This was exceptionally well communicated, breaking down a complicated history of conflict in the Middle East. My heart breaks for the victims and their families living in Israel.
On Sunday, one day after the massacre, I walked the Freedom Trail in Boston for the first time with my teenage daughter, feeling so grateful to be American, born…
This was exceptionally well communicated, breaking down a complicated history of conflict in the Middle East. My heart breaks for the victims and their families living in Israel.
On Sunday, one day after the massacre, I walked the Freedom Trail in Boston for the first time with my teenage daughter, feeling so grateful to be American, born into a country where our first leaders designed a government based on enlightenment ideals. Then, we took a short detour to pass through the Holocaust Memorial. We could not have chosen better timing for the visit. It was impossible not to hold back tears. We reflected on the sharp contrast of the Freedom Trail and the Memorial. Our freedom is a gift. It's precious and fragile and must be protected and valued.
The following day, I learned about the reaction of those around the world, particularly academics and university students, celebrating this massacre. The response from educated Americans terrifies me. I fear that we have moved so far in the wrong direction. Here we are, a couple generations after WWII, witnessing the terrors of evil and the disgusting celebration of evil on American soil. How do you stay hopeful in such a world when students, thinking that they are enlightened, support terrorists at rallies and in writing? How have our values shifted to the extreme? How have the universities failed?!
I think it is a major exaggeration to say that university students and academics were "celebrating". They were supporting the rights of the Palestinians - they do have rights even if Israel ignores them. You may disagree with what they said, that is your right. The First Amendment to the US constutution guarantees you and those pro-Palestinian protesters freedom of speech.
One can (and should in my opinion) condemn the brutality of Hamas and their horrific actions against innocent Israelis while also standing up for the rights of innocent Palestinians.
This was exceptionally well communicated, breaking down a complicated history of conflict in the Middle East. My heart breaks for the victims and their families living in Israel.
On Sunday, one day after the massacre, I walked the Freedom Trail in Boston for the first time with my teenage daughter, feeling so grateful to be American, born into a country where our first leaders designed a government based on enlightenment ideals. Then, we took a short detour to pass through the Holocaust Memorial. We could not have chosen better timing for the visit. It was impossible not to hold back tears. We reflected on the sharp contrast of the Freedom Trail and the Memorial. Our freedom is a gift. It's precious and fragile and must be protected and valued.
The following day, I learned about the reaction of those around the world, particularly academics and university students, celebrating this massacre. The response from educated Americans terrifies me. I fear that we have moved so far in the wrong direction. Here we are, a couple generations after WWII, witnessing the terrors of evil and the disgusting celebration of evil on American soil. How do you stay hopeful in such a world when students, thinking that they are enlightened, support terrorists at rallies and in writing? How have our values shifted to the extreme? How have the universities failed?!
I think it is a major exaggeration to say that university students and academics were "celebrating". They were supporting the rights of the Palestinians - they do have rights even if Israel ignores them. You may disagree with what they said, that is your right. The First Amendment to the US constutution guarantees you and those pro-Palestinian protesters freedom of speech.
One can (and should in my opinion) condemn the brutality of Hamas and their horrific actions against innocent Israelis while also standing up for the rights of innocent Palestinians.