Organizations such as AIPAC and AJC are quick to condemn suicide bombings within Israel, but they fall strangely silent when it comes to condemning the Israeli military's use of deadly force. All violence should be condemned as tragic and fundamentally counterproductive to the objective of peace.
The justification of self-defense can only hold for so long. When the cycle of violence persists, self-defense can no longer be claimed. It becomes hollow. We must move beyond this rationalization if we ever want the cycle to cease.
No comments:
Post a Comment