A Wish For Peace

[filkertom]

I don't even begin to claim to understand the greivances on all sides -- on any sides. I know only three things:

• The issues have existed for a damn long time.
• They are not going to go away.
• There will only be peace if they want peace.

I fervently hope there will be a cease-fire soon. In the meantime, all of our friends in that part of the world: Please be careful.

Comments

[galicola.livejournal.com]

I'm not ashamed to say that I took my family and ran away from the north of Israel, where all the rockets fall (and one just knocked down a building an hour ago).
however, my wife's family is still there.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Now, y'see? You specifically are one of the ones I'm worried about. Glad to hear you're safe, at least for now, and I hope your wife's family, and all your dear ones, get out all right.

[galicola.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[timewalker.livejournal.com]

I, for one, applaud you, for placing your family's safety over a piece of land! I know that holy places are very important to people on both sides, but I tend to think in terms of my friends' and family's safety over ANY piece of real estate.
I still say we offer both sides free land in some of our millions of acres of national parks, to get some of these children away from this war zone.

[galicola.livejournal.com]

yay! I DO want a million acres of national park. My birthday is in November. no need to gift wrap it.

[timewalker.livejournal.com]

=)