Comments on: Why I Still Think There Can Be Peace

By: daltonsbriefs

daltonsbriefs — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:24:11 +0000

Thanks for the post, and the twitter reply too, I have a real heart for Israel which goes back to my own mother’s prophetic teaching based on biblical passages. I find particularly perplexing the way media portrays anything Israel does as ego and hubris, and takes away your right to defend yourselves.

By: the count of monte cristo

the count of monte cristo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:41:33 +0000

iam not an arab, iam not a jew.
i have no doubt you are sincer in seeking peace.
i have no doubt that muslims are not sincer in seeking peace.

do the math and tell me everybody if there is gonna be a peace.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:44:29 +0000

Thje reason I thought it was a great post is two fold:

1: Most importantly, no matter how naive or no matter how much it may ignore who the most recent “worst actor in the drama” was, your heart is on your sleeve here. You want peace. Hey, the only time we get peace is when it becomes a goal. Argue that.

2.: It always takes someone giving some ground before trust is established and more progress is made. On the other hand, distrust which engenders more warfare and hatred hurts only those people involved in the warring regions. It’s fine to run a war from Washington DC or from Beirut. The people on the ground, however suffer the greatest. Nor are they particularly well-represented by whoever it was that made things go in reverse. This is both sides, not just one.

The entire world is affected by this conflict. It is a grain of sand in the world’s teeth. Fix the dam thing. You’re holding us all up.