Tuesday, February 5, 2013

My Letter to the NYTimes RE "Litmus Tests"

RE Litmus Tests
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/opinion/litmus-tests-for-israel.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Dear Editor,

I totally agree with your editorial Litmus Tests, pointing out that "The sad truth is that there is more honest discussion about American-Israeli policy in Israel than in this country. "

Much as I'm tempted to blame it all on the Israel lobby fact is bullies are on both sides of American discussions about Israel and Palestine, bullies pushing the conversation off to the fringe rather than empowering serious and widespread mainstream support for a fair and just fully secular two state solution to once and for ALL end the Israel-Palestine conflict.

As Dr. Ziad Asali of the American Task Force on Palestine prudently points out "The only way to honor our tragic histories is to create a future for our children free of man-made tragedy. This means making peace fully, completely and without reservation, between Israel and Palestine."

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
American homemaker & poet


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