Wellfleet’s Gaza Resolution
To the editor:
The Gaza war resolution adopted at the Wellfleet town meeting on May 20 is both ill-advised and blatantly one-sided. It is purely a political statement that has nothing to do with the business of the town and is more likely to divide rather than unify us. The resolution places virtually all the blame for the conduct of the war on Israel and mentions Hamas’s attack against Israel only in one preamble paragraph.
Israel is a small country that faces almost perpetual warfare from Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iranian-backed militias in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Hamas has, as part of its foundational document, the goal of destroying Israel. Iran, its patron, also has the announced goal of destroying Israel. Since Hamas assumed governance of Gaza, it has attacked Israel five times, the latest being the attack that set off the current war.
Gaza has received billions in funding from the oil-wealthy Arab states. Instead of using the money for the betterment of the Palestinian people, it has constructed a vast underground fortress enabling Hamas to fight a protracted war. Hamas knew what Israel’s reaction to the Oct. 7 attack would be and the toll that war would take on the citizens of Gaza.
I am not a fan of the current government of Israel, and I believe this war has gone on far too long, with too many civilian casualties. The war has almost destroyed Israel’s standing in the world and strained to the breaking point its relationship with its only real ally, the U.S. Israel should end this war promptly once its hostages are returned. Unfortunately, the adoption of a one-sided resolution at a town meeting will do nothing to end this war and could engender a round of recrimination here.
Stephen Greenberg
Wellfleet
Napiville’s Tenants
To the editor:
Lisa Meads, the property manager at Napiville, is quoted in your May 23 article “Town Will Seek Receivership for ‘Napiville’ ” stating that the town seemed to have already “made up its mind” ahead of the recent board of health vote. She is right about that.
For some time now, town officials have set their minds to protecting the interests of the powerless tenants of 25-27 Bradford St. These are my friends and neighbors, and they deserve no less.
Thank you, board of health and Health Director Lezli Rowell. Good work.
Jeremy Callahan
Provincetown
Osprey Advice
To the editor:
The article “Truro’s Ospreys Are Partial to the Transfer Station” in your May 16 edition [page A8] left out some important information. People should contact Eversource to report a nest on utility poles because it can be dangerous for the osprey. Eversource will also erect nesting poles for the ospreys.
To report a nest, email [email protected]. To report an injured or dead osprey, call the Cape Wildlife Center at 508-362-0111 or Wild Care Cape Cod at 508-240-2255.
Debbie Canyock
Eastham
Minds, Hearts, and Art
To the editor:
Your letter from the editor in the May 23 Indie, “Small Towns, Big Ideas,” blew me away. You articulated all the national issues and turned it into a love letter to Provincetown. Here’s hoping that every forum bringing minds, hearts, and art together will continue to enrich us all.
Lee Bartell
Eastham
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