Greene frames Gaza's situation through a hypothetical of America being bombed and abandoned by the world, equating that experience to Gaza's suffering. She states that many innocent Palestinians, including children, are being killed and are not Hamas, condemns collective punishment, and asks why compassion is not extended equally. She affirms that Hamas deserves punishment but innocent people do not deserve suffering. She invokes religious equality of innocent lives and notes that U.S. taxpayers fund Israel's military aid of $3.8 billion annually, implying American contribution to Israel's actions.
If America was being bombed day and night because of something horrific our government did, and many innocent Americans and American children were being killed and traumatically injured, and we begged for mercy, but the rest of the world said, Americans voted for their government so they deserve it, their government is bad so all Americans are bad, therefore this is what they get and must be done And the world was silent to our suffering.
And no one came to our aid. And our cities and homes were bombed and turned to rubble. And our infrastructure was destroyed, no farms, no grocery stores, no more organized society. And no one helped our injured and hungry children. How would you feel? What would you think? What would you do? This is what is happening to Gaza where in spite of what we have all been told, many innocent people and children are being killed and they are not Hamas.
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