A man who incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to kill American democracy and who a judge determined raped a woman and who now faces 91 felony criminal charges across four jurisdictions just won Iowa's Republican Caucuses.
How are we here? (Donāt answer that.)
I never thought Iād long for the good olā days of 2020.
āHRWās initial reactions to the Hamas attacks failed to condemn outright the murder, torture, and kidnapping of Israeli men, women, and children,ā she wrote. āThey included the ācontextā of āapartheidā and āoccupationā before blood was even dry on bedroom walls.ā www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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We both want peace. We do see it differently. You see it as colonialism and apartheid with Israel as the cause. I see that as dangerous rhetoric that fuels and is fueled by antisemitism. I KNOW that is not where you are coming from personally. But that language contributes to it.
And using the terms genocide and ethnic cleansing implies a colonial intent. Rather than acknowledging that Israel is responding to an ongoing existential threat. Iām speaking to the painful nuance and complexity of the situation. Iām not supporting indiscriminate civilian casualties.
My empathy is not selective either. In our conversation I never questioned yours. But it felt you were questioning mine. I respect you, which is why I felt I could engage with you on an incredibly difficult topic. I wholeheartedly want civilian killing to end. And.
You are right - though I was too young to understand that in any real way back then.
This is the crux. All are on the losing end - except Hamas. Who have gotten exactly what the wanted.
