UPDATE: Israeli Military Seizes Spirit of Humanity

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Monday June 29, 2009 · 7:52 PM PDT

2009/06/29 · 19:52

UPDATE: here's your
linky-dink

just for you folks who thought I was making it up, or relying on unreliable sources, or whatever. The boat was boarded and has been seized by the Israeli military. Israel says it was in its waters, the FGM says it was in international waters. Israel's gov't is not much of a reliable source, either, ya know, they've been complying so well with the Road Map and all, right?

I have no words to counter all the hatred and coldheartedness in the comments. The people in Gaza are suffering horribly, that isn't a debatable fact. They have no building materials. They've been abandoned by the world, and this ship and its supplies mean so much to them. Go ahead, make glib comments, argue about McKinney, and allow innocents to suffer, why should we care about THEM?

I'm Israeli...I'm a human being, first, though. The people of Gaza are human beings, too. For every atrocity the commenters point to, the Israeli government has committed more. And no one bulldozes their homes.

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Sunday November 16, 2008 · 2:34 PM PST

2008/11/16 · 14:34

I was really, really sad to see how many folks think we have to avoid discussing such an important (yes, especially to me, it's close to my heart) topic where I feel progressive voices are desparately needed, and how quickly they jumped into "this is not the place, you'll end up with a flame war, you'll see" mode. For example, one of the first comments went something like "no no no please no" with no detail. I asked why, and the poster replied,

Keep watching this thread. It will become painfully obvious.

Well, I did, and it didn't. The negative comments were from folks in fear of flamers, not actual flames or crazies on either side. It makes me feel silenced, censored. It just makes me sad in my heart. Anyhow, I have read thru the comments carefully, and wanted to put some of the results back out there.

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Saturday November 15, 2008 · 8:45 PM PST

2008/11/15 · 20:45

I was thinking tonight (while folding laundry, which is when I sometimes do my thinking) about all the recent diaries and then the related posts re. different aspects of the Israel/Palestine situation.

I've really enjoyed the diaries (well, if it can be said you are "enjoying" reading about suffering, but have enjoyed the read, and the discussion, and have learned new things) and wrote one myself. However, it seems that in every single discussion, there are voices "shusshing" the diarist, either for perceived anti-Semitism, for being "anti-Israel," or just that for whatever reason, "this" isn't something we should be debating here. And some heated discussion in the posts re. whether, indeed, this is the right place to talk about the issue or not.

So should we or shouldn't we?

gratefulmama3x

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Thursday November 13, 2008 · 1:44 PM PST

2008/11/13 · 13:44

I write as a Jewish American.
...but no, really, I write as myself. There's nothing that grates more than: "how do Jewish people feel about...?", because how the heck do I know, I'm not a spokesperson for the Jewish people, only for myself. On the other hand, the accepted narrative says that Jewish folks in America are so blinded by love for their country in the Middle East that they refuse to admit to any wrongdoing by its government, and are ready to cry "anti-Semitism" if anyone dares criticize.

The truth is much more complicated, and I'd like to be a spokesperson for that.

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 6:25 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 18:25

Just wanted to share some photos of a fundraiser held today in Huntsville, AL.

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