Charlie Kirk's assassination on a college campus was shocking but not surprising, given the increasingly violent discourse in many academic environments. A recent experience showed another way.
of speaking on a college campus, interrupted throughout by protestors. You described your meeting with the young Palestinian American woman and your talk could not have ended on a more hopeful, beautiful note. College students protesting is just one disturbing phenomenon. Violence has erupted in other settings, it certainly has increased all over the country, not at all a welcome development. Not long ago I had the fleeting (unrealistic) thought that if things got to a breaking point I would try to emigrate to Israel! I have followed the war closely since October 7th, often reading the JPost and other sources. I have a pretty good image in my mind of what it looks like on the ground. And I had the crazy thought that I would rather hear a siren and run for cover than be attacked on the street, or a train with no warning and no defense. I am not Jewish but I love Israel. I could write an essay about all that but you will probably be too busy
Thank you for sharing your experience
of speaking on a college campus, interrupted throughout by protestors. You described your meeting with the young Palestinian American woman and your talk could not have ended on a more hopeful, beautiful note. College students protesting is just one disturbing phenomenon. Violence has erupted in other settings, it certainly has increased all over the country, not at all a welcome development. Not long ago I had the fleeting (unrealistic) thought that if things got to a breaking point I would try to emigrate to Israel! I have followed the war closely since October 7th, often reading the JPost and other sources. I have a pretty good image in my mind of what it looks like on the ground. And I had the crazy thought that I would rather hear a siren and run for cover than be attacked on the street, or a train with no warning and no defense. I am not Jewish but I love Israel. I could write an essay about all that but you will probably be too busy
to read it.