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Monday, December 27, 2004
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12:13:44 PM
A note from a Jewish friend
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My Jewish friends don't agree with me,
necessarily. Certainly, my family and upbringing
differs.
My grandparents had to hide their faith beginning
during WWII, because both grandfathers and one great
grandfather were professionally involved on national and international
bases. To this day, I still recieve biased attitudes from Christians
- acquainances, friends, and family. As soon as I recognize attitude
from acquaintances - I immediately remind them of WWII, and how my family
had to hide to protect themselves. For friends and family - this is a
long-term battle. I lay my battle cry at their feet for the spirits of my
ancestors. I just wish that more people respected their
heritage.
WWI and WWII brought on the fight, and the flight
of my people, the Jews - oppressed, tortured, and murdered from Russia, Poland,
Austria, Germany... to claim their spiritual rights, and obtain land for
permanent freedom.
But what is freedom when you've been instigating
fights for over fourty (40) years, against people who did not cause the
trecherous horror of Stalin and Hitler? Against people who do not have
government military to fight as equals? What did the Muslims do? Who are
the European Jews to move into a new land, cast out and harm
the Arab people from their land? Is this not revenge against the
wrong people? Is this not displacement of anger?
Arab people have every right to their land - and it
is not the place of Jews and Christians to dispise them. Muslims have the
right to more than the West Bank, and other small slivers. Muslims have
every right to retain their spirituality in the Holy
Land.
The Holy Land should be shared. The Holy Land
should be an internationally owned and protected area.
The United States is a Christian dominated country
- and should not be involved in this matter, unless they treat the Palistineans
as allies (which they will not until democracy is mainstreamed). And now,
the Holy Places - the Temple Mount, and so forth should be protected by the
Canadian, French, German, and Russian military. Espically the Germans and
the Russians - to give back to the Jews which their history has taken from
them. These governments whom are against the Iraq invasion of Iraq, and
see the perpetual build up of terrorism in the Middle East - should be strong in
their leadership and cultural competency. Take up a joint mission under
the United Nations. And what of the United States? They will always
favor the Israelis - and so let them speak on their behalf - they will say
anything they want anyhow (espically in this Administration).
Oh - car bombs and suicide missions and killing
children...
Killing women and children - these are war crimes,
committed by Muslim fanatics who are not acting in the Truth of their
faith. Children going to war - children under 18 should not be fighting.
These leaders should be caught, tried, and persecuted as war criminals.
Car bombs, assasinations, suicide missions -
these are "just" acts of war. These are not war crimes, but strategies
configured by community-based military who have no money for tanks and military
technology. People who go on suicide missions do so as an act of war -
sacrificing themselves. This approach is a stark contrast to civilized
fighting - as military go to war knowing there is a risk, a gamble of
death. Instead, Muslims accept death - and choose to die in place of
others for the sake of their people.
These people are warriors - as the Native Americans
fought the settlers with bows and arrows, against guns. This is not a
fair fight. The Muslim Warriors use their community-based intelligence and
strategies to make it fair.
And so what of Israel vs Palestine? The
Jewish settlers should leave the West Bank, and should not return until they are
welcomed properly by the Muslim people. In the interim, I strongly
encourage the European, Canadian, and Russian leaders to take up arms
and stand for their values. Their multiculturalism is strong,
invested, and they have seen return on investment that the United States will
not recognize for decades to come.
12:13:44 PM
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