Author and antiwar activist Fred Branfman wrote this open letter to American supporters of Israel in August of 2014, during Israel’s then most deadly war on Gaza. His words ring even truer in 2025.
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Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
‘Napalm Girl’ shocked the world and spurred an end to the war in Vietnam — but viral images of burning children in Gaza can’t even bring a ceasefire. The difference today isn’t public indifference – it’s political impunity.

