This is my travel blog and not a political blog but to save some of my time repeating my opinion in public, I've now decided to shout it out online.
Focusing on who's right and wrong in this conflict will not help us reach a solution. Focusing on love and peace rather than hatred, violence and righteousness will. I'm against the objectification of the other side. All who want peace and co-existence are on the same side, regardless of the side of the border they were born on.
I'm proudly pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-peace. I don't accept and wish that we'll all denounce anyone who wishes death to Jews, Arabs or any other group. I wish a happy and full life for all.
I have friends with a wide range of political views. This conflict seems to be one that so many people feel so strongly about and many know way too little about it. Those who chose a side are so eager to defend it and attack the other side. This isn't helping. Really, it doesn't. You might have good intentions but you're just helping this shit go on.
One of the biggest reasons, in my unsubstantiated opinion, that propagates this conflict is the ongoing meddling of outside powers that have clear interests in keeping the conflict unresolved. Many politicians in countries that shouldn't even be a part of the whole issue make political gains over its existence.
First and foremost though, I blame the extremists that somehow manage to drag us all down with them. Driven by fear, we end up hating the others and wishing them horrible things. Let's climb back up and wish them only good things. You'll quickly find out that more people believe in love than in hate. It sometimes is hard to see when people are enraged after another despicable murder but I want to believe we're all capable of making that change.
Resolving the conflict and restoring peace will not be done by governments that thrive on the desire for power and control, it'll be done by people on both sides rising and saying NO TO VIOLENCE, YES TO PEACE.
Focusing on who's right and wrong in this conflict will not help us reach a solution. Focusing on love and peace rather than hatred, violence and righteousness will. I'm against the objectification of the other side. All who want peace and co-existence are on the same side, regardless of the side of the border they were born on.
I'm proudly pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-peace. I don't accept and wish that we'll all denounce anyone who wishes death to Jews, Arabs or any other group. I wish a happy and full life for all.
I have friends with a wide range of political views. This conflict seems to be one that so many people feel so strongly about and many know way too little about it. Those who chose a side are so eager to defend it and attack the other side. This isn't helping. Really, it doesn't. You might have good intentions but you're just helping this shit go on.
One of the biggest reasons, in my unsubstantiated opinion, that propagates this conflict is the ongoing meddling of outside powers that have clear interests in keeping the conflict unresolved. Many politicians in countries that shouldn't even be a part of the whole issue make political gains over its existence.
First and foremost though, I blame the extremists that somehow manage to drag us all down with them. Driven by fear, we end up hating the others and wishing them horrible things. Let's climb back up and wish them only good things. You'll quickly find out that more people believe in love than in hate. It sometimes is hard to see when people are enraged after another despicable murder but I want to believe we're all capable of making that change.
Resolving the conflict and restoring peace will not be done by governments that thrive on the desire for power and control, it'll be done by people on both sides rising and saying NO TO VIOLENCE, YES TO PEACE.
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