It is time to stop in Gaza

The war in Gaza now poses a widening threat. As the death toll rises, cell phones and modern communication send images of the horrors across the world.

- Jesse Jackson

In the region, the war is beginning to spread. Violence has escalated between Hezbollah based in Lebanon and Israel. U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack, with the U.S. retaliating by bombing reported terrorist centers. Rockets have been released from Yemen aimed at Israel.

Iran is looming as a potential target or combatant. Demonstrations – often gathering despite official bans – are growing across the region as Arab governments come under greater pressure to do something. 

Antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise, from university campuses in the U.S. to Paris neighborhoods to Russian provinces. As the death toll rises and more children and mothers are slain, the demand for intervention will grow. The violence will spread, turning neighbor against neighbor in countries far from the Middle East.