Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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Aaron David Miller: The False Religion of Mideast Peace, And why I'm no longer a believer. - '...The believers need to re-examine their faith, especially at a moment when America is so stretched and overextended. The United States needs to do what it can, including working with Israelis and Palestinians on negotiating core final-status issues (particularly on borders, where the gaps are narrowest), helping Palestinians develop their institutions, getting the Israelis to assist by allowing Palestinians to breathe economically and expand their authority, and keeping Gaza calm, even as it tries to relieve the desperation and sense of siege through economic assistance. But America should also be aware of what it cannot do, as much as what it can...'
Dear Mr. Miller
Your piece on the religion of peace, is compelling and revitting but fundamentally wrong in its conclusions. If the A-I problem is left, it will fester and creates a momentum towards war sooner or later.
The strong Israel that the US has backed at every turn will not seek peace; it wants to get ride of the Palestinians in any way possible. Only a lonely Israel not supported by the US will seek peace on reasonable terms. The US is and will continue to pay a heavy price for Israel if this problem persists. Israel has won its battle of acceptance by the Arabs in 2002 Beirute offer. The Palestinians, have nothing to show. In one or two more years, there will be no Palestine left.Do you think that will come to pass? It will be another 100 year war.
Dr. Sakbani, Israel has Peace groups like "Peace Now".
What honest "peace" groups do palestinians have?
What palestinian peace group demonstrates AGAINST the rocket attacks against Israel?
What palestinian peace group demonstrates AGAINST the literal dehumanized depiction of Jews as sons of pigs and monkeys in the hamass charter?
What palestinian peace group demonstrates AGAINST the genocidal threats to wipe "the zionist regime" off the map by the "islamic regime of iran"?
Israel is NOT the unarmed dhimmi jizza paying Jews of Arab lands such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt.
If that fact upsets you, I suggest you work on eliminating your islamosupremecist jihad.