tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12809255.post115295626781761191..comments2023-07-17T13:06:09.934+03:00Comments on Conflicts in the Middle East: War on Two FrontsShimonzkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409648440578570805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12809255.post-1153496896609484872006-07-21T18:48:00.000+03:002006-07-21T18:48:00.000+03:00OneVoice is a grassroots, non-partisan Israeli-Pal...OneVoice is a grassroots, non-partisan Israeli-Palestinian group working to empower moderates to stand up against extremism and seize back the agenda for conflict resolution. At a time when extremists are once again dominating the agenda, its need to exist and to deliver could not be more crucial.<BR/><BR/>From OneVoice Youth Leaders, Saed Bilbeisi and Elad Dunayevsky<BR/><BR/>Dear International Friends of OneVoice,<BR/><BR/>There are rockets flying into Israel’s Northern towns as far down as Haifa as we write this, while the people of Gaza are in fear for their homes and lives, without electricity and running water. People are suffering, people are dying and people are afraid. It’s a crisis. We are writing to tell you though not to give up on us, or to give up on hope for an end to the conflict.<BR/><BR/>The situation today makes it very difficult to talk about conflict resolution - to see an end to the conflict. Sometimes it is easy to see the light at the end of the tunnel, at the moment the tunnel is dark. But this crisis and this conflict will end, and we say that with sobriety and rationality. As much as we feel helpless today, as rational people we must see any crisis as an opportunity to rise up and overcome the reasons that brought that crisis.<BR/><BR/>The situation will come to an end, when we do not know. In the meantime both people suffer so badly. Believe us that no-one is happy with this life. We want everyone around the world to know that we, and many friends and colleagues like us at OneVoice, are working to change this situation. We are ready. We are ready to do anything necessary to help end this situation. We have done so many activities and introduced so many people to OneVoice and it always gives them hope and energy. We can not and will not lose all of this however hard it is at this moment. We will strive to improve this life. <BR/><BR/>A resolution to the conflict may seem like a dream, but let us dream it and keep helping us do whatever we have to do to make it a reality. The day will never come when Israelis and Palestinians are prepared to accept living with this situation. How far we are from the day when we have a situation we will accept is hard to say, but we will work for it, even as the fighter jets and rockets go overhead, we will work for it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/><BR/>Saed and Elad<BR/><BR/>Saed has been involved with OneVoice for around a year. He visits the OneVoice office to meet with other youth leaders and staff at least once a week and has even pioneered his own workshops on OneVoice in Ramallah, which have recruited many new volunteers. He spoke about OneVoice in Synagogues, community centers and campuses during OneVoice’s International Education Program tour to Canada.<BR/><BR/>Elad has also been volunteering for around a year. He uses his Arabic and Hebrew language skills to speak with both Arabs and Jews about the work of OneVoice and has served to educate and recruit activists in the Region and also in the US, where he spoke at over 10 venues on behalf of OneVoice during their International Education Program tour to New York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12809255.post-1153329729960579672006-07-19T20:22:00.000+03:002006-07-19T20:22:00.000+03:00Hezbollah hides behind innocent civilians by threa...Hezbollah hides behind innocent civilians by threatening them at gunpoint. They are ruthless. Hamas uses the same tactics amongst the Palestinians.Hezbollah is attacking innocent Israeli citizens and killing them. The difference is that Hezbollah does not warn Israelis to evacuate their homes before launching Katyusha rockets. The Israeli Defence Force warns innocent civilians to vacate their homes so that they are not caught in the cross-fire.This war was started by Hezbollah by kidnapping and killing Israeli soldiers without provocation. Hezbollah started firing Katyushas on Israel. They have to bear the responsibility for the deaths of their own civilians. <BR/><BR/>The main purpose of Hezbollah and Hamas is to destroy Israel and drive the Jews into the sea. It is not about the occupation anymore.Shimonzkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409648440578570805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12809255.post-1153317535169298062006-07-19T16:58:00.000+03:002006-07-19T16:58:00.000+03:00hezbollah are a terrorist organisation because the...hezbollah are a terrorist organisation because they kill civillians .... then what about the Israelly army attacking and killing civillians in Palestine & Lebanon ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com