I don't speak for the Palestinians. I speak for myself. I am paying for what Israel is doing to the Palestinians, and what my government is doing to help what Israel is doing to the Palestinians. That gives me not only a right to speak up about the wrongs that are being done with my money, but a responsibility to do so.

When I read or hear Palestinians expressing their thoughts, feelings, and opinions, I do pass them along, because their voices are effectively silenced by the US media's complicity in these things by not giving what the Palestinians have to say equal coverage with what the Israeli government and the Israel first lobby in the US have to say. But that's not me speaking for them, its me passing their words along to others.

For instance, I do not try to speak for the Palestinians and try to promote either a one-state solution or a two-state solution to the problems they face. It's not my place to tell them which solution is the better one for them. But when they express a preference one way or another, I will definitely pass that along.