Dear
Stephen.
It’s
been a while since I last wrote, but I was wondering about some things and I
hope that you can help me with them.
Recently,
I’ve been hearing a lot in the news about the situation between the Israelis
and the Palestinians. Frankly, there is
much here that I don’t understand, but mainly I don’t understand your position
on all of this.
You
might want to call me anti-Semitic because I am not pro-Israel or because I’m
not anti-Palestinian but you’d be mistaken.
I have nothing against the people of the Jewish Faith any more than
people who are Christians or Muslims for that matter.
What
I am though is anti hate.
Look
Stephen, I’ll agree that for the Hamas militants to fire rockets into Israel is
wrong, but is the bombing of the Palestinians right? The response of the Israeli government to the
Hamas rockets, some 300 or 400 I understand, has been the dropping of hundreds
of Israeli bombs on Palestine. The
response of the death of 10 Israelis has been the deaths of hundreds of
Palestinians.
My
question is when will it end? Will it
end when the last Palestinian lies dead in the street because there is no one
left to bury him?
What
do you think history will say if this occurs?
Will
Benjamin Netanyahu be celebrated as a great hero, or will his name be listed
alongside other notables like Stalin?
What
will history have to say about Stephen Harper, if it even remembers you at all?
If
history is nice, you might be remembered as a Neville Chamberlain type. You had the ear of Mr. Netanyahu but chose to
support him rather than to create a lasting peace in the Middle East. If history is cruel, you could end up being
Mr. Netanyahu’s Mussolini.
Even
the Americans, the staunchest of Israel’s supporters are trying to get the
offending sides to sit down and work out a compromise, and yet you distance Our stance from theirs.
You
seem to support the Israeli government with an almost religious fervour and
that troubles me.
You,
me, the Israeli government, and Hamas all have something in common. Our religions are all derived from the God of
Abraham. We are all related. We share a common God.
Does
that bother you? It bothers the Hell out
of me.
These
are rival factions of the same family beating the life out of each other and it
appears that the one side has the power to do the other in.
And
you? You’re cheering them on.
They
tell me there is a special place in Hell for those who do nothing when evil
occurs. Do you suppose there is a worse
place for those who cheer on the evil doers?
We
are told that Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers” so why aren’t we working
towards peace in stead of sending Mr. Baird to the UN to chastise those who
want the fighting to stop?
While
I’m thinking of the Bible, there are very few actual words of God
recorded. I mean quotes like “Thou shalt
not kill.”
Or
are you one of those who believe in the “end times”? Are you looking forward to the Apocalypse and
think that the Balkanization of the Middle East is just another step on that
journey?
How
long can this situation between Israel and Palestine go on until someone says “Enough”
and takes up arms in support of one side or the other? And then the fun begins…
I
really don’t fear God unleashing the Apocalypse. God promised Noah that He would never again
eradicate humankind after the great flood.
If
God is all powerful and hates the unbelievers the way some think He does, why
does He allow them to have children? Why
wouldn’t He just wave his hand and render all the offending religions and
Nations barren? Within decades there
would be no one left to fight, only the Chosen Ones would remain.
No,
if there is to be an Apocalypse, it will be caused by man and fought by
man. If Jesus should arrive at the end,
I doubt that he will be dressed in armour and riding a white steed. He’ll more likely be dressed in a poor man’s
robes, ministering to the sick and dying.
He’ll
likely be preaching again too.
“Look
what the word of man hath wrought. Come
to me and let us create a new world where we can live in peace.”
I
doubt that you’ll be invited Stephen.
Laters,
BC
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