
10/31/2023
The horror in Gaza is not going to bring justice to those responsible for the horror in Israel on Oct. 7th. The blood of a child in Gaza does not avenge the blood of a child in Israel. Justice must be pursued for both and both equally.
Netanyahu’s blind arrogance is in many ways responsible for the terrorist attack on Israel, and such quality of character is the last thing that should be driving her response to it now.
Every mistake the United States made in Iraq and Afghanistan - the product of militaristic, unscrupulous men who think their bombs are all powerful - is repeating itself in Israel today. It did not work for us, and it will not work for them.
For every Hamas terrorist they kill they will create ten more. The might of God is what will save Israel now, and the might of God lies not in the sword but in mercy and justice. We who have been hated throughout our history and are hated so unfairly now must refuse to return their hate with hate.
The power of the United States and the power of Israel should not be a partnership of war. It should be, and it should have been for decades, a partnership in justice.
A new crop of Israeli and Palestinian leadership is needed to transmute the darkness of this moment. May God lift them up; if I am President, I will. The United States should stand for new light, not ancient darkness.
Ceasefire now.