Gold / Goldstone Debate & Disproportionate Response

Here's a link to a very informative debate that took place last week at Brandeis University between Goldstone, author of the UN report that bears his name, and former Israeli Ambassador Gold. It's very important that you get the full perspective of the debate on this report.

And while you're at it - check out this report on Saudi Arabia's recent, indiscriminate bombing in Yemen. One Saudi soldier is killed and Saudi Arabia responds DISPROPORTIONATELY by bombing crowded areas.

Perhaps Mr. Goldstone would like to turn his attention here next. Wars in Yemen have been going on for decades. The brutality well exceeds anything Israel can be accused of doing. We wonder how many flyers were dropped and how many Cell Phone calls were made to the citizens of North Yemen warning them of impending attacks?

In all the media coverage of Israel - so much is distorted - and so much is willfully ignored. If the world could bother to pay attention, we might learn something and there might be real peace. Check this out.

To the subject of our leadership on these issues. We know there are some events and, recently, some emails directed at the community to inform them of such issues as we mention above. We find these to lack depth and effectiveness. We need a sustained, deep and pervasive set of initiatives to help our community fully understand, with substance, the issues Israel faces so that we may act formally in political circles and, very importantly, informally with our friends and colleagues. As always, we offer ourselves to this initiative - we'll wait, as usual, for the UJA to call and take us up on this offer.

Anyone else care to join us?

Best wishes

Yossi and Wayne