Comments on: Welcome to Israel: Where protesting racism is dangerous

By: Roy Bronson

Roy Bronson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:42:17 +0000

Disgusting what we have become. And just going through some of the comments, is this what Israel stands for?? Is this why our people paid the price? So instead of suffering racism, we can enforce it?? The young kids these days, do they really think pointing fingers at other arab (so called uncivilized) countries makes it ok for us to do the same if not worse? The’s tactics are only generating hatred. I’m almost glad i will not be around to see where Israel ends down this path.

By: John Yorke

John Yorke — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:00:53 +0000

‘And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,….’ (Genesis 1,26.)

Well, the fish, the fowl and the cattle might not appear to be all that relevant here but, as far as the earth is concerned, our God-given dominion over that might prove very useful in certain circumstances.

http://yorketowers.blogspot.com

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:48:44 +0000

Those who bless ISRAEL wil be blessed. Those who cuesed ISRAEL wil be cursed (Genesis Holy Bible).

By: AYLA

AYLA — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:39:02 +0000

Amen, JY.

By: John Yorke

John Yorke — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:43:17 +0000

Thank you for that link, Ayla.

It is very pleasing to see that positive steps are still being taken to tackle problems that decades of time and toil should have resolved long ago.

‘Out of the mouths of babes’ can often come a truly adult understanding far beyond their years.

But understanding is only the first part of the process. To apply that understanding and make it work for us, it may be required that we must all go further back than even childhood itself.

And what is further back than childhood?

Birth. Or, in this case, a rebirth, the putting aside of a previous life and entering into a world reborn; a second chance to live that life again but this time in a much fuller sense and with some prospect of making good on so many mistakes of the past.

http://yorketowers.blogspot.com

By: AYLA

AYLA — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:40:48 +0000

Here’s what the kid said: “If they don’t agree, it doesn’t belong to anyone. But if they agree, it could be for everyone.”

By: AYLA

AYLA — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:26:01 +0000

Thank you, @John Yorke. If we’re going to conflate (vs. staying on specific topic), let’s do so productively. There’s this video about many of the co-existence orgs in Israel/Palestine, and JohnYorke reminded me of this Israeli child who speaks at the end. The video itself may be a bit peace-and-love to some people’s taste at the beginning, but it’s worth a watch, both for the optimism and for the brave, serious people–bereaved families, combatants for peace, etc.–who are devoting their lives to breaking free of their own narratives and egos for the higher good. Keep track of how much time you spend on these 972 comment threads. Keep a log. How many hours per week? What could you do with that time to make a difference? If you only watch 30 seconds of this video, start at 11:07, where this boy says that what Arabs and Jews need to do is sit down and discuss it. The interviewer asks him if he knows what he would say if he were invited to such a discussion. The boy, while tying his shoe, says something like: There’s a lot I would say; I thought about it in the car (my favorite line ): If we can agree, we can all share this land. If we can’t agree; no one can have it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGLH5bpucg&feature=share

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:05:55 +0000

I loved this article! My grandpa was an anti-zionist! Thank you for writing this!

By: John Yorke

John Yorke — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:21:42 +0000

@ Max,

In a way you’re 100% correct but I think that what you’re looking for here is an almost impossibly high degree of certainty.
And, as you, I and everyone else know, there are only two things that are certain in this life:
death and taxes.

http://yorketowers.blogspot.com

Apply this principle even these could become avoidable in quite large measures.

By: max

max — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:04:22 +0000

@John Yorke “it has been found that the greater the risk, the greater is the reward” is only half of the story; the other half is that the greater the risk, the greater is the probability of failure. That’s why it’s a risk…
A risk is measured by probability and impact. You’re more likely to take a risk where the (negative) impact is a loss of some money than the loss of your life, or even your home.
I’m yet to see an insurance company risking its money on this topic, let alone people who feel that their lives depend on it. That’s why it’s so important to ensure that an agreement is accepted by – and not enforced upon – both parties and can be maintained over a very long period of time