Saturday, August 3, 2013

My letter to the New York Times PUBLISHED July 28 2013: To end the Israel-Palestine conflict

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/opinion/global/a-chance-to-talk-with-iran.html

July 28, 2013
To end the Israel-Palestine conflict
 
Regarding “The two-state imperative” (Globalist, July 23) by Roger Cohen: My heart sinks when columnists toy with the topic of Israel-Palestine by insisting that Israel needs a two-state solution in order to remain Jewish. There is a much better argument, a more civilized imperative and a much more righteous as well as sensible way to build a just and lasting peace: Both Israel and Palestine need a two-state solution in order to actually end the Israel-Palestine conflict. A fully secular end to the conflict would be based on respect for international law and universal basic human rights. 

Religion should be a personal private choice as well as a cherished inheritance, not a state-sponsored project. Taxpayers here and there should not be forced to fund and empower religious scholars and schemes. 

Anne Selden Annab, 
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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