(Re: “Knowing what you stand for, ” Nov. 30)
To the Editor:
While Dinowitz rightfully calls out recent acts of antisemitism, he does not bother to mention that anti-Muslim hate crimes are also on the rise. In light of the recent shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont, Dinowitz’ statements seem all the more insensitive.
their home in a city and eight palestinians gathered on the beach to watch yesterday s world cup match between argentina and the netherlands. gaza is one of the most densely populated places on earth with 1.8 million people crammed into an area about 25 miles long and 5 miles wide. in that environment, no amount of precision will stop 110 air strikes in one day from wreaking terrible havoc on civilians. the imbalance in casualties that we re seeing now has been replicated in every single round of armed conflict between israelis and palestinians over the last 14 years. the last major hostilities, among almost 1,4 00 palestinians were killed. over half were actually taking part according to human rights group b tselem.
including 15 women and 24 children. that includes a family killed in their home in a city and eight palestinians gathered on the beach to watch yesterday s world cup match between argentina and the netherlands. gaza is one of the most densely populated places on earth with 1.8 million people crammed into an area about 25 miles long and 5 miles wide. in that environment, no amount of precision will stop 110 air strikes in one day from wreaking terrible havoc on civilians. the imbalance in casualties that we re seeing now has been replicated in every single round of armed conflict between israelis and palestinians over the last 14 years. the last major hostilities, among almost 1,400 palestinians were killed. over half were actually taking part according to human rights group b tselem. it s easy to forget the numbers represent human beings. fellow human.