The peace movement cannot be concerned only with the war in Iraq. We have to look at the bigger picture of all wars to determine what’s going wrong in our country. This is especially true in regards to Palestine.

Many in the peace movement believe that the use of violence is proportionately equal between Palestinians and Israelis and that both sides are equally responsible for the bloodshed. This is not true. This is not an equal situation. Israel is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Gaza is one of the poorest and with one of the highest population densities in the world. Israel has the fourth strongest army in the world with a large arsenal of nuclear weapons, while the Palestinians have rifles, home-made rockets, and people willing to be used as suicide bombers.