LEYDEN, MASS.-F. Miess of Southern Vermont for Palestine advocates for a boycott of an Israel-produced software product. Apparently, it is in vogue now to cancel anyone, or anything, Jewish or Israeli. Recently, even the Jewish musician, Matisyahu, who sings about peace, had three U.S. concerts cancelled.
If Mr. Miess truly wants to boycott Israel he will also need to stop using his cell phone, forego many lifesaving technologies, and refrain from any produce grown with drip irrigation.
Mr. Miess has researched every member of the Eleos Health team and reports that the entire staff has served in the Israel Defense Forces. In fact, the reason that Elios staff have all been IDF soldiers is that every citizen of Israel is conscripted into the army, (except Arabs, although many choose to serve).
After Oct. 7, 2023, thousands of Israelis living abroad immediately left everything to volunteer to fight and die for their people. Contrast this with their enemies, who hide behind their women and children, inviting civilian deaths by firing rockets from residences, hospitals, and schools, then blame the tragedy on Israel.
LEYDEN, MASS.-In response to Holland Mills' recent letter, it's essential to address significant omissions and clarify the context. The claim that "no less than a million Lebanese have fled Israel's newly-launched ground war" lacks credible support. This exaggeration misinforms readers giving a distorted narrative that unfairly singles out Israel...
Rhonda Wainshilbaum is an artisan and a civic volunteer, living and working in Massachusetts, just over the Vermont line. LEYDEN, MASS.-Jews used to be called "Christ-killers." The notion that all Jews collectively bared the responsibility for the death God's son stained Jews with lasting, incomparable guilt. Some used it...
Rhonda Wainshilbaum is an artisan and a civic volunteer, living and working in Massachusetts, just over the Vermont line. The anti-Israel letter from Jewish Voice for Peace, published in The Commons recently, contained fallacies, omissions, and inaccuracies. Accusing Israel of genocide is a provocative indictment unsupported by facts. It diminishes real acts of genocide - such as those that occurred in the Holocaust and against Armenians and in Rwanda. Since their creation in 1948, Israelis have sought to live in...
Rhonda Wainshilbaum is an artisan and a civic volunteer, living and working in Massachusetts, just over the Vermont line. This is a scary time to be Jewish. Our world turned upside down on Oct. 7. Innocent Israelis were brutally murdered while their Hamas assassins happily filmed the torture of children in front of their parents and parents in front of their children. We are mourning our dead and are horrified by the utter cruelty and hatred of Hamas. We feel...