Letter to the editor: No more arms, funding for Israel

I have been actively working to support an immediate cease fire in Gaza and the West Bank. Ending the killing is only a first step towards a permanent peace based upon justice, freedom, and recognition of Palestinian rights to all of the civil liberties that we all take for granted. 

Around 50 protesters blocked the parking lot entrances to Collins Aerospace on Panton Road in Vergennes on Monday afternoon, Jan. 15.

We Americans sit back and self-righteously criticize governments around the world for atrocities. Yet our hands are not clean. Currently, over 21,500 people have been killed in Gaza — overwhelmingly innocent civilians, women and children — and those still … (read more)

As a Jew and a lifelong Zionist (meaning that I believe the Jewish people have a right to a state of their own) I want to present a different viewpoint from that of Hal Cohen.

You cannot negotiate and reach an agreement or compromise with people who will not reciprocate.

The Vergennes Union Middle/High School student group Full Send led a community event on Thursday, Dec. 14, that brought together community members, parents, students and school staff for a discussion of the topic “How to Hold a Conversation: What’s Going … (read more)

The recent killing of three hostages by the Israeli military makes it even more clear that war has never been and will never be the answer.

It would be a gift to Hamas and allow this evil entity to regroup, rearm, and re-attack innocent Jewish/Israeli citizens as they did on October the 7th.

Yesterday, Peter Welch joined the call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and today we will be bringing him a fresh loaf of challah bread to say thank you.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders this week voiced strong opposition to President Biden’s proposal to allocate another $10.1 billion of emergency funding to Israel in its war against Hamas.

I am sitting in my house, warm, dry, and safe while watching, in real time, the Hamas attack on Israel and now the genocide of the Palestinian people.

Whatever you think about the very long, ongoing, and endless, crisis in the Middle East, one thing is certain. There never will be peace unless Israel recognizes and respects its Palestinian neighbors.

After a well-attended Ceasefire Shabbat held on Nov. 10, the group will hold a Shabbat for Justice Friday, Dec. 1, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Crest Room at McCullough Student Center, located at 14 Old Chapel Road on the Middlebury College campus. 

There have been five wars in the last 15 years between Israel and Hamas. How do we end the current one and prevent a sixth from happening, sooner or later?

History is important. Teaching it and remembering it is crucial to maintaining our democracy. Much outrage is being expressed in our nation, state, and community of Middlebury about the Israeli bombing of Gaza.