The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47128   Message #703944
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
03-May-02 - 06:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: PEACE in the Middle East (2)
Subject: RE: BS: PEACE in the Middle East (2)
"How about some positive suggestions for peace in the Middle East. Regardless of which side you feel compelled to support, if you post to this thread you must have at least ONE positive suggestion that might bring about peace."

I can't see much of that in the last few posts. What seems to happen is that people respond to the bits in the post that is hurtful or scornful, and ignore whatever kind of element in it that goe sthe other way.

If you want to make peace and your enemy comes towards you with a club in one hand and an olive branch in the other, take the olive branch.

That's my positive suggestion in this post.

You don't get Sharon or Arafat in groups trying to work for peace and reconciliation, and the people who get involved in groups like that don't have any control over Arafat's choice of car or Sharon's choice car, whatever that may be - or his choice of bulldozer.