Go Obama: Cairo Speech was Point-On; A Similar Speech At Hebrew University Would Be Great!
President Obama didn't disappoint all those in the Middle East and America who care about enlightened progress. He continued with his relentless push to end Israeli settlement activity and he spoke as an American leader reaching out to the Arab world that can be, to a Middle East that can be.
As one of Israel's Knesset members, Haim Oron of Meretz, put it: "The speech was the feat of enlightenment." For Israel, this is precisely the choice--will it be a country of the 21st century or a country of the shtetl?
The Israel that the settlers have presented to Israel since 1967 is an Israel that harkens back to the Jews' worst days, when we were laden with enemies and dependent on marking a vengeful God.
The world is not out to get us. The world will embrace an Israel that embraces it back. At least the part of the world that wants to join in reshaping a new world order. And in that respect, there are partners inside Israel and along its borders. There are already many in the business community working together-Israeli/Palestinian/Jordanian and even Israelis working in and with the Gulf States under the radar. It's time to 'come out of the closet' and for the other Middle East to declare loudly and clearly that we want to join in a new world for the 21st century that does embrace enlightenment, that moves us forward, not backward. President Obama, carry on. I hope that he comes soon to Hebrew University where he makes a speech to the students there--Israeli Jewish and Palestinian students. Such a speech could have a major impact on Israeli society. The world is waiting.
"The world will embrace an Israel that embraces it back. At least the part of the world that wants to join in reshaping a new world order."
It doesn't take a "new world order" for Israel to stop expanding its borders and stop oppressing its neighbors.
It may take a Jewish civil war, but that's more about a New Israeli Order. The rest of the world has nothing to do with that.
June 4, 2009 11:22 AM | Reply | Permalink