At 09:08 AM 14/09/2001 -0400, Brian Phillips wrote:
> Thesad thing is I will likely be fixing the broken and wounded who
> suffer for the greed of Israel and her allies in America for the next few
> years.
Hmmm... I feel unease...
I'm certain you weren't being racist when you said this, and basically I
agree with what you said, but in this time of furiously swinging pendulums
I think it is worth reminding everyone that Israel is not one entity any
more than the Palestine or America or Australia is. It is millions of
individuals. They share land, and in many cases they may share certain
mindsets, but humans are so variable that it is extremely hard to
categorise them as a group.
It is scary that because of some extremely unwise decisions by policy
makers in Israel (undoubtedly impelled by seige mentality and having the
most powerful ally, as well as commonly held belief of religious
righteousness) the people on those lands and their relatives abroad (Jewish
people) might once again come under attack. We have to be careful in our
use of inflammatory words because of their magnifying effect in dangerous
times. In these times words can literally kill.
Of all the people I have met and enjoyed the company of, those who called
themselves Jews have been among my favorites. It would be terrible if due
to some opportunistic policy makers in Israel those people everywhere came
under threat.
Cheers,
- Miriam
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