The author emphasizes the critical role of writers in revealing injustices faced by Palestinians, stating that silence regarding these issues is a form of complicity. They express a strong obligation to highlight the suffering and resilience of the Palestinian people through their writing. Rather than simplifying complex narratives, the author insists on portraying the grim realities of occupation, oppression, apartheid, and genocide without reservation. The call to action is clear: each individual must respond according to their abilities, be it through writing, demonstrations, or direct aid to the affected regions.
Bearing witness to injustice has a price. I paid it and I would again, because silence is complicity. I have treated every word of every column that has appeared on this page.
To end what has happened and continues to happen to Palestinians is the moral imperative of this awful, disfiguring hour. It requires a response since silence often translates into consent and complicity.
Writing in defense of Palestinians is not meant to be dismissed as a polemical provocation; for me, it is an act of conscience and moral obligation.
Occupation is not complex. Oppression is not complex. Apartheid is not complex. Genocide is not complex. It is cruel, it is wrong, and it must yield to decency.
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