This article is very moving, not only through its portrayal of the atrocities in Gaza, but also because it gives the reader an opportunity to act. Intifada is the Arabic word for "shaking off" and has been tied in the past to nonviolent resistance movements in the late 1980s. The Global BDS Movement looks to be one good way to show solidarity and empathy with our Palestinian neighbors.
Here is an interesting look at what the new U.S. administration has said about the "conflict" and an interpretation of what is going on from Democracy Now and Noam Chomsky (again).
The term apartheid is becoming more commonly accepted terminology regarding the crisis in Gaza. Illegal weapons have been used, innocent civilians have been murdered, and aid has been cut off from the outside, all of which are unacceptable acts of abhorrent violence against human beings already living in horrible conditions. The Obama administration seems to be continuing the stance of the former Bush administration regarding Israel through its actions, although peace is being discussed in abstract terms. One of the most hopeful messages from the new administration is that it is up to the people to act and to be heard, since it is the people who can open the hearts and minds of those in power. There are similar petitions and movements going on all over the place. Please feel free to add them in the comments section, since I am by no means an expert on the subject... just a person who is being moved by conscience to find ways to act.
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