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Monday, 16. June 2003
The agony of Israeli limitations
kippers7
07:18h
Israel maintains a consistently tough line. Perhaps the Israelis are too rigid, incapable of bending to the needs of others and are unwilling to tread new paths. After all was it not the killing of the Hamas leader which led to the suicide attacks? The Israelis continue to skirt around problems, by-passing them, circumlocating them, but never touching the problem that exists. They need to stay in control of events, not continually respond to them. Their callous indifference outrages and saddens me. They have to start facing up to their responsibilities if peace is to be achieved. What is Israel but a nation talking and doing nothing. They have to stop kidding themselves and come to grips with what is ailing the peace process - they cannot continue down the road of tit for tat responses otherwise it will escalate things beyond belief and it could spark an uncontrollable powder keg. Will they be able to resolve the problems that remain, considering the circumstances?. There will be an upsurge in Hamas activity and more sporadic incidents will occur. Hamas are buoyed up by a sense of impending change, They will continue their campaign of violence and how Israel deals with this violence will continue to affect the process. The Israelis will need to move with extreme caution. There are Jews whose fundamentalism is too rigid to accept the peace process just as Hamas cannot accept. I ache for what is happening and what is about to come. When I recall what I recorded concerning the table, I now begin to understand many things. I look with sadness upon this land, so much has been achieved, yet so much bleeding flesh remains. I feel the agony of our limitations. I look into the world beyond and feel the pain and anguish for so many. Killing and more killing. Will they get too exhausted to kill each other any more? Can they reach peace?
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