1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

Each passing day bears witness to horrifying tales of innocent lives lost, homes destroyed, and dreams shattered. As a regular citizen from the crowd of many, I implore immediate intervention to bring an end to what only can wear the heavy and dark mantle of injustice. The comfortable distance from which we observe the unbearable reality of the Palestinian atrocities can no longer buffer us from our moral obligation. The funds and arms that are being supplied by our great nation to Israel are no less than the fuel feeding this ceaseless fire of violence. I write, anxious and angry, praying my words penetrate the walls of silence and indifference. Every bomb dropped, every bullet fired is an echo of our complicity in these gruesome events, resonating with the cries of the victims, whose only guilt is living in a land disputed by others' greed. It is high time the definition of humanity included every human, irrespective of nationality, religion, or political affiliation. The continuing crisis in Palestine reflects poorly on our belief in justice, freedom, and the value of human life. It is a blot on our collective conscience, a testament to our silent surrender to politics over human rights. An immediate ceasefire and an end to funding and arming recklessness is the absolute least we can demand to restore a fraction of the dignity we have lost as humankind.