BROOKLINE-I am writing in strong support of the anti-apartheid, pro-Palestinian articles in both the Newfane and Brattleboro town meeting agendas. I have seen a flurry of letters and internet comments proclaiming that these are somehow an antisemitic attack and have no place in local government.
Critique of Israel's government and actions is not an inherently antisemitic act, and I ask that voters of these two towns look beyond that knee-jerk reaction and see some of the reasons these articles have been brought in the first place.
These articles are a result of people's dismay and frustration at watching the last 16 months of Israel's assault on Gaza play out, bankrolled and supported by our own United States government. The actions of Israel's government have gone far beyond "self-defense" and have led to the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians, many of them children.
Numerous human rights organizations around the globe have condemned Israel's actions. An International Criminal Court case has been brought, and an international arrest warrant was issued for Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for war crimes.
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