HOY TERMINO MI APOYO A israel

Hoy termino mi apoyo de Israel
por Chile Judio
Lun Dic 28, 2008 a las 11:07:48 AM PST

Like davidminzer, I'm Jewish and descendant of holocaust survivors.
- Al igual que davidminzer, soy judío y descendiente de sobrevivientes del Holocausto.


Moreover, I've been a Zionist all of my life.
- Además, he sido un sionista todos los de mi vida.

I went to a Zionist school, I was active in Zionist youth groups.
- Fui a una escuela sionista, que participó activamente en los grupos de jóvenes sionistas.


I've always been a fervent supporter of Israel as a refuge for Jews around the world who seek a place to exercise their traditions and embrace their identity in peace.
-Siempre he sido un ferviente defensor de Israel como un refugio para los Judios en todo el mundo que buscan un lugar para ejercer sus tradiciones y su identidad en el abrazo de paz.

I sang the Israeli anthem in the train rails of Aushwitz-Birkenau and I pledged to fight every day of my life to make sure the savage crimes that had taken place there would never happen again.
-Me cantaron el himno de Israel en el tren de rieles Aushwitz-Birkenau, y se comprometieron a luchar todos los días de mi vida para asegurarse de que los crímenes salvajes que han tenido lugar allí nunca vuelva a suceder.

Every year I pledged: Never Again.
-Cada año he prometido: Nunca más.

Remember and Never forget.
-Recordar y nunca olvidar.

Well, I haven't forgotten.
- Bueno, no he olvidado.


And so to honor that pledge, to honor the memory of my family members who died in those death camps and because "there comes a time when silence is betrayal", today I finally and publicly end my support for the state of Israel.
-Y así en honor a esa promesa, para honrar la memoria de los miembros de mi familia que murieron en los campos de la muerte y porque "llega un momento en que el silencio es traición", y finalmente hoy públicamente mi apoyo final para el Estado de Israel.


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I do this with great pain in my heart, but nonetheless with the overwhelming conviction that it is the only right thing to do.
- Lo hago con gran dolor en mi corazón, pero con la enorme convicción de que es el único derecho que hay que hacer.

I was patient: I tolerated the destruction of the Oslo process by refusing to end or slow down the constant and criminal construction of settlements.
-Yo estaba paciente: Yo tolerar la destrucción del proceso de Oslo, al negarse a poner fin o frenar el constante y criminal de construcción de asentamientos.

I held my nose and stood my ground when Barak killed the final status negotiations at Taba 2001.
-.Celebré mi nariz y mi tierra cuando era Barak mató al final de las negociaciones de Taba en 2001.

I even remained loyal after Sharon's massacres in the West Bank, the brutal Annexation wall, the illegal "selective assassinations" and Olmert's war crimes in Lebanon.
-Incluso permaneció fiel a Sharon después de las masacres en la Ribera Occidental, la brutal Anexión pared, los ilegales "asesinatos selectivos" de Olmert y los crímenes de guerra en el Líbano.

I had to defend Israel and Israelis with my friends and others who demanded I be consistent with my progressive views and oppose a country that was responsible for horrible crimes against innocent human beings.
-Tuve que defender a Israel y los israelíes con mis amigos y otras personas que me exigió ser coherente con mis puntos de vista progresista y se opone a un país que es responsable de horribles crímenes contra seres humanos inocentes.

"Israelis are scared, they are traumatized, you have to understand...", "Israel is responding to attacks on itself, tell me one other country that wouldn't respond when attacked...", I demanded understanding, I pleaded for a fair and comparative analysis.
-"Los israelíes tienen miedo, están traumatizadas, usted tiene que entender ..."," Israel está respondiendo a los ataques en sí mismo, dime un país que no responde cuando atacaron ...", le exigían la comprensión, me rogó para una justa y análisis comparativo.

ENOUGH.
-SUFICIENTE.

I'm done justifying crimes against humanity by a country that claims to be an illuminated western democracy.
- Ya he terminado de justificar los crímenes de lesa humanidad por un país que afirma ser una democracia occidental iluminado.

I'm done defending a country that is unwilling to grant self-determination to a neighboring people because it won't let go of a few settlements and divide a city. -Ya he terminado de la defensa de un país que no está dispuesto a conceder la autodeterminación a un pueblo vecino, ya que no permite ir de unos pocos asentamientos y dividir a una ciudad.

