Happy #Pakistan Independence Day! Feels extra special to have my first print article in a Pakistani Newspaper appear on August 14th.... :) Please feel free to offer any suggestions or feedback. Praying for peace and stability. A closer look at the views of the hardliners on both sides show that those driven by hate are ironically more alike than different. They often cannot sympathize with the other, seeing those on the other side as devoid of the same humanity and rights. Hamas does not recognise Israel but the charter of Netanyahu’s Likud Party also rejects a sovereign Palestinian state. A recent editorial in Haaretz suggested that Israel must “undergo a cultural revolution based on humanist values” to fundamentally change the way Israelis view Palestinians. The Muslim world could use a similar cultural revolution, as there have been many hateful messages on social media sites, including those that went as far as praising Hitler. For example, on Tuesday July 15, the hash tag #IfHitlerWasAlive was trending on Twitter in countries like Pakistan. Many made the abhorrent claim that Hitler “did not do anything wrong” oblivious to the fact that they too would have been his victims... dailytimes.pk/opinion/14-Aug-2014/why-israel-needs-hamas
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 03:07:05 +0000
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