Once again, violence hurts progress of peace process
By Shirley Dloomy
This article is written on behalf of the Jewish Student
Union.
On Oct. 19, in the heart of Israel, a Hamas terrorist carrying
explosives boarded a public bus and did the same thing Baruch
Goldstein did last spring  he maliciously took away the most
precious gift of God  life.The terrorist took the lives of 23
people, his own life included.
We, as part of the UCLA Jewish Student Union, unequivocally
deplore the attack, and are absolutely horrified at the obvious
disregard for human life.
This is the price of peace, you say? That is simply
unacceptable! It is unacceptable to us, and it is certainly
unsatisfactory for the victims’ mourning families. Death is not the
price of peace. Death is the result of hate! Peace or no peace, no
man, woman or child should have to wake up each day and face the
fear of death.And yet we find ourselves asking why this injustice
has become a reality in Israel? Violence has reared its ugly head
and once again, as usual, it has resolved nothing!
All that remain are ashes, and the memories of 22 innocent
Israelis. Our deepest sympathies go out to their families and
friends and to Nahshon Waxman’s family as well. Thoughts of the
fallen victims are engraved in our minds, hearts and prayers. For
them, we light a solemn candle of commemoration and respect. We
will not dismiss their lives as unfortunate sacrifices of peace,
for they are the victims of an abominable crime that is not
tolerated by decent people, by law or by God.
Dloomy is a second-year political science student.