Silence on Israeli Terrorism is like Voting Absent

Byron A. Ellis-January 03, 2009

The bomb that was dropped on Nizar Rayyan’s house, a Palestinian leader, killed him and his wives and their children. Reports indicate that the children were between one and sixteen years old.

Obama has said that he would not want his daughters to be subjected to Palestinian rocket attacks. Hopefully, for the sake of justice, he would not want Palestinian babies and children to be subjected to deliberate economic blockade and terrorism by Israel.

Terrorism practice by extremist Islamists or the apartheid nation of Israel should be equally condemned and terrorist leaders should be prosecuted for their crimes, including those in Israel.

Leaders cannot afford to vote absent on this defining moment.

Evangelicals often talk about defending the right of the unborn and the sinfulness of abortion. But, they too, have remained silent on the sinfulness of killing Gazan babies; like many Americans they have also chosen to vote absent.

In this defining moment, there is a window of opportunity to show love and good will to adversaries. However, given an opportunity Western leaders continue to make wrong choices.

How does terrorizing Gaza improve relationships? It doesn’t, in fact it creates more animosity and hatred.

And, that is why it is important for the incoming Obama administration not to vote absent and to speak now.

If Obama voted present and said ENOUGH, Israeli terror in Gaza would stop at once. What would that mean to Gazans and to Hamas?

It would provide the promised HOPE. Fruitful negotiation can only occur when there is hope.

The silence of Obama might be an irreversible missed opportunity.

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