Israeli drinks firm SodaStream laid off its last Palestinian workers Monday and lashed out at the government for refusing to grant them work permits after it relocated from the West Bank to southern Israel. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sodastream-lays-last-palestinian-workers-after-permit-row-2081674017
Do we have to turn a blind eye to the continued expansion of settlements? Do we have to believe that Israel has done "nothing" to justify Palestinian hatred and that everything Israel does is justified by the notion of "self-defense"? Do we have to ignore discriminatory laws and regulations? The answer is blowin’ in the wind; both obvious (if we open our hearts) and hard to see (if we don’t take the blinders off).
Islam is a religion of peace. Judaism is a religion of Justice. The failure of religious leaders, on both sides, to honestly address the transgressions of law and justice is a sin of omission. The people, on both sides, have failed to turn the energies of anxiety (and its children: fear, anger, and hatred) into works for more peaceful tomorrows.
What does it mean to be pro-Palestine? Ah, another article to come…#121Contact
