Gifts In Ugly Wrapping Paper Are Still Gifts

TIME TO CELEBRATE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Ugly Plain Gift Wrap

​Lovers of peace and justice have a tough time assigning anything good to Donald Trump. By any standard, he stoked the flames of hatred, gave renewed voice to white supremacists and disrespected so many groups it was hard to keep track. From Charlottesville good people on both sides to Mexican rapists, nobody fighting for social justice respects Trump. So when 45 helped procure multiple peace agreements in the Middle East, many on the left remained silent. Author and activist Jeffrey Kass reminds us in this essay that the peace agreements he helped secure among Israel, UAE, Dubai and Morocco are good, regardless of the wrapping paper they came in. That anytime you bring former enemies to peace and normalization it’s a good thing.

This essay is a must read for people wanting intellectual honesty. Lovers of peace and justice have a tough time assigning anything good to Donald Trump. By any standard, he stoked the flames of hatred, gave renewed voice to white supremacists and disrespected so many groups it was hard to keep track. From Charlottesville good people on both sides to Mexican rapists, nobody fighting for social justice respects Trump. So when 45 helped procure multiple peace agreements in the Middle East, many on the left remained silent.

​Author and activist Jeffrey Kass reminds us in this essay that the peace agreements he helped secure among Israel, UAE, Dubai and Morocco are good, regardless of the wrapping paper they came in. That anytime you bring former enemies to peace and normalization it’s a good thing. This essay is a must read for people wanting intellectual honesty. 

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When I used to subscribe to printed newspapers, I would store the old papers in my garage so that when Chanukah rolled around, I could save a few trees and wrap presents for my kids. I’m not gonna lie, the stack of gifts didn’t look as nice as when I used the expensive colorful paper Target sells each year. The stock market listings, weather forecasts, and latest political spats just didn’t charm my kids’ liking for red, blue, silver, and green patterns. 

Local interest stories had nothing on snowman, nutcracker, and dreidel art. I think a part of me was…

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