The celebrated author John Berger writes of this despair and he identifies why people of conscience, particularly in the U.S., might share Palestinians’ despair. Referring to the continuing theft of Palestinian land he says, “It is not happening in some remote war-locked corner of the globe; every Foreign Office of every rich nation is watching and not one takes measures to discourage the illegalities.” He quotes an aggrieved Palestinian mother, “The silence of the West is worse than their bullets.” The 10-year, $30 billion military aid package granted Israel by the U.S. government in 2007 makes clear our complicity. Memorial Day is difficult for me as it is for all veterans. My annual seasonal despair is, of course, directly related to the lost lives commemorated here and to the unrelenting militarism of our country, the celebration of which is particularly pronounced on this day and the upcoming Fourth of July.
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 18:39:40 +0000
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