I read this carefully and found myself wondering how someone who created an organization to promote peace can be so "one sided" and mislead. Saying "The empires controlling the world, today, are Israel and the US." sounds more like Iranian propaganda (or "the books of the elders of Zion").
Talking about dehumanizing when it comes to "the Palestinians" without direct reference to the INHUMANE attacks of October 7th, is simply shameful. You are an Israeli Arab and I am an Israeli Jew... I have been promoting peace and compassion since October 7th , but you are promoting single sided view of the conflict... When Israelis are killed by terrorists , when Israeli children in the south are sleeping in shelters, and rockets are lobbed from Gaza on a regular basis, I see the "poor people in Gaza" celebrating and handing out sweets on the street. At the same time when Arabs are killed by Jewish fanatics, myself and the majority of Israelis are appalled, and call for extreme measures against the settlers. I am for a two states side by side where Palestinians and Israelis can live in peace and prosperity, and so are MANY of my fellow citizens... Look at "your brothers" in Gaza, dressing kindergarten children in Hamas uniform, giving them fake guns and marching them on the streets calling for the inhalation of Jews and Israel. The people of Gaza are not the victims of an evil empire but victims of the fanatic leadership that puts murderous ideology first, and their population second.
"We must transcend our identities without forsaking them." These are such wise words, Eva. Thank you. The path to peace is recognizing and acknowledging the sacredness of all life. Every single person has a divine soul with a unique purpose upon this world that we all depend on. Every human being is an entire universe! In this complex and longstanding war, it is imperative that we are extremely discerning about what is propaganda and what is fact and to corroborate painstakingly anything and everything that is presented as fact. It sounds tedious, but we must do it because LIVES ARE AT STAKE!!! We are not powerless. We can save lives by being peace activators or we can easily do more harm than good, if we are not very careful. We have such a responsibility, being alive at this incredible time. How we respond now, will be our legacy forever. This is a defining event. I found this conversation between two Jews who disagree with eachother about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict to be one of the most concise and unbiased reads i've seen lately, that gets almost all the pertinant issues on the table. I urge you to read carefully all five parts of the conversation.Its a two hour long read, but so worth it. I wish all conversations on this deeply contentious issue could go so well. https://www.meaningfullife.com/vayechi-gaza-2/
To quote one of my favorite singers, Matisyahu: All my life I've been waiting for, I've been praying for. For the people to say, no! We're not gonna fight no more, there'll be no more war and OUR CHILDREN WILL PLAY! One day, one day...
Thank you Eva for this mindful article, while I was reading it, I remembered about similar questions from the following interview, I hope you will find it helpful.
Peace
Crime: Why and What to Do?
In this July 1975 interview, Chicago Police Department media relations man Lt. David Mozee asks about curbing the upward-spiraling U.S. crime rate. Śrīla Prabhupāda replies, “If human beings are not given the facility to learn about God, then they remain on the level of cats and dogs. You cannot have peace in a society of cats and dogs.… The thief and murderer already know the law, yet they still commit violent crimes due to their unclean hearts. So our process is to cleanse the heart.”
I read this carefully and found myself wondering how someone who created an organization to promote peace can be so "one sided" and mislead. Saying "The empires controlling the world, today, are Israel and the US." sounds more like Iranian propaganda (or "the books of the elders of Zion").
Talking about dehumanizing when it comes to "the Palestinians" without direct reference to the INHUMANE attacks of October 7th, is simply shameful. You are an Israeli Arab and I am an Israeli Jew... I have been promoting peace and compassion since October 7th , but you are promoting single sided view of the conflict... When Israelis are killed by terrorists , when Israeli children in the south are sleeping in shelters, and rockets are lobbed from Gaza on a regular basis, I see the "poor people in Gaza" celebrating and handing out sweets on the street. At the same time when Arabs are killed by Jewish fanatics, myself and the majority of Israelis are appalled, and call for extreme measures against the settlers. I am for a two states side by side where Palestinians and Israelis can live in peace and prosperity, and so are MANY of my fellow citizens... Look at "your brothers" in Gaza, dressing kindergarten children in Hamas uniform, giving them fake guns and marching them on the streets calling for the inhalation of Jews and Israel. The people of Gaza are not the victims of an evil empire but victims of the fanatic leadership that puts murderous ideology first, and their population second.
Read this and get an idea of why some Israelis are beyond "compassion"
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/r14mz2rpt
"We must transcend our identities without forsaking them." These are such wise words, Eva. Thank you. The path to peace is recognizing and acknowledging the sacredness of all life. Every single person has a divine soul with a unique purpose upon this world that we all depend on. Every human being is an entire universe! In this complex and longstanding war, it is imperative that we are extremely discerning about what is propaganda and what is fact and to corroborate painstakingly anything and everything that is presented as fact. It sounds tedious, but we must do it because LIVES ARE AT STAKE!!! We are not powerless. We can save lives by being peace activators or we can easily do more harm than good, if we are not very careful. We have such a responsibility, being alive at this incredible time. How we respond now, will be our legacy forever. This is a defining event. I found this conversation between two Jews who disagree with eachother about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict to be one of the most concise and unbiased reads i've seen lately, that gets almost all the pertinant issues on the table. I urge you to read carefully all five parts of the conversation.Its a two hour long read, but so worth it. I wish all conversations on this deeply contentious issue could go so well. https://www.meaningfullife.com/vayechi-gaza-2/
To quote one of my favorite singers, Matisyahu: All my life I've been waiting for, I've been praying for. For the people to say, no! We're not gonna fight no more, there'll be no more war and OUR CHILDREN WILL PLAY! One day, one day...
Thank you Eva for this mindful article, while I was reading it, I remembered about similar questions from the following interview, I hope you will find it helpful.
Peace
Crime: Why and What to Do?
In this July 1975 interview, Chicago Police Department media relations man Lt. David Mozee asks about curbing the upward-spiraling U.S. crime rate. Śrīla Prabhupāda replies, “If human beings are not given the facility to learn about God, then they remain on the level of cats and dogs. You cannot have peace in a society of cats and dogs.… The thief and murderer already know the law, yet they still commit violent crimes due to their unclean hearts. So our process is to cleanse the heart.”
The full interview is here:
https://vedabase.io/en/library/ssr/6/