On the front page of ABC news today , Dec. 14/15 Th. , the first piece of news was entitled "An American kid dies by a gun every other day " A title repeated and heard lately a lot , on every type of media available to us and every politician's lips .
I couldn't prevent the immediate idea , flashing in my mind , " A Palestinian and a Syrian Kid dies by a gun every day as well ."
One could argue for and against linking and finding similarities between the two ideas . Except that both acts are perpetrated by fanatics , believing their causes and ideas to be above all others , and their beliefs beyond discussions , leading always to blind vengeance against all others . And many , many innocent kids are lost for ever .
Frankly , no matter what we believe , or wherever we stand , both issues should be addressed by all civilized societies , and an end to blind and endless deadly brutality enforced .
Of course Syrian or Palestinian lives do not matter as much as Israeli or American lives , or so we are constantly reminded , daily , in every application of law and law enforcement . Black American kids as well as black Jewish Israeli kids , sadly , matter and fall somewhere in between .
My usual gratitude for your times and help spreading the word .
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