Why is the War on Gaza Happening?
from “Israel and Gaza — Seeing Beyond the Headlines,”
Remarks delivered by Philip Sherwood on 19 October 2023 at an event sponsored by the School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship and the College of Arts on the Abbotsford B.C. campus of
the University of the Fraser Valley.
We must ask the question: Why is this happening? . . . The question should be how everything started. We cannot read a book by starting with the last chapter, logically one must start reading from chapter one. We need to understand the background, the root of the problem.It all starts 4,000 years go with the Biblical narrative of Abraham, a man who lived in historic Palestine… read more
Gaza, Palestine: A Crisis of Humanity
What Can I Do?
~ Learn about the history of what is happening; resist simply believing ‘it’s complicated and there’s nothing I can do’. Remember the saying “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing”.
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~ Learn about the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement and consider supporting one of the Consumer Boycott Targets
~ Use language with care; learn about Genocide, Apartheid, Zionism – and don’t be afraid to speak out.