Gaza: We Cannot Continue to Look Away.

It is time for Americans to stand up and demand peace

Programming Note: Please join me tonight for a very special Livestream with Ryan Grim, a journalist with expertise in the Middle East and is directly connected to actions on the ground in Palestine and Israel. Join us tonight at 7pm CDT on Substack Live: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/47348?utm_source=live-stream-scheduled-upsell

As background, I am a proud wife and mother of Jewish Americans. I am Catholic. I say with 100% confidence that criticizing a cruel and morally wrong government is not antisemitic. The actions of the government do not reflect on Israeli citizens or Jewish Americans. They are not at fault. The fault lies with the Israeli right-wing, authoritarian government.

It is important to note: this article and my Livestream will focus on the here and now, as well as the future, and are not a review or litigation of the last 2,000 years on any side in the Middle East. All the tragedy has already happened. We cannot change history.

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