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26 Jul, 2014

When the guns are roaring, Israelis must speak out – Haaretz

These are difficult days for Israel. Its soldiers are fighting in Gaza and rockets are being fired at its cities. Alongside impressive displays of solidarity, ugly expressions of violence, incitement and the muzzling of critics are going on. But now is precisely the time we can’t afford to keep silent. We must not countenance the silencing of the war’s few critics.

Israel’s openness and democracy have always been major assets, both in its own eyes and in the eyes of the world. These assets are now in danger, perhaps their gravest danger ever.

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