The one who was subsequently pancaked... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:49 AM Subject: RE: White Vests
> reminds me of the courageous student standing in front of the tank in > Tienanmin Square in Beijing... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howard Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:05 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: White Vests > > > > > > Two converging thoughts --- > > > > Something I read today recommending that Palestinians embrace > > the examples > > of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi -- instead of suicide > > bombers, they > > should engage in peaceful protests, blocking Israeli military troop > > movements. If they want peace, this would send a strong > > message to the world > > and increase pressure on Israel to take a more open approach > > to Palestine. > > > > On the news, I saw a report of more and more Americans and > > Europeans pouring > > into Palestine. They were white vests and engage in peaceful > > intradictions > > on behalf of the Palestinians. They put their lives at risk to protest > > Israeli action. They practice and preach non-violence. > > > > While I remain committed to the idea that Israel must CRUSH > > the terrorist > > infrastructure, but I think there is something to admire > > about those who are > > engaging in non-violent action -- it's idealistic and > > probably won't work, > > but if the Palestinians would embrace this example, they > > would accomplish > > their goals more quickly. In fact, if they had started such a > > movement 50 > > years ago, there would be a Palestinian state now, along side > > Israel, and > > both states would be wealthy and healthy and friends. > > > > H. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
