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riversedge

(80,919 posts) Fri May 28, 2021, 07:12 PM May 2021

Heart-stopping, heartbreaking cover of today's @nytimes "They Were Just Children" [View all]

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Heart-stopping, heartbreaking cover of today's @nytimes
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May their memories be a blessing -- and a call for all of us to act with urgency and determination to end this horrific cycle of injustice, retaliation and senseless violence.

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Heart-stopping, heartbreaking cover of today's @nytimes "They Were Just Children" [View all] riversedge May 2021 OP

Remember these children of gaza were born behind a prison wall and have never known freedom questionseverything May 2021 #1

Sounds like apartheid to me. Israel has to get the right wingers and Netanyahu out. brush May 2021 #3

The only difference in South African apartheid SCantiGOP May 2021 #16

Yes, yes, yes, which is why I target Netanyahu and the right wingers who... brush May 2021 #18

The US....except for Dick Cheney. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #34

Thanks for posting. nt joetheman May 2021 #2

One would expect more of those who had been targeted and oppressed. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #4

wow. rare to see Palestinians mourned in US media Demovictory9 May 2021 #5

Yes, indeed. Duppers May 2021 #6

America's White Evangelicals Sealed Their Fate DanieRains May 2021 #7

THIS Jilly_in_VA May 2021 #22

They are finally waking up malaise May 2021 #8

. dalton99a May 2021 #9

I fully agree with President Biden wnylib May 2021 #10

It's the taking all the land that is the problem questionseverything May 2021 #13

The land under dispute in Sheik Jarrah has been owned by Jews since the 1870s. tritsofme May 2021 #29

Here's the thing though... druidity33 May 2021 #14

Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. wnylib May 2021 #15

good post stopdiggin May 2021 #20

And so would the USA.... HUAJIAO May 2021 #21

I've known two types of fundamentalists. wnylib May 2021 #23

Both sides are guilty... druidity33 May 2021 #24

Agree, both sides are at fault in the ongoing wnylib May 2021 #27

They're all terrorists wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #32

It's a real shame the 10 commandments God left Israel weren't worded KS Toronado May 2021 #11

Yup Israel - a US allie. EnterwebsJohn May 2021 #12

The creation of the State of Israel resulted in the destruction on the homeland of the Palestinians Botany May 2021 #17

How many children did we kill in the gulf war? Nt USALiberal May 2021 #19

this may be apples and oranges but how can we stop senseless violence in other countries IcyPeas May 2021 #25

Shocking, but grateful to made aware of it. I can hardly believe it myself msfiddlestix May 2021 #26

Shameful that Hamas exploits women and children to use as human shields. tritsofme May 2021 #28

It is terrible. Rustyeye77 May 2021 #30

Truth. JudyM May 2021 #31

Thank you. Rustyeye77 May 2021 #33

It very much is. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #35

Locking JudyM May 2021 #36