To The Daily Sun,
At the Oscars Sunday, delighted cheers went up for the film "No Other Land,” a documentary about an Israeli and a Palestinian sharing friendship and resistance in the West Bank. I was amazed to hear the Israeli director, Yuval Abraham, tell the crowd, "When I look at Basel, I see my brother. But we are unequal. We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws, that destroy lives, that he cannot control."
Co-director Basel Adra has not been free his entire life.
The entire population of Gaza, the majority of whom were forced out of their homes generations ago, is not free — not even to flee 2,000-pound bombs being dropped on them. Gazans are not free to go back to their homes. They are not free to go for hospital care. They are not free to sell and buy goods from the rest of the world.
Director Abraham continued, "Can’t you see that we are intertwined? That my people can be truly safe only if Basel’s people are truly free and safe?"
It is not possible for Israel to enjoy peace while actively denying freedom to Occupied Palestine. Abraham knows there is a path without ethnic supremacy. He knows that Israel has the power and could choose that path.
As we approach a vote in our Senate to send billions more in bombs and ammunition to blow the people in Gaza and the West Bank to pieces, we can call our senators. We can help stop the killing. Readers should use their voices to show Basel and Yuval that they support safety and peace.
Janet Simmon
Laconia
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