Hey, someone posted a question to me. How cool is that?
The question was: Am I pro-Palestine?
The answer is: absolutely. I think the Palestinians need and deserve a stable, independent country.
I find it interesting that people focus on Palestine as being "areas of Israel that Israel needs to give up." What about the rest of (and the majority of) Palestine? Palestine was WAY bigger than current-day Israel. Why does everyone demand Israel give up land, but nobody asks Jordan to give up land? How about both?
I think the answer is obvious. Being pro-Palestine and Anti-Israel have become confused. They are not supposed to be paired items, yet for many, they are. Considering that the wholesale slaughter of Palestinians has been largely inflicted by Arabs... the worst by Jordanians... Perhaps Jordan's best method of atonement would be to give up a small amount of land for Palestine.
At this point, it's become clear that Israel is trying to effect serious and peaceful change. Hell, when Ariel Sharon creates a centrist party to facilitate peace... well, that's just amazing.
But is it possible? Has Anti-Israeli sentiment become SO entrenched in the Pro-Palestinian cause that they are now inseperable
If so, all is lost.
Love to all.
4 comments:
This is well stated.
I wish the conflict was as simple to solve as clearly as your post was written. It is unfathomable how some find it so easy to criticize without really understanding the complexities of the situation. Most people are so ingnorant about this, that they should just keep their mouths shut, unless they've actually lived in Israel or Palestine. THANK YOU!
Why does everyone demand Israel give up land, but nobody asks Jordan to give up land?
I have asked this question myself. You can be both pro Israel and Pro Palestine.
Surprisingly quick answer. But I could not comment at the time.
Now, I don't think anti-israeli sentimenst and the pro-palestinian cause are inseparable, not at all but certainly most pro-palestine people reading your previous (without having read anything else from your blog) post might come to the conclusion that you are anti-palestine. It is also true that you will seldom hear the anti-israel people raise the issue of how the arab countries are treating Palestinians.
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