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Augusta's avatar

Dear mr. Lieberman, never be ashame of who you are because of your government's actions. Like all the far-right people over the world who has been propagandized by politics, so have the Jews in Israel been propagadized to be pawns of powerful politics.

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Donna Greenberg's avatar

As always, you present truths that alternately make me cheer and squirm.

I have been volunteering to help the Dems (first Biden, now Harris) to win

the presidency in 2024, in order to prevent Trump from ever again seeing the

inside of the White House.

I am a 73-year old Jewish American woman. For years, I bought the myth of

Zionism. Once the Israelis began systematically and ruthlessly displacing and

slaughtering the residents of Gaza -- and torturing the 9,000 Palestinians they

incarcerated in their prisons, I woke up. My 37 year old son started sending me

stories from Al Jazeera and disenfranchised Israeli military and other leaders who'd

seen the light.

I reached a point where I still identify as a Jew but can no longer support Israel.

I was desperately disappointed and angry when the DNC didn't permit any

Palestinian Americans to address the convention on the suffering in Gaza.

I guess they didn't want to spoil the party-like atmosphere at the DNC.

Yet, they permitted the American Jewish parents of a hostage to speak.

Your comments about that hostage abandoning his homeland were

powerful and new to me. I assume his parents buy into the concept of

Aliyah and don't see his leaving the U.S. as a betrayal of his real homeland.

You brought up some points about Harris that give me food for thought.

I will still try to help her and Walz get elected because I deplore Trump and

his minions, and am petrified about Project 2025.

I will continue to become educated about the Palestinians. Medhi Hasan's show

is helpful. And I have joined a couple of local organizations working on

behalf of the Palestinians.

Thank you for your incisive -- if painful -- post.

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Dan Lieberman's avatar

Truth can be painful but it leads to liberation and that is joyful.

And it is a joy to read your words.

Best,

Dan

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Mike Mohamed Ghouse's avatar

Dan,

I have given me hope and my activist is woke up again momentarity. Much of your article resonates with me. We need to fight tooth and nail to restore America to be a nation of people for the people by the people.

I have been a super activist, but since 10/7, I am losing interest, but regaining it as I am committed to foster Pluralism. The bigger criminal than Netanyahu is Joe Biden. I am ashamed of him, he spat on 191 Nations to hold ceasefire. He has created an untold animosity towards America. I am surprised the Catholic church did not excommunicated this criminal of this millennium. He needs to be draffged to the court in the same fashion the nazis were dragged to the Nuremberg trails. Givin him a free ride makes us accessory to the genocid.

I love the last sentence. I will be sharing this, if you have a link, please share to share or I can post on one of by blogs https://israel-palestine-dialogue.blogspot.com/ Please let me know

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Dan Lieberman's avatar

Thanks for the motivating comments. If I understood you correctly, here is the link:

https://open.substack.com/pub/dlieb10gmailcom/p/the-democratic-party-conventional?r=jn1bo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Mike Mohamed Ghouse's avatar

Yes, it is well written and with your permissiona, I would like to publish it at https://israel-palestine-dialogue.blogspot.com/

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Dan Lieberman's avatar

My appreciation. Please publish and use the link provided.

I updated the article for grammar and sentences that can be misinterpreted. The last sentences have been changed to better reflect the positions,

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