I'm done tolerating the slaughtering of innocent kids, the murderous and barbaric occupation of an impoverished people, the utter disregard for human life.
- Ya he terminado de tolerar la matanza de niños inocentes, el asesino y bárbara ocupación de un pueblo empobrecido, el absoluto desprecio por la vida humana.

Fuck them.
- a la mierda

If they think their daily peace of mind is worth the lives of hundreds of innocent people, Fuck them.
- Si piensan que su diario la paz de la mente vale la pena la vida de cientos de personas inocentes, a la mierda.

If they think the best way to go right now would be to vote for Natanyahu (who is so far winning in the polls), Fuck them.
-Si piensan que la mejor manera de ir ahora sería la de votar a favor de Natanyahu (que es hasta ahora la obtención de premios en las urnas), a la mierda.

If they won't bat an eye before keeping millions without electricity or water, before bombing civilian neighborhoods at exactly the time when kids are leaving schools, before breaking every standard of international law or moral decency, Fuck them.
-Si no se bate un ojo antes de mantener a millones sin electricidad o agua, antes de los bombardeos a barrios civiles exactamente el momento en que los niños están dejando la escuela, antes de romper todas las normas del derecho internacional o la decencia moral, a la mierda.

It's time for every true progressive in this country and around the world to do the only thing that our consciences should allow us to do, the only thing that can keep us consistent with our supposed beliefs that human life is precious and that unnecessary violence is always criminal, barbarous and unacceptable.
-Es hora de que cada cierto progresista en este país y en todo el mundo a hacer lo único que nuestras conciencias nos permitirá hacer, lo único que puede mantenernos coherentes con nuestras creencias supone que la vida humana es preciosa y que la violencia siempre es innecesaria penal, bárbaro e inaceptable.

We must demand that Israel stop violence and immediately put an end to its colonialist military occupation of Palestine.
-Debemos exigir a Israel que detenga la violencia y poner fin de inmediato a su ocupación militar colonialista de Palestina.

And until they do so, we must organize and do everything we can to make sure our money is not financing mass murder and oppression.
- Y hasta que lo hagan, debemos organizar y hacer todo lo posible para asegurarse de que nuestro dinero no es la financiación de los asesinatos en masa y la opresión.

It is time for the progressive movement to demand immediate Divestment from Israel, just like we divested from other oppressive states like South Africa.
- Es hora de que el movimiento progresista a la demanda inmediata desinversión de Israel, al igual que de otras cedidas opresivo estados como Sudáfrica.

The only reason not to do so is willful hypocrisy.
- La única razón para no hacerlo es voluntaria hipocresía.

And I don't know about you, but I'm done being a hypocrite.
-Y no sé sobre usted, pero yo estoy harto de ser un hipócrita.

Unnecessary murder of innocents is always wrong.
-Innecesario el asesinato de inocentes es siempre malo.

Selfish and unjustifiable occupation is always wrong.
-Egoísta e injustificable ocupación es siempre malo.

Inaction in the face of massive suffering and injustice is always wrong.
- En la inacción frente a el enorme sufrimiento y la injusticia es siempre malo.

It is thus our responsibility to make sure Obama and the rest of our leaders understand that this time we will be relentless, this time we mean business and this time we will honor our pledges.
-Por lo tanto, es nuestra responsabilidad asegurarnos de Obama y el resto de nuestros líderes entienden que esta vez vamos a ser implacables, esta vez en serio y esta vez vamos a honrar nuestras promesas.

NEVER AGAIN!
-¡Nunca más!



Peace Paz
Salaam Salam
Shalom

Update: Thanks for putting this on the Recommended list.
- Actualización: Gracias por poner este en la lista recomendada.

Now, if we could only come together as a community and think of different ways to organize a divestment campaign and other ways of putting pressure on the Israeli government, that would be truly amazing.
-Ahora, si sólo se reúnen como comunidad y pensar en diferentes maneras de organizar una campaña de venta y otras formas de ejercer presión sobre el gobierno israelí, que sería realmente asombroso.

Please read
-Por favor, lea

this great diary where different ways of supporting Gaza's population and organizing against Israeli occupation are presented.
-este gran diario que diferentes formas de apoyo a la población de Gaza y la organización contra la ocupación israelí se presentan.

