Sometimes It Is Wrong To Stay Quiet
Israel and Palestine
I wrote this and then deleted it. I swore I wasn’t going to get involved in the politics of it all. But I can’t just pretend it isn’t happening or that I am ok with it.
Israel
The concept of Israel, its right to exist, and its history is long and complicated. Even the concept of Judaism confuses me. I thought Judaism was a religion, like one you could convert to. But it seems also to be a nationality and a race which is way beyond my understanding. They control a country and yet you can be born Jewish without having ever set foot in Israel. So all that is beyond me.
I can’t begin to explain its history or the history of its people. Certainly not going back into Biblical days or even most of the stuff in its more recent past. Heck, I don’t even know who made the decision to recreate it after the end of World War 2 or the reasons behind the decision.
Happening Now
However, staying silent due to being uninformed only holds true if you intend to remain uninformed. Otherwise, it is just an excuse to avoid taking a stand. I am trying to educate myself and although so much of it is complicated, this situation isn’t.
