Buddhists are big on compassion but they also know not to take it too far. I believe the nicer way to say it is misguided compassion--a bleeding heart with no critical thinking. That's what seems to have infected the far left in the US anyway---endless sorrow for hungry children in Gaza yet overlooking how Hamas is manipulating the food distribution ( not to mention supporting extreme Islam politics, patriarchalism, etc ). And why do some of these countries still think a two state solution is viable when all it will do is rewind the tape for another replay down the road?
Indeed, a diabolic move by UK PM Starmer. It reminds me of the right and strong critiism of the late Israeli diplomat and scholar Oded Eran several years ago about the European stance at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: only Israel was castigated and held responsible. We witness the dark results today.
I'm all for a 2-state solution BUT this situation only works if both sides recognize the legitimacy of the other. Macron and Starmer appear to forget about this "common sense" in their rush to recognize a Palestinian state; preferring instead to pander to their voters who are anti-Israel. The following is a quote from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs:
20 years ago, Israel left Gaza completely and handed the territory to the Palestinian leadership. Rather than build positive conditions for statehood, Hamas turned Gaza into a terrorist pseudo-state. It brutalized Gazans. It massacred Israelis. And it ignited this painful war on October 7. Israelis and Palestinians need a better future. And neither can afford a failed terror state.
A reader emails: Sharp and clear as usual. I was most shocked by comparison or parallel with Christian Pieta. That would be doubly dangerous.
Buddhists are big on compassion but they also know not to take it too far. I believe the nicer way to say it is misguided compassion--a bleeding heart with no critical thinking. That's what seems to have infected the far left in the US anyway---endless sorrow for hungry children in Gaza yet overlooking how Hamas is manipulating the food distribution ( not to mention supporting extreme Islam politics, patriarchalism, etc ). And why do some of these countries still think a two state solution is viable when all it will do is rewind the tape for another replay down the road?
Thoughtful analysis.
Indeed, a diabolic move by UK PM Starmer. It reminds me of the right and strong critiism of the late Israeli diplomat and scholar Oded Eran several years ago about the European stance at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: only Israel was castigated and held responsible. We witness the dark results today.
I'm all for a 2-state solution BUT this situation only works if both sides recognize the legitimacy of the other. Macron and Starmer appear to forget about this "common sense" in their rush to recognize a Palestinian state; preferring instead to pander to their voters who are anti-Israel. The following is a quote from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs:
20 years ago, Israel left Gaza completely and handed the territory to the Palestinian leadership. Rather than build positive conditions for statehood, Hamas turned Gaza into a terrorist pseudo-state. It brutalized Gazans. It massacred Israelis. And it ignited this painful war on October 7. Israelis and Palestinians need a better future. And neither can afford a failed terror state.