I read this piece by Tom Watson and thought I would share it.

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4. Good article, the painful truth

Elie Wiesel once said that “to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” So I don’t think we should easily dismiss this vast crime against humanity, even as we hope for peace, and ask for reasonable measures by Israel to protect civilians as it defends its right to exist. As J Street said this week, “We must recognize that the interests, safety and basic rights of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples are intertwined, and struggle for a solution that guarantees true freedom and self-determination for both peoples.”