¡FURIOSA!

Lo que ha pasado hoy en Gaza es ¡imperdonable! Lo de la "defensa propia" del gobierno israelí ya no cuela. Lo siento por mi querida blogger MYR, judia que vive en Israel, y que no entiendo porque nunca comenta sobre las injusticias de su gobierno. Estoy muy orgullosa de pertenecer al grupo HUMANISTA, en la mejor tradición judia,--Jewish Voice for Peace (Voz judia por la paz)--que cada dia tiene más adeptos y luchan contra ese gobierno NAZI, sí, NAZI y cruel.
Me permito copiar la última aportación de JVP (sin traducción al español. Lo siento, no tengo tiempo)

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INFURIATED!

What's happened today in Gaza is unforgivable! The Israeli government's excuse of "self-defense" is no longer credible and I feel sorry for my dear Jewish blogger, MYR, who lives in Israel, and who, I can't understand why, she never comments on her government's injustices. I'm very proud to belong to "Jewish Voice for Peace" an excellent HUMANIST, in the best tradition, Jewish movement which each day has more followers and fights against that NAZI, yes, NAZI and cruel government.
Following is JVP's letter: Sorry! it doesn't seem to come out... I'll try again:

"I remember listening to my great aunt Tante Babe's heartbreaking stories of seeing her young cousin killed during an attack on thousands of Jews, a pogrom, in her city of Bialystok. That infamous pogrom was in 1906, the very year the American Jewish Committee was founded to oppose such attacks. Feeling alone and unprotected, our family needed the American Jewish Committee. Years later, I remember my parents supporting the Anti-Defamation League because of their support for the Jewish refuseniks in the USSR. And then there's my grandfather who endured the extermination of most of his family at the hands of Nazis. He is why I greeted with enthusiasm the emergence of a human rights group in the 1970s named after Simon Wiesenthal, the famous Nazi hunter. These Jewish organizations came into existence at a time when my family - and so many others - needed them desperately, and their contributions and achievements on behalf of Jews and non-Jews made me proud. But times have changed. It is painful for me to say that today these organizations - organizations with such a proud history of civil and human rights - for many of us have come to stand for oppression. Sadly, I now find myself opposed to the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center for dismissing criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic, for putting Israeli foreign policy above Armenian genocide recognition, for vilifying Muslims and Arabs, and for building a "Museum of Tolerance" on top of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem. For many people, these organizations have not been relevant for a long time. You might be one of them. But we also know they continue to be an important voice for many Jewish people. And we will always need Jews to be safe. And as such, we must ask them to change just as so many Jews in America have changed. My dad is one of those people who supported the Anti-Defamation League. But when I told him the role they played in silencing criticism when it comes to Israel, he literally tore in half a donation check he had planned to send. I'm not asking you to go that far. But whether you love them or hate them, we have to call on them to change. We don't expect them to fall in line with everything you and I support, but we expect them to at least have a line when it comes to basic human rights and dignity. Please join me in asking the leaders of the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center to denounce the increasing government-sponsored violence in Israel and Palestine. Because they have the ear of Israeli leaders, we believe their denunciation of anti-democratic measures can make a difference where Israelis and Palestinians are suffering the most. Just last week, Peter Beinart wrote in his significant piece in the NY Review of Books that the greatest danger to the Jewish community is not from outside, but from inside. Beinart was referring to the increasing disconnect of Jewish leaders from Jewish people, especially young people, when it comes to Israel and Palestine. Their ongoing unconditional support of Israel's actions, even when they violate the basic tenets of Judaism and democratic values, has become untenable. Israel's violations of human rights and dignity is increasing with: Midnight raids on activists, including Palestinians, Israel citizens, and internationals Media gag orders, which keep the Israeli press from being able to write about these arrests Crushing non-violent protests by the Israeli Army, using rubber bullets, tear gas, and even live ammunition to put down protests Silencing NGO's who report on these outrages, using restrictive legislation in the Israeli Knesset. Banning internationals who are insufficiently supportive of Israel. To take just one example, as I write this, it has been 22 days since Israeli citizen and human rights activist Ameer Makhoul was brutally torn out of his home in the middle of the night, held without charges and tortured. All under cover of an Israeli media gag order. And through all of this, Jewish leaders remain silent. Enough is enough. It has been decades since the first Palestinian refugees were banned from returning to their homes. It's time our community leaders reflected our values and did as much to combat oppression when it is practiced by Jews as when it is practiced against us. Please sign our letter urging the leaders of three major Jewish organizations--Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, David Harris of the American Jewish Committee, and Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center-- to speak out against these crimes." Cecilie Surasky Jewish Voice for Peace Responder Reenviar