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| Israel Benjamin Netanyahu draws a red line on a graphic of a bomb as he addresses the UN General Assembly in New York September 27 2012 (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) |
RE: Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Iran will back down' if red lines are drawn
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2012/0927/Benjamin-Netanyahu-Iran-will-back-down-if-red-lines-are-drawn-video
Dear Editor,
King Abdullah II of Jordan recently pointed out that the reason behind the Iran's nuclear programme is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and that by resolving the conflict in a just and comprehensive manner, many problems will be solved, and there would be no reason for a nuclear arms race. I think he is right.
Palestinian statehood really is a worthy goal, and diplomacy is the only way to get there. We can and should all do our part to help empower justice, peace and progress with a fully secular two state solution to actually end the Israel-Palestine conflict.... for everyone's sake.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
King Abdullah II of Jordan: The reason behind Tehran’s nuclear programme is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Palestine's Abbas: "Despite our feelings of disappointment and loss of hope, we continue to sincerely extend our hands to the Israeli people to make peace." [Full text: Abbas address to UN General Assembly]
The Rule of Law "The real rule of law is substantive and encompasses many human-rights requirements. It reflects the idea of equality in a substantive way: not just that no one is above the law, but that everyone is equal before and under the law, and is entitled to its equal protection and equal benefit..." Louise Arbour, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights & president of the International Crisis Group.
PHOTOS: Where the World’s Biggest Decisions Get Made When asked why his photographs don’t contain people, Zanier says “people make the decisions, but five or ten years later, there are new people in power. The people go, but the place stays.” (Pictured here is the United Nations General Assembly, New York City.)
OBAMA: "It is time to marginalize those who, even when not resorting to violence, use hatred of America, or the West, or Israel as the central organizing principle of politics," Obama said. "For that only gives cover, and sometimes makes an excuse, for those who resort to violence." U.S. President Barack Obama challenged world leaders to tackle the recent violence rippling across the Muslim world, calling it “not simply an assault on America” but an attack “on the very ideals upon which the United Nations was founded.”
International Day of Peace... Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future
Ambassadorship is no longer reserved for elites. In this era of digital interconnectedness, we are all called upon to use free speech to foster peace, not violence. To honor Ambassador Stevens, let us uphold that responsibility in our online – and offline – interactions.
The Office of International Religious Freedom ( http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/ ) Given the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks to:
Promote freedom of religion and conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries
"Where, after all, do universal human rights
begin?
In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot
be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the
individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college
he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the
places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal
opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights
have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without
concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in
vain for progress in the larger world."Eleanor
Roosevelt
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
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