Never Again is a Lie

Twelve years ago, in a full page New York Times advertisement, the Jewish organizations listed below promised to protect Sudanese refugees fleeing violence from the Darfur region of Sudan, saying in part:

Unless there is this comprehensive response, more than two million people will remain crowded in camps, subject to starvation, disease, rape and murder. Their lives are in our hands.

Sixty years ago, after the Holocaust, the world vowed “never again.” That pledge was repeated after the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. We cannot wait any longer to make good on our promises.

On November 19, 2017 the Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to force many of these same refugees who had sought asylum in Israel, to choose between being sent back to Africa, or to be jailed indefinitely.

And yet, despite the pledge from years ago, these organizations are silent.

Apparently we can wait to make good on our promises.

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