I have two issues with the op-ed in the Ideas Lab of May 19 (“Student protesters won’t be silent about genocide unfolding in Gaza”).
For starters, I should state that I believe there should be an immediate cease fire in Gaza and that the continued loss of civilian life only harms the long-term efforts for peace and stability. I also support the right to peaceful protest, but if protests turn into racist confrontations, it is counterproductive. Violence and inflammatory rhetoric are never the answers.
However, the first issue is that she wrote that Israel is populated by “European ‘settlers.’” But nearly a million Jews fled or were expelled by Muslim countries and settled in Israel. There are also Muslim and Christian citizens of Israel.
The second is she avoids dealing with Hamas, which started this current conflict and is using the population of Gaza as human shields. Having traveled to the Middle East, I believe there is much to make amends for. I do believe that Israel as a nation should have done more to try to find lasting solutions, but Islamic terrorist groups have made that more difficult.
Both sides in this conflict need to come together and create a state for the Palestinians and use the resources being used for war to bring some measure of social justice.
Joseph Geck, Waukesha
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