End the Occupation – make Zionism History!<\/p>\n
A member of Machsom-Watch, Israeli volunteers who stand as witnesses at the
\ncheckpoints to discourage or document abuse of Palestinian civilians,
\nrecently wrote this video letter to President Obama. She asks the newly
\nelected president to visit Israel to help her — to help the entire country
\n— lead a happier life. She cannot live normally or contentedly while
\nPalestinians are suffering day-to-day privations because of an occupation
\nthat Israel cannot seem to end by itself. The feelings of guilt and shame
\nshe feels can only be resolved, she feels, when the Palestinians, her
\nneighbors, are not thwarted so harshly in their own pursuit of happiness.
\nHer feelings are her own, and yet we know they are shared by many Israelis
\nwho are outraged and ashamed by the continuing oppression and occupation,
\nbut feel helpless to compel a political change.\u00a0 Obama, she hopes, can
\nuntangle this knot — the political one, and the one in her stomach.<\/p>\n
Hear the letter and see the clip – it is just over 4 minutes and excellent!<\/strong><\/p>\n