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I oppose the Israeli attack on Gaza.

My father and uncle were born in Bath, England and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. Both of them spoke Arabic fluently. My wife is a Rabbi. (I consider myself Quaker; my wife thinks I’m basically Catholic.)

The lesson I take from the Holocaust is that silence equals complicity. I add my voice to those who call for an end to the Israeli bombardment and siege of Gaza.

 

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This is a good time to stand up and be counted. Gaza is the Warsaw Ghetto of our time. It’s wrong to be silent in the face of this crime against humanity, being committed with American weapons and official American support.

If there’s anything we hear less about in America than Dead Arab Children, it’s Israeli Peace Activists. There are a lot of courageous, dedicated Israelis and Arabs who are working tirelessly for peace and reconciliation. Although I oppose Israeli aggression and occupation, I think it’s equally important to recognize the importance of supporting the most idealistic of Israelis.

Here are links to Jewish Peace News, and Jewish Voice for Peace, and to Israel’s young conscientious objectors. I encourage you to learn from these people and to give them your support.