Today I speak for those who have no voice: the people of Gaza who feel that the world has forgotten them. I speak for the mother clutching the shoes of her toddler who was buried that day. I speak for the grandmother who has spent her entire life in a refugee camp — keys to her parents’ house still in her pocket. I speak for the father who prays that his family will live through tonight’s bombing. I speak for two million other human beings who live in the most densely populated, open air prison on earth.
As I write, the United Nations has just passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Israel has already announced it will not abide by the resolution. Over 32,000 people and counting have been murdered in Gaza in five months of relentless bombardment paid for by our tax dollars.
Utahns, when the history books are written, will you be able to say to your grandchildren, “I knew there was a genocide in Gaza and I spoke out against it.”?
Join us: Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land (www.ujphl.org) and Palestinian Solidarity Association of Utah (@palestiniansolidarityut).
Meherban Khalsa, Salt Lake City