“A true war story is never moral. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior, nor restrain men from doing the things men have always done. If a story seems moral, do not believe it. If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted, or if you [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Free Gaza’
December 30, 2008
It’s hard to find the words.
Sitting in my suburban Canadian home for the winter holiday, it’s hard to find the words to adequately capture my thoughts and feelings towards the nightmarish Israeli offensive attack on the Gaza Strip. As I continue to search for my own form of response to offer up to the blogosphere, I’ll provide the following comments [...]
November 24, 2008
Giving a voice to Gaza.
The other night, a friend of mine spoke with one of his journalist contacts currently working in the besieged Gaza Strip. He commented to her that he was sitting comfortably sipping a glass of wine in Ramallah. She replied by saying “well, we’re busy giving voices to the voiceless.”
For the past two weeks, Israel has [...]
October 7, 2008
The tranquil Kibbutz, in context.
During my recent weeklong vacation, I spent a night visiting family friends in the Negev desert between the Israeli city of Beersheva and the border of the Gaza Strip. For the past three decades, they have lived in Kibbutz Urim, a socialist cooperative founded in the early 40’s by Bulgarian immigrants. A radical departure from [...]
