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Open letter to Bibi/Isreal/Palestine OP/ED
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Open letter to Bibi/Isreal/Palestine OP/ED
Dear Israel, Palestine

Let those of us on the other side of the pond dispel a huge myth. But before I start, would it be fair to say, even there you have differences in economic and political views? If yes, then do understand it is possible for liberals to value Israel as a nation without liking every individual politician. Just like you'd accept not everyone liked Bush when he was president, and not everyone liked Obama when he was president. 

Dear Palestine,

Let those of us on the other side of the pond dispel a huge myth. But before I start, would it be fair to say, you have kids like Israel has kids, like Americans have kids? Yes, and just like you saw in the letter to Israel it is possible to have differences. Not all of us value an "all or nothing" mentality. But do know for both you and Israel it is much harder for either to see beyond the violence hurled at each other because you are so close to each other.


Dear Israel, AND Palestine

Please take my advice as American who knows my own history, and accept the transgressions of our past. And for a second, think simply like a neighbor, and I would advise Palestine to do the same.

If someone attacks you it is a natural reaction to fight back. To hide behind labels is a cop out. Both of you really want to believe you somehow are magically a separate species, but the truth is you are not. 

It is easy to get caught up in violence in the moment. It is far harder as a result to view the "other" as a fellow human being. But that is what all 7 billion of us are on this planet.

Now, my advice for ALL THREE RELIGIONS, Christianity, Islam and Jewish, is to stop avoiding the root cause of all this. I have debated over the years all sides and the arguments are all the same. It  is hard to see when you are not an outside observer like me who has no horse in the race.

Well I do, but not that I chose a religion or a boarder, but in that your fighting ON BOTH sides has the potential to suck the entire planet into something most sane humans SHOULD NOT WANT, a Nuclear war.

Christians and Muslims and Jews, please, STOP hiding behind words like ethic, culture, race, nationalism. It is about religion and I am tired of all three being in denial of it. 

Jews/Muslims?Christians. Israel AND Palestine, unless you all accept that our species has a common past, and that our planet is much older than any of the three of you, and unless you accept that the danger of putting a tribe above non violence, you will not have more peaceful conflict resolution.

No Bibi, I do not like you, anymore than I like Muslims that want to wipe Israel off the map, anymore than I like our KKK in America.


Dear Palestine/Israel 

Stop ignoring the cause of all this. Stop seeking the biggest brawn warmongers on any side. Conflict resolution is hard, violence is easy. Stop thinking about adult beefs on any side, and ALL OF YOU think about what kind of world you want to leave to your kids, humans in every nation have kids.
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