tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14011761.post7530684375444540270..comments2023-11-05T16:19:05.197+08:00Comments on Unam Sanctam: Cardinal and Archbishop to visit Bethlehem at AdventAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09356738924839809045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14011761.post-49544021665779671872006-12-06T23:47:00.000+08:002006-12-06T23:47:00.000+08:00What puzzles me is why the surrounding moslem coun...What puzzles me is why the surrounding moslem countries (and my goodness aren't they numerous?) don't step in and help house, clothe, feed, employ their 'brothers and sisters' in the faith. So strange to hear and read people proclaiming against the perceived wrongs of the Israeli state when it comes to advocating violence against said Israelis, but no sight or sound of a constructive solution such as improving the palestinian situation by peaceful means. Surely there's some spare oil money lying around somewhere?<br /><br />But perhaps there are major factors I'm unaware of. Maybe it'd be intolerant of the surrounding states to ask the palestinians nicely to stop brainwashing their own children into the cult of the exploding vest.<br /><br /><br />....I dunno.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14011761.post-2765701153138167792006-12-06T21:52:00.000+08:002006-12-06T21:52:00.000+08:00The sad thing about the situation in the Middle Ea...The sad thing about the situation in the Middle East is that everyone is currently checkmated. No one can make a move without the other side escalating it into a huge spiral of blood and fire.<br /><br />The overwhelmingly superior military strenghth of the Israelis versus the desperation and murderous bravado of the Palestinians.<br /><br />It's a very complex situation and I'm sure I won't do it any measure of justice but the barrier does not actualy make things better in any significant way. The Qassam rockets fly right over the barrier. Suicide blasts happen at the border checkpoints. Militants tunnel under the wall. The Palestinians face extreme hardships as they have to cross over every day to work and are targets of abuse by Israeli soldier at the checkpoints. This causes resentment.<br /><br />Christian enclaves are also divided as the wall passes right through.<br /><br />When attacks occur, the checkpoints are closed and the Palestinians can't work, building even more resentment and fueling more attacks. It's a terrible circle of violence.<br /><br />This does in no way excuse those dammed suicide bombers who deliberately murder women and children and other non-combatants without remorse, without blinking an eye. And all the while perversely claiming divine sanction. but I don't think the wall does help in forging a lasting solution. Dante should have included a special place for just for them in his Inferno.<br /><br />The only way to to secure a mutual and lasting peace is a JUST solution. There can be no peace without justice.<br /><br />The Israeli kids there are escorted by armed guards cos they are suicide bomber targets. A priest friend who studied in the Holy Land said that he quickly ran across the street when he saw Israeli children approaching cos they were prime targets.<br /><br />The Palestinian kids never knew any peace. Never knew what it is like to live like children. They toys are stones which they hurl at soldiers. Its so sad. The worst part is that the conflict is used as an excuse by terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda to launch violent attacks against the West.<br /><br />I always think that if only we can take the kids into other countries where there's peace. Show them what life can and should be like, we can break the cycle. When these kids know what its supposed to be like, what lasting peace promises, then they'll work for it and only then can they achieve it.<br /><br />Peace comes from God alone. In God's time.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356738924839809045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14011761.post-77920207204967899702006-12-06T20:57:00.000+08:002006-12-06T20:57:00.000+08:00Maybe I'm misinformed, but wasn't the wall set up ...Maybe I'm misinformed, but wasn't the wall set up as a necessary security measure against high-explosive expressions of 'peace'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com