Speaking out when U.S. weapons harm innocent civilians is not antisemitism. Every Israeli and Palestinian life matters, and human rights must apply to all.
It is not the people but the leaders of Israel doing this. Just as it is not Americans but our president who is doing wrong. Our anger, frustrations should be directed at them. One thing we can do is pray the peoples of both countries will wake up and see the evil of their intent, then vote them out of office. No one or group of people should have this much power.
I agree we must be conscientious about not supporting killing of innocent civilians. But to say we must never sell weapons to Israel for defensive purposes is what I cannot agree upon. We sell weapons for defensive purposes to Ukraine already. Defensive weaponry is the only way to stop aggression unfortunately.
As citizens of America, we are allowed to be critical of America. We must embrace the both/and. We are allowed to be a critical of the country we live.
This needs to be said much more often and far louder than it has been. I remember being accused of being unpatriotic because I opposed going into Iraq and Afghanistan. My response was that I am being patriotic by telling the government I think it’s making a big mistake, one that Israel repeated in response to Oct. 7. In both cases, a response was warranted, but full scale invasion is using a cannon to shoot a mouse. Criticizing the government is a duty and a right, and has no direct relation to how one feels about the country or its people.
I wonder if the world could return to chivalry when fighting happened on agreed up battlefields where civilians never wandered. Anything other than that is random destruction and both sides are hurt and suffering. Even if I believe in a cause it makes me cry.
Here is a question that needs asking those who claim antisemitism for criticizing Israel: "Is it legal to protest a country that is committing genocide?" The answers should go on record.
After Munich, Golda Maier told Mossad to go out and find the people responsible and kill them, and them alone; no collateral damage and with only one mistake, which that agent was held responsible for.
She did not bomb whole territories.
Bebe doesn't give a shit. Is Mossad that bad at their job or is Bebe just a state sponsored terrorist?
It seems very apparent that Israel is using its attack on Hamas as a pretext to expand its territory into the West Bank and Gaza. There seems to be evidence that Netanyahu knew in advance about Hamas' October 7th attack, and yet did not fortify the border with Gaza, or respond immediately to the attack. If true, I call this "Netanyahu's trap." Why aren't we pressuring Israel to support a two
state solution instead of sending them more bombs?
Has anyone else experienced the following? The site is not allowing me to decide how I want my actions to be interpreted. Why is that? Is there something that can be fixed ASAP.?
It is not the people but the leaders of Israel doing this. Just as it is not Americans but our president who is doing wrong. Our anger, frustrations should be directed at them. One thing we can do is pray the peoples of both countries will wake up and see the evil of their intent, then vote them out of office. No one or group of people should have this much power.
So lovely, dissent is my patriotic duty when the country I love is hurting people.
Well written - Israel and Palestine both matter!
I agree we must be conscientious about not supporting killing of innocent civilians. But to say we must never sell weapons to Israel for defensive purposes is what I cannot agree upon. We sell weapons for defensive purposes to Ukraine already. Defensive weaponry is the only way to stop aggression unfortunately.
As citizens of America, we are allowed to be critical of America. We must embrace the both/and. We are allowed to be a critical of the country we live.
Well written, well said.
You are right. Criticizing a government’s actions should never mean expressing hate for a people, whether it represents them or not
This needs to be said much more often and far louder than it has been. I remember being accused of being unpatriotic because I opposed going into Iraq and Afghanistan. My response was that I am being patriotic by telling the government I think it’s making a big mistake, one that Israel repeated in response to Oct. 7. In both cases, a response was warranted, but full scale invasion is using a cannon to shoot a mouse. Criticizing the government is a duty and a right, and has no direct relation to how one feels about the country or its people.
You got it right!
I wonder if the world could return to chivalry when fighting happened on agreed up battlefields where civilians never wandered. Anything other than that is random destruction and both sides are hurt and suffering. Even if I believe in a cause it makes me cry.
Here is a question that needs asking those who claim antisemitism for criticizing Israel: "Is it legal to protest a country that is committing genocide?" The answers should go on record.
Critize the government, leaders, not the people .
After Munich, Golda Maier told Mossad to go out and find the people responsible and kill them, and them alone; no collateral damage and with only one mistake, which that agent was held responsible for.
She did not bomb whole territories.
Bebe doesn't give a shit. Is Mossad that bad at their job or is Bebe just a state sponsored terrorist?
❤️ Your words are perfect, thank you for encouraging all of us to stand up and honor humanity for all! I appreciate you so much!
It seems very apparent that Israel is using its attack on Hamas as a pretext to expand its territory into the West Bank and Gaza. There seems to be evidence that Netanyahu knew in advance about Hamas' October 7th attack, and yet did not fortify the border with Gaza, or respond immediately to the attack. If true, I call this "Netanyahu's trap." Why aren't we pressuring Israel to support a two
state solution instead of sending them more bombs?
Thank you!
Has anyone else experienced the following? The site is not allowing me to decide how I want my actions to be interpreted. Why is that? Is there something that can be fixed ASAP.?