Gabor Maté Peace - Long Sleeve Tee

Peace

This design is dedicated to all the people of Israel and Palestine who hold a vision of peace between the two nations.

A gargantuan task that requires healing of generational trauma and mistrust. Both civilian populations have endured trauma for decades and recent atrocities committed by Hamas and ongoing unfettered violence has only dimmed any possibility of peace.

Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Maté is one of those people.

He has said it's “a very difficult” and “emotional” conversation because it “brings up so much history, pain, and trauma,” which makes it hard "to engage with the rational part of our minds.”
He says that the October 7 attack was an “unjustifiable atrocity and tragedy” that was “historically reminiscent of other assaults that Jews have experienced throughout history.”
“From that point of view, the pain, the fear, the rage, and even the desire for revenge are totally understandable on the emotional side,” he says.

However, he says the issue is that in times like these when emotions are high it is “difficult” to see and acknowledge the “other side.”
He quotes an Israeli journalist Amira Hass – wrote following the attack: “In a few days Israelis went through what Palestinians have experienced as a matter of routine for decades, and are still experiencing - military incursions, death, cruelty, slain children, bodies piled up on the road, siege, fear, anxiety over loved ones, captivity and searing humiliation.”
He adds to her point: “History did not begin on October the 7th. If our intention is to move forward and create some basis for peace, we will have to be able to understand the experience of the ‘other.'"
“Without going through the long history - I will only tell you that we have to ask ourselves: What fed such hatred, such desire for revenge, on the part of those people that broke out of Gaza?”
He adds: “None of this justifies it, again, but, I’m telling you, if you’re going to move forward on this, we have to be able to understand not just our own emotional reactions but also the emotions and circumstances that fuel the emotions of the other side.”

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Product Description:

Enrich your wardrobe with a versatile 100% airlume combed ring-spun cotton long sleeve tee. For a casual look, combine it with your favorite jeans, and layer it with a button-up shirt, a zip-up hoodie, or a snazzy jacket. Dress it up with formal trousers or chinos to achieve a more professional look. Side-seamed construction and Regular fit.

Size guide (Standard/Metric) (runs true to size)

XS: L27”/68.6cm Chest W16.5”/42cm Sleeve L25”/63.5cm

S:  L28"/71.1cm Chest W18"/45.7cm Sleeve L25”.75/65cm

M:  L29”/73.7cm Chest W20”/50.8cm Sleeve L26”.25/66.6cm

L:  L30”/76.2cm Chest W22”/55.9cm Sleeve L26.7”5/68.3cm

XL: L3”1/78.7cm Chest W24”/61cm Sleeve L27.”5/69.9cm

2XL:  L32”/81.3cm Chest W2”6/66cm Sleeve L28.2”5/71.4cm

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