is a cheap shot. They were deliberately held so that Reagan could claim victory…a piece of history that strangely is never reported by the brain-dead media.
Rabbi Shmuley chooses to ignore the interference of food, water, jobs, paychecks, and the ability to earn a living that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians…leaving them little choice. He also ignores Israelis’ own bloody history of killing innocents to gain control of what was once Palestinian land. And he ignores Palestinian wishes for a two-state solution.
Carter states in the video that he does not agree with bad things Hamas has done.
A Jewish voice on Gaza
DN! interviewed Henry Siegman, a rabbi that represents strong Jewish organizations and what he had to say regarding the bombing of Gaza will blow you away.
For one thing, he doesn’t believe Hamas is any more a terrorist organization than Israeli fighters were when they fought to take the land away from the Palestinians to form their own state. They killed innocents to take the land away.
And now they want to deny the Palestinians that same right to a land they can call their own without interference by Israel.
While I’m watching this segment, I’m thinking of my continuing studies on religions–just for the record–every single major religion: Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, has blood on their hands for killing innocents.
“Kill them all, and let God sort them out…” seems to be a common theme throughout history.
Only, “do unto others as you wish to be done to you” doesn’t quite fit into that thinking.
Self-defense, in my view, is the only legitimate excuse for killing another. And that is only after all other avenues have been taken–such as diplomacy. Or poking the stick to keep one at arm’s length. Trying self-defense without intent to kill (like martial arts).
But diplomacy is becoming a lost art. It’s easy to just drop a bomb and believe that will end it, but in reality, it just creates more problems. Peace isn’t easy–compromise and humility are key factors in creating and sustaining Peace. Being humble isn’t valued in this society–it’s seen as weakness or worse–low self-esteem, when in reality, it is a recognition that we are part of Creation, and even though we are all important in that we bring our own uniqueness to the world, we are also a small part of that world and it takes all of us to make the world go ’round.
More on Gaza and what it’s like to be Palestinian
DN! has another good piece on life in Gaza….if you can call it that. Existence is more apt a word…
Israel targeted yet another hospital…and yet another playground with children.
I just can’t wrap my brain around anyone justifying this–only a mentally ill person would rationalize killing children and innocent people whom have nothing to do with Hamas.
And the cruel mind games Israel is playing—calling people and telling them to leave because they are about to be bombed…when there is clearly nowhere else to go. As the piece illustrates–a man who left to go to “safety” was bombed there, too. Where are they to go?
Another segment the other day said that Israel is also playing mind games by calling people up and telling them they are in their crosshairs. And there are drones overhead all the time….even when there was supposedly a cease-fire that Israel claimed to uphold. Who would trust someone like that?
DN also had this up yesterday of a Palestinian’s account of his own personal tragedy. It’s hard to watch–he clearly is heartbroken over losing so many members of his family.
Again, Israel has a lot of fire power because of the United States giving them billions every single year. I do not support my tax dollars going towards killing innocent people…innocent children playing on a playground…people in hospitals that have already been greatly harmed…
~~~More of this segment also explores the overreach of the NSA, CIA, et al, and how the Fourth Amendment is ignored. Brian Ross has stated that he now begins telephone conversations with “I’m an American citizen, are you?” because he says they are not supposed to be listening in on American citizens’ conversations. This is a protective measure. It is incredible how paranoia has become so extreme that journalists now feel like criminals and have to act like they’re mafia or something in order to develop contacts and be able to investigate the very people who are trying to usurp the press’ ability to investigate them.
Meanwhile, the petition for Freedom of the Press and Whistleblowers has now reached over 100,000 like-minded folks who believe in the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment which a healthy democracy needs to survive.
First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. – See more at: http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1/amendment.html#sthash.8k4V7g5s.dpuf~~~~~~~~~~~
Fourth Amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. – See more at: http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment4/amendment.html#sthash.Ihw0OGGC.dpuf~~~~~~~~
Americans protests of Israel bombing/blockade
In New York City, protesters staged a “die-in” at an Israel bank. The article is slanted towards Israel…saying that the protesters were siding with terrorists…so what else is new?
…people who kill innocent people cannot claim innocence nor can they claim to be the victim here.
The destruction of Gaza
Global News has photos up on the utter destruction of Gaza. I can’t even imagine what they must feel like. Well, I take that back–I do know how it feels to lose your home, but not by bombing.
My heart goes out to the Palestinian woman crying over losing her home.
The 7th photo shows an ambulance driver’s charred body from being hit by an Israeli rocket. I’d like to see Netanyahu explain this away–he’ll say that the ambulance driver was a member of Hamas, I’m sure…./snarky to the extreme
Warning for the next photo–children who were bombed by Israel. It is horrible. I’m sure they were members of Hamas, as well/snark with disgust
Before, this, they were starving them. Interfering with their ability to earn a living or blocking paychecks. Now I learn that they were also restricting their water! Water!
Do unto others as you would have done to you.
Blood on your hands, Israel. Blood on your hands.
Why Hamas is launching the rockets…
DN! has a good report up this morning on *why* Hamas is not backing down. Palestinians don’t necessarily support Hamas, but they are left without any other means to break the blockade of Israel the bully. It impacts their ability to get supplies, water, wages, etc. It affects every single thing in their lives.
As President Kennedy said–when you make peaceful protest impossible, then violent protest is inevitable….
Israel bombs another hospital
They are deliberately bombing hospitals. Stunning example of callous indifference.
And they bombed peaceful civilians that have nothing to do with Hamas at prayer time in the evening–I don’t think this was by accident. A religious prejudice, it would seem.
I was watching NBC news last night, and the reporter, that was taken out of Gaza, but is now returned, showed EMTs losing it–they are used to see blood and bodies, but even they cannot stand what it happening. There was utter chaos in the hospital with injured people being turned away because they have no room for any more.
This has to stop. Has to stop. Now.
If Americans only knew…the $$$ going to Israel military
Stats here.
Michael Hastings interview
I found this really interesting interview with Michael Hastings–note how the Gen. Kimmitt, who is now a private defense contractor, is blowing smoke about how “great” Iraq was, post-war—lying through his mossy green teeth about the situation.
I thought this was particularly relevant given the present situation in Iraq and the Middle East:
It shows how Michael was telling the truth as a journalist and how his slamming the lame “journalists” who just accepted whatever was fed to them about the wars. Piers Morgan’s actions here show that.
I agree with Michael’s statement that there were many reasons besides sex that should have forced the general to resign. I really don’t give a crap if he had an affair–that’s between him and his wife–I care more about him lying to the White House, and the mischaracterization of Iraq before the war (their society was much more diverse than was portrayed).
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