Also, for those who are willing to work to pressure and lobby the American government to do something, please take aa look at this cool group .
- Además, para aquellos que están dispuestos a trabajar a la presión y de presión al gobierno americano para hacer algo, por favor.

Toda Raba le culam (Thank to all).
- Toda Raba le culam (Gracias a todos).

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Daily Kos
Today I end my support of Israel
by Chilean Jew
Sun Dec 28, 2008 at 11:07:48 AM PST

Like davidminzer, I'm Jewish and descendant of holocaust survivors. Moreover, I've been a Zionist all of my life. I went to a Zionist school, I was active in Zionist youth groups. I've always been a fervent supporter of Israel as a refuge for Jews around the world who seek a place to exercise their traditions and embrace their identity in peace.

I sang the Israeli anthem in the train rails of Aushwitz-Birkenau and I pledged to fight every day of my life to make sure the savage crimes that had taken place there would never happen again. Every year I pledged: Never Again. Remember and Never forget.

Well, I haven't forgotten. And so to honor that pledge, to honor the memory of my family members who died in those death camps and because "there comes a time when silence is betrayal", today I finally and publicly end my support for the state of Israel.

* Chilean Jew's diary :: ::
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I do this with great pain in my heart, but nonetheless with the overwhelming conviction that it is the only right thing to do. I was patient: I tolerated the destruction of the Oslo process by refusing to end or slow down the constant and criminal construction of settlements. I held my nose and stood my ground when Barak killed the final status negotiations at Taba 2001. I even remained loyal after Sharon's massacres in the West Bank, the brutal Annexation wall, the illegal "selective assassinations" and Olmert's war crimes in Lebanon.
I had to defend Israel and Israelis with my friends and others who demanded I be consistent with my progressive views and oppose a country that was responsible for horrible crimes against innocent human beings. "Israelis are scared, they are traumatized, you have to understand...", "Israel is responding to attacks on itself, tell me one other country that wouldn't respond when attacked...", I demanded understanding, I pleaded for a fair and comparative analysis.

ENOUGH. I'm done justifying crimes against humanity by a country that claims to be an illuminated western democracy. I'm done defending a country that is unwilling to grant self-determination to a neighboring people because it won't let go of a few settlements and divide a city. I'm done tolerating the slaughtering of innocent kids, the murderous and barbaric occupation of an impoverished people, the utter disregard for human life.
Fuck them.
If they think their daily peace of mind is worth the lives of hundreds of innocent people, Fuck them.
If they think the best way to go right now would be to vote for Natanyahu (who is so far winning in the polls), Fuck them.
If they won't bat an eye before keeping millions without electricity or water, before bombing civilian neighborhoods at exactly the time when kids are leaving schools, before breaking every standard of international law or moral decency, Fuck them.
It's time for every true progressive in this country and around the world to do the only thing that our consciences should allow us to do, the only thing that can keep us consistent with our supposed beliefs that human life is precious and that unnecessary violence is always criminal, barbarous and unacceptable. We must demand that Israel stop violence and immediately put an end to its colonialist military occupation of Palestine.
And until they do so, we must organize and do everything we can to make sure our money is not financing mass murder and oppression.
It is time for the progressive movement to demand immediate Divestment from Israel, just like we divested from other oppressive states like South Africa.
The only reason not to do so is willful hypocrisy.
And I don't know about you, but I'm done being a hypocrite.
Unnecessary murder of innocents is always wrong.
Selfish and unjustifiable occupation is always wrong.
Inaction in the face of massive suffering and injustice is always wrong.
It is thus our responsibility to make sure Obama and the rest of our leaders understand that this time we will be relentless, this time we mean business and this time we will honor our pledges.

NEVER AGAIN!

DIVEST NOW!

Peace
Salaam
Shalom

Update: Thanks for putting this on the Recommended list. Now, if we could only come together as a community and think of different ways to organize a divestment campaign and other ways of putting pressure on the Israeli government, that would be truly amazing. Please read
this great diary where different ways of supporting Gaza's population and organizing against Israeli occupation are presented.
Also, for those who are willing to work to pressure and lobby the American government to do something, please take a a look at this cool group. Toda Raba le culam (Thank to all).