I am in the view that the Palestine-Israel conflict has nothing to do with religion. Sure, it serves as a motivation for certain quarters, but in principle, it is about rightful ownership of the land.
I wouldn’t be happy if someone chased me out of my own home and turn it into their own. No one would.
If peace is to prevail, Obama has to go where no other person has ever gone before, and that is into the deep abyss of confusion, hatred and mistrust between both parties.
As much as the Arabs/Iranians want, they can’t just wipe out Israel from the face of the planet. Pro Zionists also needs to accommodate the fundamental right to human survival of the Palestinians. Obama is right to assert that we have differences, but we also have our common denominators, like enjoying a peaceful lifetime.
The more we dwell on our differences, the less time we have to move forward due to the friction that hatred and frustration breeds.
I am a Muslim with a really good friend who is Jewish. I’ve been to a synagogue, and in awe of the similarities that we have. I also have Hindu, Christian and Buddhist friends. Our differences allow us to deepen our faith by knowing that the Creator has created us to know and learn from one another.
From the Bible:
“God does not show favoritism, but accepts men from every nation who fear [reverence] Him and do what is right”1 (Acts 10:34-35 NIV
From the Holy Qur’an:
“O Humankind! We have created you from male and female and have made you into peoples (shu‘ub) and tribes (qaba’il) that you may know one another; truly, the noblest (akram) among you before God are the most pious (atqa) among yourselves; indeed, is God the All-knowing, the All-seeing.” (49:13)
Hopefully the future is bright for the brotherhood of mankind.
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