Editor,
The quote attributed to me in Thursday’s article about Micah Kurz, regarding Hamas, was printed out of context. I abhor Hamas’ violent tactics as much as I do the Israeli government’s violent tactics.
I have read that since the 1970s, the Israeli government has shockingly given “direct and indirect financial aid to Hamas.” Israel’s support for Hamas “was a direct attempt to divide and dilute support for a strong, secular Palestine Liberation Organization by using a competing religious alternative,” said a former senior CIA official.
Fact or fiction? It’s worth researching.
More to the point, however: Do Israel Alliance representatives who live in New Mexico presume to know more about the situation on the ground, better than an Israeli who grew up in Jerusalem, served in the Israel Defense Forces, and currently lives and works there every day?
Let the Israel Alliance folks show photos of Hamas horrors, and the Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East will show photos of Israeli military horrors. This was just the start of more events to come. We invite the Israel Alliance to join in a panel discussion presenting all sides of the issue. Let’s have a dialogue around the pros and cons of the U.S. ending military aid to Israel.
Guida Leicester
UNM student
