Puerto Rican Jewish poet and activist Aurora Levins Morales poem \u201cRed Sea\u201d:<\/p>\n
We cannot cross until we carry each other,
\nall of us refugees, all of us prophets.
\nNo more taking turns on history\u2019s wheel,
\ntrying to collect old debts no-one can pay.
\nThe sea will not open that way.<\/p>\nThis time that country
\nis what we promise each other,
\nour rage pressed cheek to cheek
\nuntil tears flood the space between,
\nuntil there are no enemies left,
\nbecause this time no one will be left to drown
\nand all of us must be chosen.
\nThis time it\u2019s all of us or none.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis poem was sent to me by a Jewish friend.<\/p>\n
The trauma I see happening in the Israel-Palestine war is a consequence of trauma. The trauma that was inflicted on the Jewish people by the Nazi Holocaust, they are repeating on the Palestinians. Gaza is a Ghetto, a Concentration Camp. The only way to stop the continuation of the trauma is what? \u00a0Can all the nations of the world demand a cease-fire instead of supporting one side or the other? \u00a0I am deeply ashamed that my country is supporting the Israelis. The future looks very bleak.<\/p>\n
I reach for Etty Hillesum<\/a>, a Dutch Jew who was murdered in Auschwitz, who helped as many suffering people as she could and did her best not to hate the Nazis.<\/p>\n
PS Today is Friday the 13th, considered bad luck by Westerners, but good luck by pagans. \u00a0Friday is the day of Venus, Goddess of Love. Thirteen is the number of moon months in a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Puerto Rican Jewish poet and activist Aurora Levins Morales poem \u201cRed Sea\u201d: We cannot cross until we carry each other, all of us refugees, all of us prophets. No more taking turns on history\u2019s wheel, trying to collect old debts … Continue reading