Given that it is an act of bravery for these women to protest in the streets at a time when their fellow citizens were so up in arms about rocket attacks, I knew the sentiments of these protesters would be shared by many more women who could not be there--Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs, rich and poor alike--who have told me again and again how appalled they have been at the endless number of wars in the region. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.