8/02/2009

Seattle 53, or Current Events

Further notes (added 8/2/09):

"In Israel, "terror attack" means "we can blame the Palestinians" while "criminal" means "it was only a Jew." Lovely distinction, isn't it? To murder people you don't even know, whether because your church, your tribe, or your nation says to, is a crime of hate designed to spread terror. Period."

~Elliott BatTzedek, in response to the shooting

I almost never post news here, but this one came at me hard.

"Israel: this country I love so much,
that each of its betrayals
feels like the end of a rifle
jabbed against my heart."
~"Importance of Dialogue" (c) 2009

'Tel Aviv Gay Massacre'
"A gunman clad entirely in black opened fire with an automatic weapon on a group of gay teenagers who were attending a weekly support group."

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