Israel can get away with a disproportionate and inhumane reaction to the Palestinian assault on the border  in Gaza because of the US-Israeli mutual defense agreement, the same one that enabled Israel to come out the winner in 1967. Had they not known they can always count on us for arms and support, they might have used the past few months (where there was foreknowledge of an uprising) to come up with something smarter than shooting hundreds, including children, in the legs.

If you agree that US support is part and parcel of Israel’s aggressive reaction to this protest, then doesn’t that mean that we, Reform Jews who still believe a two state solution is the only long term answer to this age old battle for the land of Israel, are part of the problem unless we stand up and make our viewpoint clear? Any of us have ideas to share?