reminds me of the courageous student standing in front of the tank in Tienanmin Square in Beijing...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:05 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: White Vests > > > Two converging thoughts --- > > Something I read today recommending that Palestinians embrace > the examples > of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi -- instead of suicide > bombers, they > should engage in peaceful protests, blocking Israeli military troop > movements. If they want peace, this would send a strong > message to the world > and increase pressure on Israel to take a more open approach > to Palestine. > > On the news, I saw a report of more and more Americans and > Europeans pouring > into Palestine. They were white vests and engage in peaceful > intradictions > on behalf of the Palestinians. They put their lives at risk to protest > Israeli action. They practice and preach non-violence. > > While I remain committed to the idea that Israel must CRUSH > the terrorist > infrastructure, but I think there is something to admire > about those who are > engaging in non-violent action -- it's idealistic and > probably won't work, > but if the Palestinians would embrace this example, they > would accomplish > their goals more quickly. In fact, if they had started such a > movement 50 > years ago, there would be a Palestinian state now, along side > Israel, and > both states would be wealthy and healthy and friends. > > H. > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
