BRATTLEBORO-In protesting the calamities of Trump, we risk becoming indifferent to the plight of Palestinian children.
UNICEF reported in May that nearly 71,000 children are experiencing acute malnutrition and among them many are suffering severely. This is only the tip of the iceberg of what is becoming a disastrous famine.
In all our rallies and protests we must make it clear that America needs to stop supporting genocide and that protesting the starvation of children is more than a free speech issue. It is a defining challenge to the moral fabric of our society.
Stephen Minkin
Brattleboro
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