Quote from Joe Cortina:
"I am a retired Florida businessman who has done substantial world traveling - some purely as a 'tourist' and some in areas - shall I say- 'nothing to do with vacationing'." ...
"I will share one more incident - one I will not forget - which classically characterized the Israeli attitude to people which they OPENLY refer to as "animals". While in another area of Gaza, we were following our IDF Para escort. It was an open jeep with heavily armed Paratroops. Suddenly it screeched to a halt not 10 yards in front of us and out jumped the men - one immediately dropped to one knee and took careful aim at his victim to our immediate right. The 'enemy' some 50 feet away - throwing egg size rocks at their tormentors. Hardly sophisticated or dangerous - but there he stood - proud, defiant and fearless - a 10 year old child. This was HIS neighborhood and HIS country and HIS land -and he was a prisoner in this Israeli 'concentration camp' for "animals". Think of it as a 'role change' for David and Goliath.
Children like this young lad, routinely 'disappear' in occupied territories. They are just never seen or heard of again. I have children - and grandchildren whom I would defend with my life. I would like you to imagine for just a moment that you are not an American - just close your eyes and visualize -- finding your beloved 10 year old child with half his head blown away - the flies feasting on his scattered brains. The unimaginable accident ? - NO - a war crime- and it is YOUR child! The 'sin' of your child? He was throwing egg sized rocks at an Israeli tank - BOUGHT and PAID FOR by AMERICAN citizens. Could you just forget it as if were only the family cat - or would you swear revenge/ justice against the monsters that made it happen?"
"Could you possibly be so arrogant as to believe that this Palestinian mother and father loved their child any less than you would - or that 'his' life is 'worth' less in the eyes of God?"
