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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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
The fate of the Palestinian people will affect Israel’s future security
Elizabeth Shackelford Hamas’ attacks on innocent civilians in Israel on Oct. 7 were heinous, cruel and unforgivable. No understanding or empathy is owed to its militants. But the Palestinian people, half of whom weren’t alive when Hamas seized power, and certainly Israel’s population deserve a better, more secure and more peaceful future after decades of conflict and … [Read more...] about The fate of the Palestinian people will affect Israel’s future security
Middle East violence may be a harbinger of dark days ahead
The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board The horror and outrage of the surprise attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza are being compared with the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in America and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. While the despicable attacks are hard to comprehend and must be condemned, the fallout could be even more chaotic as Israel … [Read more...] about Middle East violence may be a harbinger of dark days ahead