To the Editor:
Jesus is love - Christmas his birth. Churches have been woefully silent about Israels two year genocide in Gaza. Considering that Jesus was born in Bethlehem and would be Palestinian, it seems inexplicable that the churches are so quiet (except for the Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac in Palestine). Jesus message, “love the poor, the sick, the oppressed.”
The State of Israel, despite the “ceasefire” continues to bomb, bury, and kill innocent Palestinian women, children, babies, and men. The people of Gaza are still being deprived of food, water, and medicine. Two million are trapped and terrified by the IDF. Our government supports and funds these atrocities with your tax dollars. What would Jesus do? Pray, witness, speak, act? What are the churches doing? What are you doing? Are Christians supporting genocide and starvation with silence? Learn the truth at electronicintifada.net or read about Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac.
Consider joining a local group like mideastcrisis.org or jewishvoiceforpeace.org. Perhaps, join with Women In Black who stand peacefully in solidarity with Palestine every Saturday from 12:30-1:30 in front of the New Paltz Elting Library. You might even feel motivated to call the White House 202-456-1111 or Pat Ryan 202-225-5614 and say “No U.S. weapons or money to fund Israeli genocide.” So as we celebrate his birth the question, “What would Jesus do?”