Darfur deserves attention of Jews

BY HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS, Guest Columnist

PASSOVER commemorates the exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. But as Jewish people sit and reflect on their ancestors, they must remember that there is another people who are still in the desert, dispossessed of their homes, belongings, food supplies and security.

Since 2003, more than 400,000 Darfurians have been killed by the Janjaweed militia. The Arab Muslim Janjaweed have been given free rein by the Sudanese government to destroy villages, kill, rape and abduct the black African Muslims in Darfur. More than 2.5 million people are now in refugee camps scattered throughout Darfur and Chad.

The Jewish community through Jewish World Watch has taken on Darfur as an advocacy campaign. People ask us why the Jewish people should care about another group that is far away and not of our own faith. As we commemorate our own survival and freedom from oppression during Passover, we ask the following four questions.

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