Posted on 11/05/2007 5:39:53 AM PST by Esther Ruth
Blair: Israel needs psychological shift
David Horovitz , THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 5, 2007
Middle East envoy Tony Blair on Sunday urged Israel to make a "psychological shift" from indifference and skepticism about the prospects of progress with the Palestinians to an active determination to "make it happen on the right terms."
He said Israel, which turns 60 in May, would "absolutely" still be here in another 60 years, but that "to guarantee its long-term security I believe it needs a viable Palestinian state."
If Israelis feel the same, Blair told The Jerusalem Post, then "the psychological shift that has to happen in the Israeli thinking is to move from saying, 'Well, if it happens, it happens, but frankly I'm skeptical about the whole thing,' to saying, 'Okay, I'm going to try and make it happen.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
The Quartet’s Middle East envoy Tony Blair’s view on the Koran from his commentary: A Battle for Global Values, from the CFR’s Foreign Affairs publication, January/February 2007
To me, the most remarkable thing about the Koran is how progressive it is. I write with great humility as a member of another faith. As an outsider, the Koran strikes me as a reforming book, trying to return Judaism and Christianity to their origins, much as reformers attempted to do with the Christian church centuries later. The Koran is inclusive. It extols science and knowledge and abhors superstition. It is practical and far ahead of its time in attitudes toward marriage, women, and governance.
Under its guidance, the spread of Islam and its dominance over previously Christian or pagan lands were breathtaking. Over centuries, Islam founded an empire and led the world in discovery, art, and culture. The standard-bearers of tolerance in the early Middle Ages were far more likely to be found in Muslim lands than in Christian ones.
More psychobabble from Blair. I guess he has forgotten who blew up the London tube and killed 50 people - and will do it again, given the chance. Unfortunately, things change and Islam is no longer a religion of tolerance.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
What is wrong with people?
Blair neglected to mention that the violence in Israel is funded by Saudi and Iranian interests which could not care less about the so called ‘Palestinians’ or a Palestinian state.
Until the EU, UN, and America realize that Arab violence in Israel is supported and promoted globally for specific political goals they will not truly grasp the issue.
There are many nations in the M.E. and the world who have a vested interest in maintaining conflict in Israel. That is, they do not want a solution of any kind. They do not want to destroy Israel and they do not want a Palestinian state. Nations in the M.E. could not care less about what happens to the Jordanian and Egyptian Arabs in Israel. The status quo serves their purpose.
Check this item by Mr. Blair: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921046/posts
Pass the Pepto!
No talk = no solution. No solution = no peace. No peace = no end.
Northern Ireland strife end was brought about by leadership on both sides, although disliking each other, decided not to pass the ‘troubles’ to the next generation. Blair played a part in this.
Montag to Blair: STFU
Blair is an empty shell. There is nothing of substance inside him.
High Volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel. or WOT [War on Terror]
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Mr. Blair, neither Israel nor the US majority asked for any more anti-freedom noise from your lime hole.
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