To the editor: In his folk song, "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan asks, "How many times must the cannon balls fly, before they're forever banned? How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died?" Are we going to be asking these questions until the end of time, or are we able … [Read more...] about LTE: Are we able to give peace a chance in the Middle East?
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Marblehead’s Wolf sees anti-Israel rhetoric as ‘threatening speech’
Former advisor to Barack Obama and Marblehead native Robert Wolf warned that free speech is beginning to turn into “threatening speech” during a segment about protests throughout the country against the Israel-Hamas war that aired on Fox News. Wolf was joined on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” by fellow Fox News contributors Karl Rove and Paul Mauro to discuss the protests … [Read more...] about Marblehead’s Wolf sees anti-Israel rhetoric as ‘threatening speech’
Epstein Hillel helping Israeli families find temporary home
Despite being an ocean apart, one school in town has not let that deter it from helping families in need during a time of war. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Epstein Hillel School has been taking in students and families from war-torn parts of Israel, and is doing what it can to make them feel welcome in a new environment. “For us as a school to be able … [Read more...] about Epstein Hillel helping Israeli families find temporary home
Msgr. Garrity: Never again
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Oct. 7 was the day that a Hamas terrorist called his mother from Israel and told her that he was a hero because he had just killed 10 Jews. Not long after this, three infant babies died when their incubators in Gaza lost power. Their hospital had been hit by artillery aimed at destroying Hamas’ underground infrastructure. Oct. 7 saw the killing of … [Read more...] about Msgr. Garrity: Never again
Gaza’s health system has collapsed, multiplying the war’s toll on children
Steve Sosebee This journey helping Gaza children began in 1991 when I brought the first injured child from Gaza to the Shriners hospital in Los Angeles for prosthetic care after he suffered triple amputation from a bomb blast. Since then, we founded a humanitarian nonprofit to help bring hundreds of injured and ill children to the United States from Gaza for free care. The … [Read more...] about Gaza’s health system has collapsed, multiplying the war’s toll on children