A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.
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Gaza Health Ministry of Health officials say Israeli strikes since then have killed more than 4,650 people in Gaza and wounded 13,000. Yet I happened upon an op-ed by a professor of Jewish history at UCLA. His name is David Myers. He wrote, trying to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.
A demonstrator waves an Israeli flag during a rally in solidarity with Israel on Oct. 10 in Westwood near the UCLA campus.So in all this, you're dealing with your own grief over the tragedy. You are trying to still be a history professor. You are watching these tensions build among the students on your campus.
All too often, in the best of circumstances, people feel the need to choose sides. Now, in this environment, it's understandable why people feel they can't hold on to both. But I guess I would ask: Is there not a small portion of our hearts that can be reserved for the other, even in this time of grief?
This round of bloodshed began with a surprise attack by Palestinian fighters from Gaza into Israel during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. On Saturday, militants infiltrated Israel's border using paragliders, motorbikes and boats and fired thousands of rockets toward the country from Gaza.
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