It’s Time to Talk About Israel’s QME
The images coming out of Israel and Gaza are horrific.
Over the weekend, Israeli concertgoers were met with a barrage of bullets as militants stormed a desert rave. Meanwhile, as you read this, children are being rescued from collapsed buildings in Gaza.
All of this is exacerbated by the reality that civilians don’t really exist in that part of the world. Only enemy combatants.
Some are terrorists, while others are occupiers.
Around the globe, people are taking sides. Protestors have filled global capitals, calling for Palestine to be liberated. Others are standing in solidarity with Israel.
Here in the United States, our lot has been cast for us. It’s impossible to publicly denounce the human rights abuses perpetrated by the government of Israel without first being demonized as an anti-Semite.
Even as an American citizen who has experienced Israel’s draconian treatment of Palestinians firsthand, I can already see what the comments section of this article will look like. To which I preemptively say: Yalla.
Setting aside the political emotions of what is unfolding in the Middle East right now, there’s a much bigger conversation we Americans need to have.
