Dear Congressman Grayson: an open letter:
As one of your $10-a-month supporters, I am very disheartened by your co-sponsorship of H. Con Res 107, [https://beta.congress.gov/...] the antithesis of your antiwar crusades. It is a blatant regurgitation of Israeli propaganda; and it hides behind the 'right of self defense', which is worse than a cliche, worse than a euphemism: it is an indulgence of Israel's 20 to 1 kill-ratio, and collective punishment of thousands of civilians, by blockade and by bombs.
No matter how horrible the acts and rockets of Hamas leadership, 10,000 Israeli wrongs do not make a right. It is immoral to whine about 'human shields' even as one proceeds to slaughter them. Being a Jew myself, I am ashamed to see how we act when the jackboot is on the other foot, ours.
I hope you will reconsider, and remove this contradiction from your outstanding leadership in the cause of peace. I hope you will remove your co-sponsorship of H Con Res 107, and consult, e.g., with Jewish Voice for Peace http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
Sincerely,
Gene Keyes, Ph.D
Former Asst. Prof., political science (ret.)