My friend Maya (a Brooklyn-born Jew that now lives in Ontario) wrote this to accompany that Daily Beast article I posted...her words on this subject pretty much reflect my thoughts on Israel and Palestine...except I'm not Jewish:
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I love Jon Stewart. I don't talk about Israel, because I always end up crying. There's no right answer and it's all so effed up. Hamas uses human shields and appropriates supplies meant for civilian infrastructure, and Israel ghettoises the Gazans and bombs them. It's very difficult to be Jewish and not approve of Israel, so please, don't tell me who is right and who is wrong. I've spent 20 years thinking about the situation all I am is disgusted by everyone. No matter what, though, the Gazans - the innocent civilians, the disproportionate number of children - have it worse. They are trapped on every side, and by the very group that pretends to fight for them.
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