Now is the time to demand a ceasefire, the rebuilding of Gaza for Gazans, the right of return for Palestinians living for generations as refugees, the establishment of a peace and reconciliation process to foster a country of one people living according to international law.
Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East peace negotiator for Republican and Democratic presidents, warned on CNN: "Jerusalem is a tinderbox, waiting for a match."
The prohibitions and penalties in the Israel Anti-Boycott Act that Congressman Neal is sponsoring sound like a glaring departure from the American tradition of free speech.