A Lawmaker Who Stood Up for Justice

Baird wants to begin his remarks by stepping back in history to the early days of the Gaza invasion which is, if you recall, Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009). A few days into that there was a picture of three little boys. At the time his wife had just started their family, kind of late, and we had tw...

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Published inThe Washington report on Middle East affairs Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 48 - 51
Main Author Baird, Brian
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Educational Trust 01.06.2021
Subjects
Apartheid
Baird, Brian
Curricula
Ellison, Keith
Legislators
Palestinian Arabs
Palestinian Territories
Israel
Gaza Strip
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Summary:Baird wants to begin his remarks by stepping back in history to the early days of the Gaza invasion which is, if you recall, Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009). A few days into that there was a picture of three little boys. At the time his wife had just started their family, kind of late, and we had two twin boys who were about three-and-a-half. And there was a picture of three very small Palestinian boys lying down on a rug. One of the other things he found remarkable in this experience was what happens when you confront members of the Israeli government with the evidence of the atrocities that had been committed in Gaza and also the abuses of human rights within the West Bank and within Israel proper against Palestinian residents of Israel. What he found was fascinating.
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ISSN:8755-4917
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