I have been holding my tongue on these matters,because I do not want to incite nor
feed the fires
of hate here. However, I must speak plainly and simply about the Middle East, beforeI
explode. No
it is not a simple issue but there are more simple solutions ad alternatives. I have
been
unquestioningly a supporter of Israel and still am, so damn anyone who dare
misinterpret this for
their own pompous narrow-minded views. I have had enough from both sides these past
few months.
The Middle East inability to deal with eachother is causing violence world wide.
During the
Clinton administration, one year ago September 2000, Palestine and Israel were the
closest they
have ever been to a solution. Since Sharon has come to power the entire process has
taken leaps
backwards! As in most cases I do not blame my Israeli brothers and sisters, I blame
their leader.
Sharon has done nothing but incite trouble since he came to power. He is a thug!
Now I do not
crown Arafat king of peace either. What I am adressing here is equal responsibility
and blame,
without fear of repercussion. And we here in the US stand as always behind Israel. I
pity the
fool who dare, because I disagee with Sharon, label me anti semetic. I do not like my
president,
should I leave my country or be labeld anti America.
As a woman of peace, I must call out those who do not live up to a basic human
standard. I do
aree with Vince and Colin on a couple of things, HATE is HATE! It's not okay to kill
or to hate
because they wear a label, one that the hater put there. Most Palestinians are not
suicide
bombers,most Israeli children would gladly befriend Palestinian children. To label
all Arabs as
evil, is disgusting and simplistic. To cut our support to Israel would be terrible.
I do believe that the Palestinians deserve a homeland, but certainly not at the cost
of selling
out Israel.
All the facts paraded here sicken me! It gets to be a pettty war of words. Laurent
you think
America is full of propoganda?! Who fed you yours? We know how history can be
written and
rewritten, interpreted and reinterpreted. Hell isn't it France right now that has a
presidential
candidate who doesn't believe the holocaust really happened, hhmm must be true if
they're saying
it in France! Isn't he anti-Jewish? Really, Laurent I don't discount your facts.
Rather, I
learn a bit more about history and it's interpretations from you and Vince. No fact
in this mess
is virgin pure. In fact they all have a ring of truth, but I believe in putting them
in proper
context. More importantly seeing how we can take these facts and find a path out of
this maze of
hate and perhaps create a solution that both sides can learn to live with rather than
to die for.
No point to continue pointing a finger, both sides must bear the burden of
responsibility and the
responsibility of finding more constructive ways to live side by side. One step at a
time, one
year at a time, one decade at a time.
I have no answer, no solution. But I am reminded of many comments made here after
9/11. I
believe it was Kate Bennett, who pleaded for peaceful resolution, and made the obvious
comment
that violence has not ever solved anything, if it did we'd not have to go to war again
and again
over the same things. I am paraphrasing from a poor memory, and she was not speaking
to this
particular issue, so please don't take up arms against Kate. But as long as we can
fight and kill
so many for so long, why can't we just sit at the table and go over and over again
the issues at
hand. It's peaceful and cheaper. The fighting doesn't stop the hate and it is putting
us all in
peril.
Laurent, frankly I find the way you speak down to us and as the all knowing one, quite
condescending. I stand with Israel, but I am not blind to their faults. And I will
not stand by
and watch them massacre innocent people, just as I will not stand for any genocide.
"Never
Forget" is a message for all humans. I belong to the human race First!
Frankly, I am not a flag waver, most here know that. But I am insulted by your flimsy
analysis of
the US. It's true that the rich only get richer and the middle class is shrinking.
Funny how
that only happens in America! I remember when friends have returned from France,
their stories
about how wonderful the rich are, standing on street corners passing out their
money.;-) I hope
you find your perfect world, I only hope there is love and respect in it as well.
I do hope your daughter has received the medical help she requires and that she is
doing well.
But I would say monthly here, we inevitably have people seeking medical help. Poor
children from
other countries are flown here by common people or corporations to receive
progressive, expensive
medical procedures.
Goodness and humanity know no boundaries.
Good luck with your elections in Almighty France! Nice choices. I'm sure the French
people had
nothing to do with that! See how easy it is to throw a stone.
My apologies to all here for the bandwidth and my anger, I am just tired of people
almost
purposefully misinterpreting what people say and mean on this issue. That's why the
Middle East is
where it is right now. More than ever ...
Peace,
Susan
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