Genocide. The ultimate crime of crimes.
Being graphically brought to us in real time from Palestine on our devices.
This should be repugnant, appalling and just plain unacceptable to anyone with a beating heart.
Those of us who are doing all we can to stop the genocide are being poo-pooed by western leaders, as though we’re children fighting over toys.
We need some perspective about our countries finding and arming Israel. Here’s what our politicians are using our tax dollars for:
Hospitals and schools, including all universities, in Gaza destroyed
Care workers and journalists being murdered
However many standing ovations they give Netanyahu, however many times they call us anti-semitic — Jews included — or accuse us of being funded by Iran, however our media whitewash this, we have the moral high ground.
And we have a duty to our ancestors who did all they could to bring us a better future, and to our descendants who are counting on us to leave them a better world.
This is our moment and we must seize it.
Genocide is unacceptable. Period.
If we let this slide, we will let any atrocity slide.
I refuse to give any politician that supports Israel and Netanyahu my vote.
Here in Canada, that means the federal Liberal and Conservative Parties, who both support Israel, are off my list.
As far as I’m concerned, AIPAC funded politicians supporting genocide are not worthy of our support. They’ve sold their souls.
"If we let this slide, we will let any atrocity slide."
This sentence summarizes the horror for me. Watching ourselves allow this to happen, some even defending the genocide, or not wanting to look at it because it's too painful or just feeling hopeless. That we can respond in this manner to this atrocity, is there anything we won't 'accept'? 😭
I counted 58 sets of applause from congress. Even when Netanyahu criticized American citizens and universities. There is something utterly deranged about that