Sending a Message
To the editor:
The death of Aaron Bushnell, a local boy who was raised in the Community of Jesus in Orleans and was a student in the Nauset public schools, has affected me deeply. His sacrifice, a protest against the killing in Gaza, was horrific.
Aaron’s death makes me cry every time I think of the pain he endured. It’s made me more determined than ever to work to bring an end to the killing and the suffering because I want to honor his sacrifice.
The International Court of Justice found that South Africa had made a plausible case that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
We are directly funding the killing of Palestinians there. As retired Israeli Gen. Yitzhak Brick said in an interview in November, “All of our missiles, the ammunition, the precision-guided bombs, all the airplanes and bombs, it’s all from the U.S. The minute they turn off the tap, you can’t keep fighting.”
Let us continue to protest, make calls, and do all in our power to send an unequivocal message to President Biden — that we will no longer be complicit in killing. A survey released on Feb. 27 by Data for Progress found that 67 percent of likely voters (including 77 percent of Democrats) support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Opposing this administration’s tone-deaf policy should not be a partisan issue.
Mia Saunders
Wellfleet
A Loss for Words
To the editor:
It was so appalling to read about “Napiville” in the Independent [“Tenants Told to Leave ‘Napiville’ by April 1,” Feb. 29, front page].
Napi must be a whirling dervish in his grave by now. To see his dream destroyed, his wishes disrespected, and his wife disconnected from the community leaves me speechless — and I’m a writer who is never at a loss for words.
Napi’s was once a vibrant restaurant, meeting place, and community center. This is another Provincetown tragedy.
Jeannette de Beauvoir
Provincetown
