”We can argue endlessly about which side is at more fault in this time-worn conflict, but what does that matter when hundreds of children on both sides are dead, and millions more are living in terror?” writes Sharlee Mullins Glenn.
Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Friday, Oct.13, 2023.The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is complex and enduring. The territorial tensions and deep grievances extend back at least a century, while the root hostilities stretch back to biblical times.
There is no justification for the recent and horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel. Still, no matter how indefensible this aggression, cutting off all supplies, including electricity, food, water and medicine to Gaza, whereunder the age of 18, is not the answer. Nor is forcing the already traumatized families in the northern Gaza strip — over 1 million people — to evacuate to the south of the tiny overcrowded and overextended besieged region.
We can argue endlessly about who is most at fault in this time-worn conflict, but what does that matter whenlast Thursday in the New York Times: “Unless the international community intervenes, Israel can continue to cut off access to water, food, fuel, electricity, medications and every other necessity of life.”
How can we, as ordinary U.S. citizens, use our influence to insist that the horror in the Holy Land not be amplified by depriving innocent women and children of the basic necessities for survival? We aren’t completely powerless in this situation. We can start right now by contacting our respective members of Congress. First, we must demand that our Representatives in the House come together immediately to select a competent, rule of law-respecting Speaker.
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