Amy Goodman: A Venerable Jewish Voice For Peace

[marmar]

from truthdig:


A Venerable Jewish Voice For Peace

Posted on Jul 30, 2014
By Amy Goodman


The Israeli assault on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has entered its fourth week. This military attack, waged by land, sea and air, has been going on longer than the devastating assault in 2008/2009, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians. The death toll in this current attack is at least 1,300, overwhelmingly civilians. As this column was being written, the United Nations confirmed that a U.N. school in Gaza, where thousands of civilians were seeking shelter, was bombed by the Israeli Defense Forces, killing at least 20 people. The United Nations said it reported the exact coordinates of the shelter to the Israeli military 17 times.

Henry Siegman, a venerable dean of American Jewish thought and president of the U.S./Middle East Project, sat down for an interview with the “Democracy Now!” news hour. An ordained rabbi, Siegman is the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress and former executive head of the Synagogue Council of America, two of the major, mainstream Jewish organizations in the United States. He says the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories must end.

“There is a Talmudic saying in the ‘Ethics of the Fathers,’” Siegman started, “‘Don’t judge your neighbor until you can imagine yourself in his place.’ So, my first question when I deal with any issue related to the Israeli-Palestinian issue: What if we were in their place?”

He elaborated, “No country and no people would live the way Gazans have been made to live ... our media rarely ever points out that these are people who have a right to live a decent, normal life, too. And they, too, must think, ‘What can we do to put an end to this?’” .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_venerable_jewish_voice_for_peace_20140730

[tularetom]

1. I saw Amy Goodman interviewing him on Democracy Now

He was impressive to say the least.

I believe she said there would be a second part of the interview on tomorrow.

[2banon]

2. thanks for the headsup..

[2banon]

3. K&R

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[snagglepuss]

5. to read later

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. Kick.