We condemn the senseless, brutal deaths in Israel and Gaza. The violence will get much worse before normalcy can be resumed.
kos from Daily Kos summarizes some of the violence in Israel here (1). The brutality and violence is numbing.
One of my favorite columnists at the Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin, has this to say. It’s a powerful piece, for someone who has a child present in Israel during the attacks. We encourage everyone to read the gift link.
The images we see have been compared to the 1973 Yom Kippur War or the 1948 Arab attack on the new state of Israel. But worse, they rekindle Jews’ collective memories from the Middle Ages to The Pale to Germany, when pogroms and mass killings terrorized children and women targeted by murderous, rampaging forces. That feeling of helplessness, of vulnerability, was what Israel was supposed to eradicate. No longer would Jews be at the mercy of other nations, their armies and police; a state of our own would allow us to protect ourselves. And when it did not, when it failed at so many levels (intelligence, political, strategic, etc.) and Jews are left cowering in their homes, Jews in Israel and around the world are left reeling.
Washington Post (2)
Jennifer ends on a powerful note, after thoroughly dismantling right-wing talking points of Putin Republicans.
Voters need to wise up: We cannot tolerate the return to power of the egregiously unfit four-times indicted former president (who gleefully spread around intelligence information) nor allow MAGA nihilists to hold the country hostage. The stakes here and around the world are far too grave.
Washington Post (2)
As the casualties rise to unimaginable levels and national trauma takes hold in Israel, many of us will continue to feel a very personal connection to the horrific events. If you believe in prayer, pray — for peace, for healing, for humanity. And, if not, believe that competent, mature government matters in a dangerous world. Never before have we more desperately needed wise, competent and empathetic government.
We will pray for peace, healing, empathy, and humanity. We believe wise, competent, mature and empathetic government matters, on domestic and international issues. We hope our readers do the same.
Sincerely yours,
smilingdad
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Notes:
(1) Daily Kos Ukraine Update: Hamas learned the wrong lessons from Russia https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/8/2198125/-Ukraine-Update-Hamas-learned-the-wrong-lessons-from-Russia
(2) Washington Post Opinion | Thousands of Americans have loved ones in Israel. I’m one of them. https://wapo.st/45pEppB
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