Thursday, March 6, 2008

Condemn Jerusalem attack, but a reminder

I totally condemn the attack on the seminary in Jerusalem, as I condemn ALL terrorist attacks. I have always condemned all terrorist attacks and have repeatedly said so. This includes attacks by Christians (think of Ireland), Palestinian sympathizers (such as today) AND Israel (Lebanon and the oppression of civilians in Gaza).

This attack should be a reminder to those who support and sympathize with Israel that endlessly stirring the pot of hated (as has been done to the Palestinians) will only yield violence.

You have to pull up your own bootstraps and find peace and love of neighbor yourself. There isn't going to be any rapture based "miraculous protection of Israel." Wake up. Find peace. Stop relying on the excuse "We got attacked first." The trouble is that you keep stirring the pot of hatred by not even allowing men to support their families in Gaza. You stir and your stir and you stir, and you never pass up a chance to put the snark and the boot into the side of people you view as terrorist "supporters." Wake up. Find peace. Terrorists are born when families are denied their human rights. You wonder then when they import ammunition along with food and medicine? It used to be that just a few marginal people were pushed over the edge into terrorism. But when all you do is stir a bitter brew in a pot for an entire people you turn many hearts toward terrorism. I wonder why that lesson is so slow in Israel of all places, who should understand this the most, and not the least, of all peoples in the world. I do wonder.

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