Israel

Bless those elite reservists who wrote that letter to Sharon, refusing to fight:

"We say to you today, we will no longer give our hands to the oppressive reign in the territories and the denial of human rights to millions of Palestinians," reads the letter to Sharon, "and we will no longer serve as a defensive shield for the settlement enterprise."

"We cannot continue to stand silent," charging that Israeli military activities in the territories are depriving "millions of Palestinians of human rights" and endangering "the fate of Israel as a democratic, Zionist and Jewish country"



Let us hope this helps the tide to turn and encourages more men and women of character to stand up and refuse their participation in this horrific suppression of the Palestinian people. I truly believe it will be possible to live side by side, at peace with each other. However, this will never happen as long as hawks like Sharon rule by fear.



Here's a fascinating article, true I believe: a decoded version of Sharon's speech.