As another war rages in Gaza I wish to point out some facts. The moment that the UN established the state of Israel in 1947 all of their Arab neighbors declared war. Most are still at war with Israel. There have been many opportunities to make peace; but with a few exceptions (Jordan and Egypt) the Arabs have rejected all efforts. Many Arabs view the birth of Israel as a disaster. The real disaster in the Arab world is not the existence of the state of Israel. It is the fact that their governments are corrupt dictatorships, with great wealth in the hands of a few, while the vast majority live in poverty. These leaders have chosen to stay in a constant state of war with Israel in order to divert the attention and anger of their people away from them. Jews know what is like to be scapegoated. When we are confronted by people who insist that the only solution is the complete destruction of the state of Israel , we do not assume that their threats are rhetorical flourishes. Knowing this, the Jews will not march to their death saying prayers as many did during the holocaust. We will defend ourselves, and we will not ask anyone’s permission or approval to do so. Also know that Israel is ready to make peace today. If Israel’s neighbors renounce violence, recognize Israel’s right to exist, and arrest anyone attacking Jews (as Israel did to those who recently killed an Arab teen), peace would follow in a matter of days. Violence has not gotten Israel’s enemies anything; maybe it is time to for them to put down their arms and give peace a chance.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:56:32 +0000
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