Killing and violence is abhorant.. Period.
* --Thich Nhat Hanh* On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM Jonathan Sheffi <[email protected]> wrote: > From the Jan 3rd issue of the Lincoln Squirrel: "[Steven Low] echoed > others who have expressed the belief that the coordinated attack by Hamas > that killed and kidnapped hundreds of civilians is comparable to the Warsaw > ghetto uprising by Jews during the Holocaust." > > On October 7th, babies were placed in ovens. Children were shot in front > of parents, and parents in front of children. Women were raped so violently > that their pelvises were shattered. Small children were kidnapped and > hand-strangled to death. And 58 souls are still trapped in Gaza today. > > Comparing the actions of Hamas and the civilians of Gaza on October 7th to > the Warsaw ghetto uprising creates a moral imperative to murder, rape, and > kidnap Jews. It is inevitable that someone (not of sound mind) who listens > to Mr Low praise the slaughter of Jews will eventually take matters into > their own hands and enact his words with violent actions as Mr Rodriguez > did on Wednesday night. Mr Low has freedom of speech just as David Duke and > other hatemongers do, but he also has a moral responsibility to use his > words wisely. > ᐧ > > On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This statement is blatantly and knowingly false. >> I simple read of the GRALTA website mission statement would inform this >> commentator. >> But passing along inaccurate, slanderous and derogatory information seems >> to be the want of a few. >> >> Most of us stand for peace and justice and human rights and free >> speech…and with GRALTA and it’s mission. >> >> Just read the mission statement! >> >> On May 22, 2025, at 9:40 AM, Forest Brown <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> “GRALTA's efforts to normalize demonization and hatred of Jews has >> real-world consequences. Its continued advocacy against the rights and >> safety of the Jewish people is one of our town's great shames.” >> >> Agreed. Dangerous, ignorant, and shameful. >> >> On May 22, 2025, at 8:47 AM, Jonathan Sheffi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> We see the fruits of the advocacy of groups like GRALTA in the news this >> morning, as a pro-Palestinian activist murdered two Jews in Washington DC >> last night as the two were leaving an event. Both advocated for peaceful >> coexistence, and both were murdered as the zealot shouted, "Free, free >> Palestine!" over their dead bodies. >> >> GRALTA's efforts to normalize demonization and hatred of Jews has >> real-world consequences. Its continued advocacy against the rights and >> safety of the Jewish people is one of our town's great shames. >> ᐧ >> >> On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thank you to Steve Low and the Gralta Foundation for standing tall. >>> Thank you all who have supported the idea of keeping an open mind and >>> heart. >>> Thank you to Harvard University leadership and faculty for standing up >>> for higher education. >>> Thank you to the law firms who have stood up to intimidation and said >>> “NO!” >>> >>> They will not be moved. >>> We will not be moved. >>> >>> This article explains why these stances are so brave and important. >>> >>> (If, for some reason, the link does not work for you, email me directly >>> and I will send a saved copy) >>> >>> >>> >>> Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for >>> free without a subscription. >>> >>> The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian >>> Movement >>> >>> Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, >>> best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in >>> the United States. >>> >>> >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/project-esther-heritage-foundation-palestine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE8.BBQV.uyX3qRTJsvuz&smid=em-share >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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