The swastika is a sign of hatred, murder and imperialism. It is a horrible symbol of man’s inhumanity toward man. That is exactly why it was drawn in the street next to “Bush=Hitler.” Today, President George W. Bush is on the brink of invading a nation, and has used nationalism to appeal to the fears of an ignorant population. Hitler used nationalism to appeal to the German population.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld spoke of possibly using nuclear weapons in Iraq. That would create a Holocaust times 10. Bush supports a brutal regime in Israel that ruthlessly murders Palestinian civilians. Every morning, you wake up and check to see that you still have a head. Then you check to see that your family is still alive. You do this every day if you are Palestinian. More than 45,000 Palestinians have had their homes bulldozed, and are left homeless.
Many times, they have been left without drinking water because Israeli troops will bathe and urinate in the water tanks. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been imprisoned, and thousands have been tortured in their own land. Israeli tanks and soldiers are everywhere, and they shoot with no discretion. Young Palestinian boys who throw rocks at tanks are popular targets. Last week, a pregnant woman and a 13-year-old boy were bulldozed to death in their house. In the past year, the Israeli military has killed 2,500 Palestinians. Israel has 600 casualties.
The United States is the reason this can take place. Washington supplies Israel with everything they need to occupy Palestine. The United States gives billions of dollars each year to Israel, $6 billion in weapons alone. The United States gives more money to Israel than is given to all other countries combined. The American media has a one-sided portrayal of Palestine, and will not focus on the thousands of Palestinians being brutally killed. The media choose to focus on the retaliation by Palestinians, who are exacerbated by oppression, murder and 36 years of brutal occupation.
Stand up and be a drum major for justice. Speak out, or blood is on your hands. Do not be like a Nazi citizen, just standing by and letting the Jews incinerate. Hitler wouldn’t have come to power if these people didn’t support him. It is ironic, though, after all the Jews endured, that they would turn around and oppress the Palestinians. We must want peace, but there can be no peace until we have justice. Justice means a free Palestine. This starts in the United States with you and me, demanding the withdrawal of U.S. support for Israel.
While the Palestinians are in refugee camps, the United States prepares to invade Iraq to kill hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. A million and a half Iraqis have died because of sanctions imposed by the United States. The swastika was drawn next to “Bush=Hitler” to remind people to stand up and say “no” to war, racism and oppression before it’s too late. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I tremble for my country for justice does not sleep forever.”