Christian Democrats in the United States
Global Issues - Israel and Palestine Israel does exist, and we decry all attempts to terrorize its civilians with useless and counter-productive attacks. However, a peaceful world of international civil law can never exist while some people are denied citizenship in any country. Everyone has a right to form governments so they do not live in a brutal state of nature, and so do Palestinians. Israel must accept the existence of a Palestinian state, and must work to provide a level of civil equality for them. President Clinton accomplished marvelous results in the Israeli-Palestine conflict before the end of his term, and the first thing G.W. Bush did was to withdraw Clinton's special envoy and adopt a hard-line stance. This action sabotaged efforts for peace and destabilized the region, led to further conflict and let the violent Hamas group step into the power vacuum. We must return to the diplomatic table in Clinton's spirit of reconciliation, to build a Middle-East world in which Israelis and Palestinians are able to peacefully co-exist. Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
Friday, February 29, 2008
1:03 AM
A "holocaust" is unnecessary.
It sounds futile to some, but the only hope to resolve the conflict is for a unanimous decision on both sides to lay down arms and stop fighting.
It can be done, if people realize the free will that God gave each of us can be used to far greater potential in peace and cooperation.
That's all there is to it. It cannot be more simple.
The Accusers and Deceivers from both sides strut and battle about in parliamentary and military shenanigans, and the result is, women and children die.
We fall into war due to divisions into families, clans, alliances, even, in a very real sense, nations of enforced ethnic or religious character of any kind, or in an abstract sense, hierarchy. Nations in general set us up for some conflict, though national sovereignty is still useful to protect variation and progress in the hum-drum mechanics of everyday life, and to work out local issues locally, since after all, there are thousands of different but equally happy paths for us to choose from. Liberal democracies resolve their differences peacefully by convening (and opting to remove) leaders whom they believe project their best values. Compromise does not mean a win-lose result. It means both sides win and work together to build a better world where children will not die in a "holocaust."
It is always possible for everyone to change their minds and unanimously decide to live together with their differences, not to compete destructively, but to compete to promote the common welfare. It is a choice, a beacon more clear than one realizes, a lighthouse that one sights through the fog just in time to steer clear of the rocks.
everyone lay down arms
Today, Deputy Israeli Defence Minister Matan Vilnai declared Palestine would face a "bigger holocaust" if Hamas did not stop rocket attacks.A "holocaust" is unnecessary.
It sounds futile to some, but the only hope to resolve the conflict is for a unanimous decision on both sides to lay down arms and stop fighting.
It can be done, if people realize the free will that God gave each of us can be used to far greater potential in peace and cooperation.
That's all there is to it. It cannot be more simple.
The Accusers and Deceivers from both sides strut and battle about in parliamentary and military shenanigans, and the result is, women and children die.
We fall into war due to divisions into families, clans, alliances, even, in a very real sense, nations of enforced ethnic or religious character of any kind, or in an abstract sense, hierarchy. Nations in general set us up for some conflict, though national sovereignty is still useful to protect variation and progress in the hum-drum mechanics of everyday life, and to work out local issues locally, since after all, there are thousands of different but equally happy paths for us to choose from. Liberal democracies resolve their differences peacefully by convening (and opting to remove) leaders whom they believe project their best values. Compromise does not mean a win-lose result. It means both sides win and work together to build a better world where children will not die in a "holocaust."
It is always possible for everyone to change their minds and unanimously decide to live together with their differences, not to compete destructively, but to compete to promote the common welfare. It is a choice, a beacon more clear than one realizes, a lighthouse that one sights through the fog just in time to steer clear of the rocks.
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