November 24, 2006

The Little Town of Bethlehem

It's amazing that what likes to think of itself as the world's premiere religion, Christianity, exhibits little organized concern that what presumably is one of its holiest sites—the birthplace of its founder—should be turned into an open prison camp surrounded by high concrete walls, owned and operated by fanatical followers of a rival religion, dedicated to the collective abuse and coercion of a people who are mainly adherents of yet a third religion. What hypocrites these Christians are! But at the time we celebrate a non-denominational Thanksgiving perhaps it's appropriate to reflect for a moment on the plight of those less fortunate: especially those who suffer not due to a natural disaster or through some fault of their own, but because they are being collectively and systematically oppressed by another people. Utterly callous human on human immiseration, the most disturbing thing one can imagine. Thus it's a real privilege and an honor to talk with Dr. John Dugard, the UN's Special Rapporteur for Palestine. Dr. Dugard, originally from South Africa, brings a gentle and wise determination to the subject, and is one of the most outspokenly honest about it. This is an important conversation (one you'll never find in the mainstream), which many people should hear, so please listen carefully and distribute as best you can. Thank you. Total runtime is fifty two minutes.