Dan DeWalt
The Dems have no one but themselves to blame
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this newspaper, writes that if he didn't love his country, he "wouldn't spend so much time trying to get it to live up to its purported principles."...
What you left out
WILLIAMSVILLE-You inadvertently left out some important historical quotes that give context and credence to what I wrote in my letter. To wit: The Zionist founders were well aware of what they were doing. To quote just two of them: Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky: "[It is the] iron law of every...
Response chooses myths over facts, dismisses other points of view
WILLIAMSVILLE-Mark Treinkman responded to an opinion he didn't like by belittling its author, questioning the legitimacy of its points, and offering his own more "scholarly" opinion as a substitute. He advocates for "knowledge and context," so let's try to apply some to what he wrote. Mr. Treinkman correctly reminded...
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Let’s look the entire truth in the eye
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this newspaper, writes that if he didn't love his country, he "wouldn't spend so much time trying to get it to live up to its purported principles." Tim Wessel's Viewpoint chastising Vermonters who are advocating for a ceasefire in Palestine was grounded in half-truths and speculative musings. The most astonishing error was the statement that "this war" started on Oct. 7, 2023. The October attack is...
Newfane can send a message to lawmakers about need for ceasefire
Town Meeting voters in Newfane will be debating a resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and calls on the Vermont Congressional delegation to support Sen. Bernie Sanders' Resolution 504, currently tabled in the U.S. Senate. Resolution 504 calls on the State Department to certify that U.S. weapons are not being used to commit war crimes. If the State Department cannot certify that within 30 days, then the arms shipments must be stopped. U.S. weapons and ammunition are...
In their own words
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this newspaper, writes that if he didn't love his country, he "wouldn't spend so much time trying to get it to live up to its purported principles." Since the eruption of violence in Israel/Palestine on Oct. 7, some narratives have been espoused by apologists for Israel. First, they say that terrorist violence is unique to Palestinians/Hamas, and that Israel faces an existential threat to which it...
No more money for Israel
Dan DeWalt, one of the founders of this newspaper and a longtime activist for social justice, clean energy, peace, and restorative justice, describes this piece as "a collaboration with another Windham County citizen whose job status would be at risk were they to disclose their name." Washington is preparing to send a $14.3 billion year-end genocide bonus to Israel so it can continue to carry out war crimes while thumbing its nose at global calls for an enduring ceasefire. That's...
On false promises and outright deceit
What makes politicians publicly embrace a lie when the truth is staring them in the face? "There is an apartheid state here. In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an apartheid state." A simple statement of fact - in this case made recently by Tamir Pardo, a former head of Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, referring to Israel's current system of treatment of Palestinians. Pardo is not the only Israeli official to say so.