Israeli protesters, I can no longer keep silent

By Phyllis Chesler

I can no longer keep silent. I may be sitting in Manhattan, but my heart is in Jerusalem and my heart is very heavy.

I may not be a lawyer or a legal scholar, but I have been an organizer, an activist, a leader who has acted on behalf of civil and human rights—especially women’s rights. But I have never acted in the way that Israeli rioters are now acting: Not stopping, threatening to continue until they’ve brought down an entire country.

These leftists/progressives/“good people” (my former people) seem to be behaving the same way that pro-Palestinian/pro-jihad students behave in the streets and classrooms of America. They are like hecklers in the classroom who will not allow a speaker with whom they disagree to speak, trying to chase them out of the lecture hall. These rioters are aiming to abolish a lawful and democratic election because they despise and fear the people’s choice. They aim to make their country odious in the eyes of the world.

Continue reading here: https://www.jns.org/opinion/israeli-protesters-i-can-no-longer-keep-silent/

March 22, 2023 | 1 Comment »

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  1. I agree with you. Most of the objectors have little idea of why they are demonstrating and they have forgotten totally that it was the left that FIRST proposed a definitive change in the top judiciiary.
    Lastly I accuse any army / airforce / marine personnel or group that refuses to obey call up etc as a means of objection to a political debate/ system as a sign of revolt [ mered] and potentially treasonable . I suspect that in doing so they have broken the oath that they took on joining!!