Article Discussions

Sorry this post is a bit late!

Last week during class discussion we connected a few topics we read about with our topic for our refugee project. Gandhi's article was full of quotes relating to being peaceful and nonviolent in protesting. While we believed that this was a good message, we tried to think what the Palestinians would think of the same article. We thought that a direct threat of violence can't always be met with protesting and nonviolence. As the Palestinians, we might think that we can't be passive or protest in such a situation-- that we're being kicked off our land and it's necessary for some violence. When you see an Israeli army, you can't just pick up a picket and protest. You would feel like you must do more. 

It was interesting to think of things from this perspective. Gandhi's article is so well written and makes so much sense, but as you try to apply it to current situations, it becomes less manageable and possible.