Lessons

The BBC's news article on 27 February 2009, "Despair and Rage among Gaza's Youths," is an extremely depressing account of Gazan life, and something that one cannot easily digest without being overwhelmed by the depths of sorrow of a forgotten people.

For those who unconditionally condone Israeli revenge, their "right to exist," and denigrate people who stand behind Palestinians as "anti-Semites," all the while distorting the meaning of the Holocaust, I really have nothing to say to them. Nonetheless, their hatred is a lesson for those of us who still believe in the possibilities of peace and a universal humanity.