Bernard -- You are right that Spinoza's distinction that peace is not the absence of violence is something that needs to be seriously considered -- especially by someone like me who is not just interested in justice for myself and my society but to establish the presence of justice in the entire region. Though the Holocaust may be a barrier, we must cross over it and change the lesson of trauma into a strategy of trust.
 
Patricia -- thank you for your kind words about my book. Just a note, cautiousness should not prevent us from self-criticism.
 
Jeremy -- it cannot be the mission of one individual alone. We have to do this together. People like you over here and people like me over there and people like us all over the world. I believe in a decent alternative to right wing self-satisfaction AIPAC-style, which is a real limitation of the classical Jewish horizon. The Jewish people never was and should never be a single-issue community, we are about much more than that. We are about being considerate, sensitive and open to social affairs and human justice.
 
Philip -- Instead of arguing about Zionism and mathematical definitions, let's speak about what should be done. It's a long scroll, I will try to summarize it in only one line. Assume responsibility -- whether it is individual, communal, corrective or any other, I am not judgmental. I just want to be a partner in this responsibility of ours. As for Obama, it is not his color but his attitude that is a departure. He belongs to the well-respected long line of presidents who introduced dialogue, conversation, and listening into the world equations rather than imposing or legitimizing unilateral aggression and arrogance based on white supremacy.