Originally posted at: http://afsc.org/friends/while-bombs-fall-gaza-resisting-militarism-israel
While the bombs fall on Gaza and the majority of Israeli society seems to support the continuance of the military attack on Gaza, we, as Israelis horrified by the actions of our government, find our voices lost. What can we say and do? What value might this have? How can our echoes have any impact on the situation now?
Smoke rises over Gaza city by Anne Paq
Internally in Israeli Jewish-society, it is clear that our voice remains unwelcome – protestors calling for the immediate end of the attack on Gaza have been physically assaulted, eggs, rocks and chairs thrown at them, and some even hospitalized; celebrities who dare to criticize the military have been publically shunned and the majority of the elected opposition in the Knesset are aligning positions with the right-wing government. Those politicians, mostly Palestinians living in Israel, who dared to speak out have been cursed, threatened and physically dragged out of the Knesset.