WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
For most of my life, Arabs and Jews have been killing each other, and the conflict continues, with no apparent end in sight. Virtually everyone I know has strong opinions on the matter, and come down heavily on one side or the other. There is much bile and hate-filled language used, and moderation has gone out of the window.
I believe that most people are missing the point. Playing the blame game is sterile and futile. There is right on both sides, wrong on both sides, and both parties do sometimes act cruelly and inexcusably.
Surely, the only thing that matters is how do we resolve the issue in a fair, just, and permanent manner, so that each side can learn to live in security, and eventually, in peace?
These are my personal ideas.
1 There will eventually be a cease-fire, and the sooner that happens the better.
2. The warring parties must be separated militarily, probably by a tough and capable UN force of some sort.
3. A viable 2 state solution must be negotiated, guaranteed, and if necessary, imposed by the UN.
If the Jews and the Arabs cannot learn to live together, then they will die together, simple as that.
Incidentally, all this implies a much stronger, more effective United Nations than at present. We must return to the ideals and concepts that brought the UN into existence. The biggest single barrier to this is the US government, which views the UN as a nuisance and an irrelevance.
If the US treats the UN with contempt, and vetoes every positive move, then eventually the world will treat the US with equal contempt, and turn its back on that country.
