I first became aware of how critical the issue had become with National Geographic's documentary "Water Wars." It is heartbreaking to see how the refusal of the governments involved can cause such devastation to the people. Though it would certainly be good for more Israeli people to denounce the apartheid practices of withholding water, stealing homes, and destroying farmland, it seems there has been a false narrative of "it's us or them."
A similar excuse with the mass violence even against Palestinian children, where the government and the IDF make clear statements that it is necessary to prevent the same from happening to Israelis. No different than the fear-mongering that surrounds the issue of immigrants world-wide.
If only people would open their eyes to the fact that we must succeed as a world united in these times of crisis. Our world is in grave danger, both the establishments that we have created and the natural world that we have polluted. If we think only of ourselves, we will all fail together.
I first became aware of how critical the issue had become with National Geographic's documentary "Water Wars." It is heartbreaking to see how the refusal of the governments involved can cause such devastation to the people. Though it would certainly be good for more Israeli people to denounce the apartheid practices of withholding water, stealing homes, and destroying farmland, it seems there has been a false narrative of "it's us or them."
A similar excuse with the mass violence even against Palestinian children, where the government and the IDF make clear statements that it is necessary to prevent the same from happening to Israelis. No different than the fear-mongering that surrounds the issue of immigrants world-wide.
If only people would open their eyes to the fact that we must succeed as a world united in these times of crisis. Our world is in grave danger, both the establishments that we have created and the natural world that we have polluted. If we think only of ourselves, we will all fail together.