tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58489MonicaMonicaMonica2023-10-12T23:42:43Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58489:2127170war2023-10-12T23:42:43Z2023-10-12T23:42:43Zpublic0<p>It's so dangerous to say anything online these days, and it feels wrong to say nothing and continue posting the ordinary stuff of my life. I expect this will be my only post on the subject.</p>
<p>Targeting civilians is barbaric. Full stop. There can be no justification for such acts.</p>
<p>Gaza also has a border with Egypt. Maybe the neighbor that <em>wasn't</em> brutally attacked could help Gazan civilians get out?</p>
<p>Gaza elected Hamas. I would normally assume a rigged election or ballots at gunpoint, but to my surprise, I haven't heard anyone make that argument in all this time.</p>
<p>I weep for all innocent bystanders who are harmed or killed in war. One side targets them; the other takes extraordinary steps to protect them even to its own detriment. I wish everyone understood that all human beings are made in the divine image and life is precious.</p>
<p>Peace requires two parties who want it. I pray that day comes soon. Until then, I pray that Israel has the strength to defend itself from barbaric assaults, effectively and with as little collateral damage as possible.</p>
<p><em>Ken y'hi r'tzono.</em></p>
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