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by Edna Yaghi
- Everyone knows that politicians
promise to build bridges even where there are no rivers.
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- I appeal to you as one who has also
experienced a rebirth in faith. It is both enlightening and
exhilarating to be "born again." Such a catharsis should
make you more acute to the suffering of others, more
compassionate, more honest, more eager for the truth and more
committed to the justice and liberty of all regardless of religion
or ethnic background.
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- Remember that many of the 8 million
Muslims in America gave you their vote in the hopes that you would
be the better man to govern America and a more just one in your
foreign policy decisions. Do not be swayed then by Zionist lobbies
and do not be at the beck and call of those who want to preserve
the status quo so they can continue their crimes against humanity.
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- For the past 52 years, man has
erected mausoleums to the Jewish Holocaust, forgetting in turn
those who became the expedient victims of the Jewish Diaspora. One
refugee displaced another and the invading Jewish hoards in the
land of the Palestinians created instead, a Palestinian Holocaust.
Daily, Palestinians die in the name of liberty. The Israelis are
waging genocide against the indigenous inhabitants making them an
endangered species. Surely, a Palestinian child wielding a stone
in the name of freedom is no match for an Israeli tank, or
helicopter, or gunship.
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- Though your father waged a terrible
war against the Iraqis, you can prove that you do not want to
carry on his legacy of hate. You can nobly end the sanctions
against the people of Iraq, sanctions that have claimed millions
of innocent lives. Civilians should not be punished for the
alleged crimes of their rulers.
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- You are not asked to build bridges
where there are no rivers, but you can build peace where there is
war and bring about justice where there is none. Live your rebirth
by bestowing life, the greatest gift of all, to others.
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- Do not please one friend only to
gain many enemies or invoke bitter feelings against you and your
country. Israel should not be your only ally in the Middle East.
You should be concerned about the friendship of all and do your
best to bring about a legitimate, equitable and comprehensive
peace where the rights and dignity of everyone without exception
will be protected and respected.
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Source:
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- by courtesy & © 2001 Edna Yaghi
