Thank you for sharing. I think she was trying the best she could but obviously that doesn'solve the problem. I wonder what is enough? What will bring hope and peace? Maybe small acts can help though there is so much more that needs to be done. Though it has to start somewhere. Idk it's an I treating question you pose her to think about.
I appreciate the Palestinians and Israelis who are committed to co-resistance, and not just co-existence. Co-resistance is the commitment to together resist injustice, apartheid, and occupation. I think this woman wanted her community/people to be able to live in peace, free from Hamas’ missiles, and the way forward for her was to try to help Palestinians in Gaza to have a bit better life. She wasn’t committed to Palestinians in Gaza living in peace, free from Israeli’s missiles or the occupation. In other words, she was committed to coexistence, but not co-resistance.
But I also appreciate our guide’s response. He didn’t dismiss this woman’s perspective or work; he said it was needed. In fact, he invited her to speak with us. But he didn’t leave it there. He also made it clear that there would be no peace while Palestinians were caged like criminals, no matter how beautiful people tried to make the cage.
Perspective is really difficult to achieve... I think the woman tried whst she thought she could do based on what was available to her. But it isnt enough, but at least she tried and did something. It's especially difficult to trust intentions when so much hurt has been done.
Thanks for giving me something to mull over. Even though my application would be on a much smaller scale.
I find it interesting that the response to seeing children living in a cage was her own safety. It wasn’t empathy or any sense of injustice. It was, I have to help keep these children with dead eyes busy, or else they will grow up to kill us. But, yes, doing anything that looks like building peace with Palestinians is often seen as a betrayal of the Israeli state and community. So, there is some level of commitment she has to her work, even when it isn’t popular.
Ah, I missed that inference, but that does make sense. Thanks. I was still looking at it from a altruistic lense, which she was hoping to bring joy to the children... Not just merely a defensive measure.
But seems like hopefully some positions are being stated in larger church branches standing up for Palestine finally (Church of England and Catholic). Hopefully not too late to stop the momentum of the crushing wheel of Israeli ideology.
Thank you for sharing. I think she was trying the best she could but obviously that doesn'solve the problem. I wonder what is enough? What will bring hope and peace? Maybe small acts can help though there is so much more that needs to be done. Though it has to start somewhere. Idk it's an I treating question you pose her to think about.
I appreciate the Palestinians and Israelis who are committed to co-resistance, and not just co-existence. Co-resistance is the commitment to together resist injustice, apartheid, and occupation. I think this woman wanted her community/people to be able to live in peace, free from Hamas’ missiles, and the way forward for her was to try to help Palestinians in Gaza to have a bit better life. She wasn’t committed to Palestinians in Gaza living in peace, free from Israeli’s missiles or the occupation. In other words, she was committed to coexistence, but not co-resistance.
But I also appreciate our guide’s response. He didn’t dismiss this woman’s perspective or work; he said it was needed. In fact, he invited her to speak with us. But he didn’t leave it there. He also made it clear that there would be no peace while Palestinians were caged like criminals, no matter how beautiful people tried to make the cage.
Perspective is really difficult to achieve... I think the woman tried whst she thought she could do based on what was available to her. But it isnt enough, but at least she tried and did something. It's especially difficult to trust intentions when so much hurt has been done.
Thanks for giving me something to mull over. Even though my application would be on a much smaller scale.
I find it interesting that the response to seeing children living in a cage was her own safety. It wasn’t empathy or any sense of injustice. It was, I have to help keep these children with dead eyes busy, or else they will grow up to kill us. But, yes, doing anything that looks like building peace with Palestinians is often seen as a betrayal of the Israeli state and community. So, there is some level of commitment she has to her work, even when it isn’t popular.
Ah, I missed that inference, but that does make sense. Thanks. I was still looking at it from a altruistic lense, which she was hoping to bring joy to the children... Not just merely a defensive measure.
But seems like hopefully some positions are being stated in larger church branches standing up for Palestine finally (Church of England and Catholic). Hopefully not too late to stop the momentum of the crushing wheel of Israeli ideology.