I don't want to get too crazy political here, but my heart is seriously burdened about what is going on in Gaza right now. When things are going array involving Israel is some of the hardest times for me to live in America. It truly seems that most Americans (living in America) have such a false view of the country today (not the Biblical Isreal). I don't dislike Israel, so please do not take that from this rant. I just believe they should be considered fairly like every other country in the UN and outside. They should be held accountable their part in these recent tragedies. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned- they need someone flighting for their basic human rights (i.e. food and water). We stand up for Africa, have fund raisers, give our time and money for the poverty and injustice, and yet many of the same injustices are going on among the Palestinians (primarily in Gaza). But we can't stand up for these b/c that would be considered going against Israel.
I have been thinking about this subject so much lately and it drains me. And makes me so sad.
In any case, if you have gotten this far, please read this article and familiarize yourself with what is going on in Gaza in recent days. It comes from a British Paper- so without the sway of American political bias.
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Thanks for sharing your heart, ang- i totally hear you. It's such a difficult thing and so hard to express to people in American especially. OH, and on a totally different note- we ran into James and Blair and Roman in a mall in Dubai!! How crazy is that???
Turkish Charity Behind Gaza Flotilla Had 'Ties to Terrorism and Jihad'
Published June 02, 2010
| Associated Press
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/02/ap-interview-french-judge-says-turkish-charity-gaza-flotilla-terror-ties/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Flatest+%28Text+-+Latest+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
This is incredibly sad... and touchy. Thanks for being willing to bring it up. In my view, no matter what ties this particular group had or not, escalating to this level of violence by Israel was wrong (not to mention bad publicity and it seems miscalculated). I think it's important too, as you're saying, that we consider the context of what's going down from many angles. But at the end of the day- for the LOVE - can we just make sure people aren't experiencing an apartheid situation in 2010 and that they have food and water? Okay, I'm done. I love you. Thanks for sharing.
thanks, amber. love you:)
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