In my opinion, you do not have the right to sound off a single word (as I have done in the past) about the 75-year-old intermittent war between Israel and Palestine until you have read Jill Parker's recommended and powerful book, 'I Shall Not Hate'.
The author shows similar humanity to those great titans of nonviolence, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jnr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is not a Jew, is not a Christian but a Muslim. On 16 January 2009, 12 weeks after their mother died of leukemia his three eldest daughters and a niece were killed when their bedroom in the family home in Gaza was ripped apart by an Israeli shell.
This month, at least one church in Halesowen has prayed, specifically, for the long-suffering people of Gaza. In his Christmas Day message, the Pope has, once more, so rightly I think, said that "the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war." I would add that Israel and its allies have failed from the first day of the State of Israel, which was born out of terrorism, warfare and the absence of agreement from even one of the surrounding regional neighbours. Our side profited from aggression, contrary to international law.
LEARN FROM THE BOOK TITLE - and:
Talk to others, especially to those with whom you disagree to see if both of you can concede or, at least understand the other person's point of view.
Our friend and ally, Israel might be led by ourselves in portraying a more principled and generous Good Samaritan approach to build a fairer, more equitable and non-violent world of peaceful co-existence, even with such huge and even fundamental differences in our beliefs and cultures. “We either live together as brothers and sisters of the one human family or we all perish as fools.”
Boycott arms traders like Elbit and UAV Engines of WS14 0DT which are regional arms traders involved in the killings of Palestinians. There are many more British dealers in death and so called ‘defence' work - much to our shame.
We can donate and support the work of the United Nations, MSF and write to our MPs.
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