[WCUSP] road to peace and justice

Thu Nov 8 09:44:25 CST 2007

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The road to peace, justice, and prosperity for all has
many obstacles
 besides the Zionists, imperials, and other delusional
characters.  Major
 obstacles also include the silent majority who are
complicit (because
 they pay taxes and buy products that ultimately
support occupation and
 oppression) and who by their silence essentially
allow the atrocities
 to continue.  Many of these people also do not
understand that
 individuals can make a difference (if they do
understand then their silence is
 even less excusable).  No major social movement in
the world occurred
 while the majority was apathetic.  Think of getting
the right of women to
 vote, ending apartheid in South Africa, ending the
war on Vietnam,
 ending the regimes of so many dictators,
environmental protection laws,
 labor laws, social security, the civil rights
movement in the US, and on
 and on.  As so many good people have said in so many
ways, that WE must
 be the change we iwsh to see in this world.  And yes,
you and I can
 and must do it.  In fact it is criminal not to when
you know you can make
 a difference.  And everyone can make a difference. 
Millions of people
 represent millions of current "candles in the
darkness".  But this can
 be billions and those who join in this bigger
struggle find their
 lives far more fulfilling. 

According to Haaretz: "In their talks 10 days ago,
Prime Minister Ehud
 Olmert agreed to a proposal by Palestinian Authority
Chairman Mahmoud
 Abbas to allow the United States to serve as
arbitrator to negotiations
 between the two sides regarding the implementation of
the road map"
This seems like a sick joke.  People should read
Naseer Aruri's book
 "Dishonest Broker" about the US role and policies (no
more and no less
 than what the Israel-first lobby in Washington
dictates). 

And Blair, representative of imperial Britain that
facilitated the
 Zionist project and the war on Iraq to serve Zionist
goals now is now a
 "peace envoy".  What next? Donald Rumsfeld as a
nominee for the Nobel
 Peace prize (ya ya I know hey gave it to Henry
Kissinger too).  Our
 memories are not short.. Here is what Winston
Churchil then colonial
 secretary, replied to a Palestinian delegation at the
government House in
 Jerusalem, 31 March 1921:
"... I draw your attention to the second part of the
Balfour
 declaration emphasising the sacredness of your civil
and religious rights. I am
 sorry you regard it as valueless. It is vital to you,
and you should
 hold and claim it firmly. If one promise stands, so
does the other. We
 shall faithfully fulfil both....Examine Mr. Balfour`s
careful words,
 Palestine to be "a national home" and not THE
national home, a great
 difference in meaning. The establishment of a
national home does not mean a
 Jewish Government to dominate the Arabs. Great
Britain is the greatest
 Muslim State in the world, and is well disposed to
the Arabs and
 cherishes their friendship... WE CANNOT TOLERATE THE
EXPATRIATION OF ONE SET OF
 PEOPLE BY ANOTHER. The present form of Government
will continue for
 many years. Step by step we shal develop
representative institutions,
 leading to full self-government, but our children`s
children will have
 passed away before that is completed"
(From "WINSTON CHURCHILL`S SPEECHES" . PIMLICO,Random
House, 20 
Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA,
www.rbooks.co.uk).

Now Olmert, Blair, Sarkozy, and Bush are on the same
page of endless
 talk about having the fiction of "two states": that
is a "Jewish state
 for the Jewish people" (on 80% of Palestine) and "a
Palestinia State for
 the Palestinian People" (on remaining
Bantustans/Ghettos surrounded by
 walls, ditches and electrified fences).  In other
words, repackaging
 Israeli apartheid by calling it peace. 

Meanwhile, a crime against humanity in the form of the
largest
 prison/ghetto in the world being starved of water and
electricity (see Amira
 Hass report in Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/921140.html ).
  And the crime extends to bancrupting the US (see
"Dollar's Fall
 Collapses the American Empire"
http://counterpunch.org/roberts11072007.html
 )

On a more proactive news from those who do not merely
dream, an open
 letter from a number of Canadian groups addressed to
Mahmoud Abbas asks
 him not to compromise on Palestinian rights:
http://www.palestinehouse.com/hamilton.declaration.html

People all over the world are being awakened despite
the Zionist
 lobby's attempt to silence and intimidate.  In many
cases, these efforts to
 silence backfire as they cause people to reflect on
why free speech is
 being suppressed.  In the tree of life conference in
Old Lyme (attended
 by nearly 200 people), the 4-5 Zionists had to really
think hard about
 how to challenge an 82 year old Auschwitz survivor, a
gentle Jewish man
 who said Israel is not a Jewish State but a Zionist
state and Zionism
 is the antithesis of the best element of Judaism.  In
page 112 of
 Hajo's book, we find this statement:

"In my opinion, this type of talk [using imagery of
the Nazi atrocities
 to justify endless wars] represents a shameless and
tactless
 exploitation of collective traumatic experience by
Zionist leaders, the aim of
 which is to cover up criminal deeds of aggression
towards another
 people.  It is also deeply ironic since the large
majority of those Jews who
 were murdered during the holocaust were more
antagonistic than
 sympathetic twards the whole Zionist enterprise.  The
majority of those coming
 from Central and Western Europe were enlightened
modern citizens with
 humanitarian ideals who would turn in their graves if
they knew how
 their suffering is being exploited for aggressive
Zionist purposes" (Hajo
 Myer, "An Ethical Tradition Betrayed: The End of
Judaism, GMeyer
 Publishers). 

The brilliant young Jewish author Anna Baltzer also
spoke at the Tree
 of Life conference. Anna then moved to Rhode Island
where Zionist groups
 tried to heckle here but only succeeded in making her
message of peace
 based on justice resonate more with growing audiences
(see one report
 in the Providence Journal at 
http://www.projo.com/news/bobkerr/Kerr_column_07_11-07-07_877OP5G_v14.3302e3a.html
 ).
(see Anna's website and invite her to speak to your
community
 http://www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com ).

Here are more links for this week's message:

Israel's Dilemma in Palestine: A Land With People, For
a People with a
 Plan By Dr. LUDWIG WATZAL
http://www.counterpunch.org/watzal11052007.html

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