Elimination of Israel

Friday, August 4, 2006

I have written about U.S. culpability in the Middle East and that the United States has been instrumental to Israel's policy. I do not want to let other aggressors off the hook. President Ahmadinejad of Iran certainly falls into that category. He has dismissed the historicity of the holocaust as an event that did not transpire. His avowed wish for the destruction of the state of Israel and the deaths of all those of Jewish descent is nothing less than abhorent and despicable. It can be safely presumed that he is involved in the strengthening of both Hamas and Hezbollah and ratifies there refusal to officially recognize Israel as a sovereign state.

The Human Rights Commission recently claimed that Herzbollah had instituted practices in war that go beyond human decency. The locating of rocket bases adjacent to civilian populations was cited as the reason. This is, of course, unacceptable behavior. Additionally, Hezbollah has decried the killing of Lebanese civilians but has revelled in the deaths of Jewish citizens,unlike the IDF which has lamented all civilian deaths.

The consistent devaluation of human life is antithetical to ever achieving peace in the region. It belies any sense of legitimacy Hezbollah, as a political entity, or Hamas, may be entitled to. It is difficult to take their concerns seriously as long as they maintain this double standard and insist upon their recalcitrant positions.

I implore the Muslim community to insist upon equality when it comes to human lives. A peaceful resolution between Arabs and Jews is critical for survival of either group and it must be obvious that anything or anyone that deters this goal must be held accountable.

It will never be possible for Western powers to distinguish between terrorists and nationalists until the rhetoric of hate has ceased. Legitimate concerns of Palestinians, Lebanese and Iraquis will go unaddressed unless this separation is made. It is my belief that the terrorists are few...that most peoples desire and will work for peace when their disenfranchisement HAS been addressed.

That things must change is a prescription not reserved only for the West and the U.S. It applies to all those who would choose continued violence as a method to achieve their ends, which one must assume cannot be peace if they have chosen violence as a vehicle.

It is my belief that most people in the Middle East who cry out for justice perceive the arrogance of neo-colonialisitic policy but that they also have a sense for peaceful coexistence. I further believe that they would opt for diplomatic solutions over conflict and war. Let peace reign in the region!!

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