Comments on: Middle East and understanding http://mcmvanbree.com/dutchperspective/middle-east-and-understanding Marc van Bree blogs about communications, social media and culture. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marc http://mcmvanbree.com/dutchperspective/middle-east-and-understanding/comment-page-1#comment-25 Marc Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:00:59 +0000 http://mcmvanbree.com/dutchperspective/archives/200607_id75.htm#comment-25 Unfortunately, the situation is not as clear-cut as you make it seem. The fact that Israel is the only strong democracy in the region is certainly a factor in the issue, but definitely not a deciding factor. And religion is a personal and private affair; it should not be the basis of a claim for land ownership. That would be a very slippery slope. And intellectual or not, the long history of the region requires more study than what I, and undoubtedly you as well, already know or would be able to learn. Again, I am not claiming neutrality; I am supporting peace, which, as it stands, is neither of the two sides. War is peace doesn’t do the trick for me. Unfortunately, the situation is not as clear-cut as you make it seem. The fact that Israel is the only strong democracy in the region is certainly a factor in the issue, but definitely not a deciding factor. And religion is a personal and private affair; it should not be the basis of a claim for land ownership. That would be a very slippery slope.

And intellectual or not, the long history of the region requires more study than what I, and undoubtedly you as well, already know or would be able to learn. Again, I am not claiming neutrality; I am supporting peace, which, as it stands, is neither of the two sides. War is peace doesn’t do the trick for me.

]]> By: lucie nijenkamp http://mcmvanbree.com/dutchperspective/middle-east-and-understanding/comment-page-1#comment-22 lucie nijenkamp Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:28:43 +0000 http://mcmvanbree.com/dutchperspective/archives/200607_id75.htm#comment-22 I thought you were an intellectual guy, so i do not understand, why you don't get it. Israel is the ONLY democracy surrounded by totalitarian Arabic Countries, where no one has any say in politics. Some of the surrounding countries have "voting" but these are just a facade. Thus the wordly issue. IF you are some what religious, you would know that this country called Israel was given to the jewish people by "proxy" by Adonai/Elohim (the G0D of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob). So either way, the Israeli people own their land. I thought you were an intellectual guy, so i do not understand, why you don’t get it. Israel is the ONLY democracy surrounded by totalitarian Arabic Countries, where no one has any say in politics. Some of the surrounding countries have “voting” but these are just a facade.
Thus the wordly issue.
IF you are some what religious, you would know that this country called Israel was given to the jewish people by “proxy” by Adonai/Elohim (the G0D of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob). So either way, the Israeli people own their land.

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