19,
August 2006 Response
to Thomas Friedman’s op ed NYT RE: Israel’s attack on Lebanon
Re
Thomas Friedman’s op-ed article entitled “War on Daddy’s Dime”, NYT August 18.
Mr. Freidman displays his obvious pro-Israel bias by selectively criticizing
Iran for its humanitarian support of Lebanon’s civilian victims but chooses to
remain silent on Israel’s financial benefactor – the US taxpayers who, albeit
unwillingly, fund Israel’s war machinery which destroyed Lebanon’s
infrastructure and killed many of its civilians. Mr. Friedman also ignores the
stated purpose in kidnapping the two Israeli soldiers, namely to pressure
Israel to release some of its prisoners. Currently, close to 10,000
Palestinians are languishing, without trial, in Israeli prisons. Surely, the
Palestinians have a right to resist illegal occupation of their land and
oppression of their people. Failure to hold Israel accountable for its actions
will inevitably result in a renewed cycle of mutual hatred and loss of live.
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