Jules Epstein, a resident of Elkins Park, was published by the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s May 7 Letters to the Editor in an article titled “Clarity offered”.

From the letter:

In her May 6 column “2024 isn’t 1968,″ Trudy Rubin asks for clarity on why “student concern over civilian deaths and starvation does not extend to … Ukraine … [and] Darfur.”

Unlike with Ukraine or Darfur, the U.S. shares some responsibility in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The U.S. fails to support U.N. cease-fire resolutions. The U.S. sends arms without conditions. U.S. leaders make statements that tacitly accept ongoing famine and death, or Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s condition that any Rafah invasion be preceded by “an effective plan to make sure that civilians are not harmed,” instead of demanding no invasion since it is impossible to protect civilians in that tiny enclave.

May 7 will mark seven months since the invasion of southern Israel. We are no closer to the release of hostages, or to ending the risk of famine and more death. That should offer enough clarity.

Jules Epstein, Elkins Park

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