Thursday, March 13, 2025, 5:41AM |  49°
MENU
Advertisement
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
1
MORE

Israel, retreat

AP Photo/Leo Correa

Israel, retreat

The recklessness and violence that we are seeing currently in Israel-Palestine will only lead to countless deaths and untold damage to those directly and indirectly affected by the violence. Thousands are now dead, and countless more are being forced out of their homeland by forces that see them as subhuman.

It need not be this way. There was positive momentum building toward a permanent ceasefire, and current boycotts show that the public at large has a strong desire to see the violence and brutality of this unnecessary violence end. The ceasefire negotiations, aid deliveries, and release of hostages shows the power of dialogue and public outcry against these heinous acts against our own kind.

More war is not the answer, and there is no military solution to the crisis. The only way to see an end to conflict is to call for a permanent ceasefire and to call for Israel to permanently retreat its forces from all Palestinian territories.

Advertisement

It’s critical that Rep. John Joyce and Sens. Robert Casey and John Fetterman publicly call for a ceasefire to finally bring an end to the violence. Only once the shooting stops for good can we address the root causes of the conflict. Without that, there is only more war and death in the future.

Gianina Galli
Ebensburg

First Published: December 17, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

Advertisement
RELATED
SHOW COMMENTS (28)  
Join the Conversation
Commenting policy | How to Report Abuse
If you would like your comment to be considered for a published letter to the editor, please send it to letters@post-gazette.com. Letters must be under 250 words and may be edited for length and clarity.
Partners
Advertisement
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin greets New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh.
1
sports
Gerry Dulac: Steelers have made offer to Aaron Rodgers, but holdup has nothing to do with money
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in December 2024, when the House previously approved a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
2
news
Fetterman says he won't back government shutdown as funding deadline looms over Senate
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talks to quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh.
3
sports
Joe Starkey: Steelers staging the saddest quarterback derby there ever was
The Social Security Administration Building at 6117 Penn Circle North in East Liberty Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 in Pittsburgh.
4
news
Social Security Administration to begin withholding full benefits from overpaid recipients
Keeanu Benton, left, and Cam Heyward work on a defensive line drill at Steelers Minicamp Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side.
5
sports
With their free agency focus on QB, Steelers missed out on landing a top defensive lineman
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel-Gaza border on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.  (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
AP Photo/Leo Correa
Advertisement
LATEST opinion
Advertisement
TOP
Email a Story