tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27201587.post114634823082691684..comments2023-08-27T19:33:22.169-04:00Comments on Peace in Israel/Palestine: Suggested ActionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27201587.post-30055712240016945502007-08-06T20:58:00.000-04:002007-08-06T20:58:00.000-04:00I suppose this is where Quakers, or at least this ...I suppose this is where Quakers, or at least this Quaker, differs from people who think that safety and security can only be achieved through violence. Israel, with its atomic weapons, its new 30 billion dollar defense package from the U.S., its ability to round up, imprison and even execute suspects without trial, its impunity in the "accidental" killing of children and youth, its giant wall of separation, is still frightened, still vulnerable. This fear is palpable in the voice of the writer of the last comment. A majority of people on both sides of the conflct want peace, but the hotheads and fear mongers make a Middle East arms race sound reasonable to most of our presidential candidates. For me, calling for an arms boycott is a way of saying, "Enough."Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496933494526906954noreply@blogger.com