Zionism is not synonymous with being a Jew; and
a Jewish identity does not lie inclusively within the Torah. Since the end of
1919, the evolution of Zionism had slowly made its way into the consciousness
of the modern world we know today. In relation to the escalation of violence
between Arabs and Jews in Palestine; an examination of British Foreign Policy
within the territory is a contextual must in understanding today's mitigated
Middle East problem. Israel is not perfect, and as her violent beginnings into
statehood, is an attestation to the rest of us; that we collectively lost any
moral or legitimate grounds to criticize her birth in the aftermath of the
Holocaust. The current state of affairs
has been further aggravated by foreign policies of several nations, over several
decades in which time have irrevocably created an impasse in the Middle East.
We no longer have the fortitude
to publicly acknowledge the repercussions of past and current foreign
governments within Palestine. Becoming anti-Semitic bystanders is not an
option; neither is supporting ultra-orthodox political or faith based Israeli
governmental policies aimed at subjugating ethnic Arab Palestinians within the
region. One thing is certain; permitting
political, racial and faith based doctrine espousing the destruction of Israel by
Hamas (or any other terrorist cell) sponsored by Arab States -will not further
the cause of peace.
It is an old game, played on an even older parcel of land; and blood is
its price. As we witness another temporary truce which will not further the
cause of peace, but will only achieve a semblance of victory for those who
measure such things; the West must face this truth. The Arab world must
willingly, forcefully, militarily, impose its will on terrorism. It must
irrevocably crush it among its people. It must accept Israel’s right to live in
peace. It is easy to say these things will never come to pass. It is easy to
hate, easy to destroy, easy to die. If we do not see the merit in living, if we
do not have the political will to coerce a meaningful lasting agreement in the
Middle East; if we are so far removed that we simply do not care until we
ourselves in the West, experience the kind of day-to-day living conditions in
Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, than we deserve retribution.
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