George Takei calls for compassion
after Paris attacks: ‘We must resist the urge
to dehumanize’
160: The number of people who died in Paris attacks.
500: The number of people who died in US police custody...just in Texas.
500: The number of people who died in US police custody...just in Texas.
In a now-viral video a Moroccan man went to YouTube to express his condolences to the victims:
"These so-called jihadists only represent themselves."
And pray for a world that ignores the Israeli genocide!
Karuna Ezara Parikh
woke this morning deeply disturbed by the news from #Paris, but more amazed by the attention it received on social media. I understand Paris is a beloved and familiar space for a lot of people, but it troubled me that #Beirut, a city my father grew up in, had received so little attention after the horrific bombings two days earlier. It also troubled me that #Baghdad, a place I have absolutely no connection with, received even less attention after the senseless bombing that took place there last week. Worst of all, I found the understanding of the refugee crisis skewed and simplistic. If you've been following the journeys of the people leaving their homes around the world right now, perhaps you'll understand why the words#SyrianRefugeeCrisis are just as devastating as #PrayForParis. It's time to pray for humanity. It is time to make all places beloved. It's time to pray for the world.
One Liberal's Slant on Politics shared their photo.
Netanyahu warns of 'grave mistake' if France recognises Palestine
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned France's parliament Sunday against recognizing a Palestinian state in a vote on December 2.
"Do they have nothing better to do at a time of beheadings across the Middle East, including that of a French citizen?" he asked reporters in Jerusalem, referring to hiker Herve Gourdel who was executed by jihadists in Algeria in September. "Recognition of a Palestinian state by France would be a grave mistake," Netanyahu said, according to AFP.
"The State of Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people, the only state that we have, and the Palestinians demanding a state do not want to recognize the right to have a state for the Jewish people," Netanyahu told members of Jews who immigrated from France.
Following Sweden's official decision and symbolic votes in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain, the European Parliament is expected to vote on a draft resolution that wold recognize a Palestinian state.
The parliaments of France and Denmark are also slated to hold a similar vote in the next few days.
Proponents of the initiative were the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Unified European Left Party (GUE).
After Sweden decided to recognize the "State of Palestine," its president declared that it was the only way to ending the conflict in a way that would benefit both parties
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of France in the wake of several devastating attacks in Paris.
As with many tragedies that are covered extensively in the media, children who hear about them may be confused or scared. Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood once shared a thoughtful approach for comforting children and instilling a sense of hope in them in the face of such incomprehensible events:
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world." -- Fred Rogers
Hand in Hand Parenting also provides many great tips for parents on how to talk to kids about shocking events -- be they natural disasters or senseless violence -- in their article athttp://www.handinhandparenting.org/…/helping-children-expos…
You can find more resources, including tips for parents related to media coverage, on the website of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network athttp://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/terrorism
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