Tuesday, December 21, 2010

My letter to USAToday RE Tutu, Carter: Time to move on Mideast peace

RE: Tutu, Carter: Time to move on Mideast peace
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-12-21-column21_ST_N.htm

Dear Editor,

Thrilled to see the column by The Elders- Tutu, Carter: Time to move on Mideast peace. I totally agree with their approach and very much believe theirs is a crucially important message for "each of us as concerned global citizens."

Palestine and peace- and a two state solution- are worth believing in and supporting in positive ways. A secular two state solution that ends the Israel/Palestine conflict by honoring international law and human rights will help curb religious extremism and bigotry world wide: Hussein Ibish of The American Task Force on Palestine wisely points out “You’ve got both models out there — confrontation and cooperation... It’s crucial for pro-Palestinian activists to be pro-Palestinian rather than anti-Israel” I agree.

Ziad Asali (also of The American Task Force on Palestine (I like their work :-) )) wrote recently in a column for a global audience that "The United States, and the whole world, are helping the Palestinians build their state...The Palestinian state that will end the conflict is already on its way." I agree.

Agree to peace- a just and lasting peace and one by one we global citizens gently shift the balance away from the cynics and the hate mongers and the criminals who profit from the very real plight of the Palestinians.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab


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A Palestinian Christian man stands in front of a mural depicting the Virgin Mary in the West Bank village of Aboud near Ramallah December 16, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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