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Passover.....and a message lost

Jews around the world are celebrating Passover - remembering the exodus and liberation from Egypt and being led into the land of Canaan by Moses.

Pivotal to the celebration is an abiding concern for the oppressed and those in need. For a people of the Book and said to be a "light unto the Nations" Israeli's actions in the West Bank and Gaza certainly do not reflect the spirit of the Passover.

Perhaps it was coincidental, but on the eve of the Passover The Independent featured a piece "Our reign of terror, by the Israeli army":

"In shocking testimonies that reveal abductions, beatings and torture, Israeli soldiers confess the horror they have visited on Hebron".

And:

"The maltreatment of civilians under occupation is common to many armies in the world – including Britain's, from Northern Ireland to Iraq.

But, paradoxically, few if any countries apart from Israel have an NGO like Breaking the Silence, which seeks – through the experiences of the soldiers themselves – as its website puts it "to force Israeli society to address the reality which it created" in the occupied territories."

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