No sovereign nation can be expected to stand idly by while unprovoked acts of violence are perpetrated against its citizens by terrorists or foreign entities. Israel has, as do all countries under the law of nations, the right to exist and the right to self-defense and to take all necessary, appropriate, and measured actions required to keep its people safe. “But at the end of the day, the peace and justice we all seek will not come from a far off nation like the United States. Rather, it will come from the parties acting in good faith to find a just a lasting peace that recognizes Israel’s right to exist, renounces violence and terrorism, and achieves the two-state solution. “In the end, the way forward to the peace and justice sought by Israelis and Palestinians will be through negotiation, compromise, and diplomacy. Finally I offer my deepest sympathy to the loss of lives experienced by Israel and the Palestinians.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:42:11 +0000