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No Words to Describe the Suffering
No Words to Describe the Suffering by Wim Laven 491 words For the last 18 years I have worked in conflict settings all around the world. I’ve gone to 45 countries on four continents. I have not experienced the worst assaults on humanity directly, but through the stories told by the survivors (though sometimes they
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Calling for a ‘Pause’ in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Isn’t Enough
Calling for a ‘Pause’ in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Isn’t Enough by Kathy Kelly 812 words The Biden Administration must demand a full ceasefire, not a temporary pause, to stop the violence. Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military
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Militarism vs. Our Shared Humanity
Militarism vs. Our Shared Humanity by Robert C. Koehler 917 words Sitting safely at my desk, looking at photos of bombed buildings and knowing that missing children are buried under the rubble, imagining (unavoidably) what this must feel like . . . oh my God, empathy gives way to horror. Move on, I tell myself.