Israel is not my birthright

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  • #Israel is not my birthright
    http://www.salon.com/2014/07/26/israel_is_not_my_birthright

    I hoped fervently that it would not happen, but it did – the rabbi spoke of those who hate Israel and hate the Jews, but did not speak of the Israeli army, which is burning children alive; did not condemn the hate of Israelis for Palestinians. He spoke of peace, but he spoke of peace as a thing to force on the Gaza strip, not a thing for both sides to work toward. I clutched my daughter’s hand, trying not to cry, thinking but we are killing children. Where is the peace in that action?

    Who is we?

    We. We are killing children, we are killing civilians, because we were told that God gave us this land, and half of us don’t even believe.

    Our Birthright ™.

    They, not we. The Israeli navy bombed children who were playing on the beach. This is not we, this is not us, this is not in my name. These are nightmarish actions taken by a government I have no real tie to, despite my childhood indoctrination, despite my name, despite my alleged birthright.