Invest In Peace

I come to you as a video editor who sees daily the effects of the conflict
on the lives of innocent Palestinians through nonprofit video used to help
Palestinians in their situation. They have no where to go. Homes in ruins, a
huge unemployment rate, and no where to even begin because even as something
is built up, something else is violently destroyed. To even begin a
semblance of peace, we must use pressure with selective divestment, because
we have such a big hand in everything. We are called to love every person
and I believe, to communicate to every person this same love, to Israelis
and Palestinians alike, regardless of their actions, for that is the grace
that God has shown us. Right now, this violence we support does not manifest
the nonviolent Christ we follow. We must choose to let go of the monies that
support Israel’s violence and continue to nonviolently encourage Israel and
Palestine to actively seek peace.

Ariel Climer
Los Angeles, CA