It's so hard to balance my repulsion and anger at Palestinian hate-mongering and ultra-violent rhetoric on the one hand, and my immense pity for the suffering of the individual Palestinians on the other. Why is the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) in the territories? To oppress the Palestinians ruthlessly, or to protect the Jews from unstoppable violence? If the Palestinians tolerated a few thousand Jews on their land (8,000 out of 1.4 million people in Gaza), would Israel be less restrictive?
My guess is that we are all playing dirty in this one. (notice how I say "we." but does being a Jew automatically include me in what goes on? philosophically, yes-- and you too)
Look at the second half of this article for some details on how life can be so hard for the Palestinians. Not because of ideological matters, or direct clashes, but because of logistics.
Last night I had a dream that I went to Publix, after hours, to buy eggs for Esta. I know she likes Jumbo, but the Jumbos were all broken, so I told her that she would have to settle for Large eggs. The rest of the dream is too sad to recount.
Shabbat Shalom
My guess is that we are all playing dirty in this one. (notice how I say "we." but does being a Jew automatically include me in what goes on? philosophically, yes-- and you too)
Look at the second half of this article for some details on how life can be so hard for the Palestinians. Not because of ideological matters, or direct clashes, but because of logistics.
Last night I had a dream that I went to Publix, after hours, to buy eggs for Esta. I know she likes Jumbo, but the Jumbos were all broken, so I told her that she would have to settle for Large eggs. The rest of the dream is too sad to recount.
Shabbat Shalom
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