RE: Egypt in awkward position on Gaza following Israeli attack on aid flotillahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/14/AR2010061405053.html
Dear Editor,
EVERYONE is in an awkward position due to the ongoing Israel/Palestine conflict... and we all have our own very personal and very important reasons for either speaking out or staying silent about what is going on.
I personally do not want to support and/or empower and/or apologize for HAMAS or armed Islamic resistance- or religious tyranny funded by public taxes in any way, shape or form. That includes not wanting to be forced to fund Israel's religious "scholars" and soldiers and settlers. Nor do I want to be giving to charities and organizations that help exasperate religious tensions and bigotry anywhere in the world.
I do however want to support Palestine, the rule of fair and just laws, secular democracy on all sides of every border- and a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.... for everyone's sake.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
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RE: Letters: Egyptian marriage rule followed Israel's example by Marwan Kreidie, Executive director Philadelphia Arab-American Development Corps
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100615_Letters__Egyptian_marriage_rule_followed_Israel_s_example.html#axzz0qvUh8RKY
Dear Editor,
I don't have a clue who Marwan Kreidie is- but if all his letters are as revealing and helpful as the one I just read [Egyptian marriage rule followed Israel's example ] I think you should give him a regular column. I very much agree that peace in the Middle East is possible- and necessary.
According to Ramallah government Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (as quoted in a delightful article announcing that President Mahmoud Abbas on an international tour, was to open a square in Paris named after the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish)...."The political process would fail to meet its desired ends, he [Fayyad] said, without a return to credibility. " This cannot be achieved unless the international community adheres to its responsibilities of ending the occupation, applying international resolutions, and securing the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood."" http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=291631
Our media really does play a large part in either advancing the truth as well as informed interpretations, or in sabotaging the peace process and the many noble efforts being made to create a real Palestinian state.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
Peacemaking takes courage, leaders
Israel must clarify Palestine's status
The Arab Peace Initiative
UN Resolution 194 from 1948
Article 11
Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.
Article 11
Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.
The right to return is in accordance with legitimate international decisions, namely UN Resolutions 194, 242, 338 and the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.... In 1948 United Nations Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte pointed out that "It would be an offence against the principles of justice if those innocent victims of could not return to their homes while [Zionist] immigrants flowed into Palestine to take their place." This is still true today.
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