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Claudia Dommaschk's avatar

Thank you for this bold, courageous and necessary essay, Jonathan. As we learn to hold the tension between either/or and both/and, we may be better able to discern what the moment is asking of us if we identify our hierarchy of values. To do this requires extensive inner work. Essays like this not only serve as inspiration but as direction finders as well.

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Niels  Hoffmann's avatar

Thank you, Jonathan, for your soul-searching effort. The paradox is: 'If you defend yourself, you will be attacked." It easily becomes a screw without an end!

In the six-day war in 1967, the Arab nations attacked Israel with around 435000 troops, 8000 tanks, and 2000 aircraft in order, as they had declared for some time, to destroy and annihilate the Jewish Nation. Miraculously something seemed to cause paralysis of the Arab military operation as witnessed by many Arab soldiers: "We just couldn't move." with the result of Israel gaining Jerusalem, not part of the Balfour declaration. No doubt causing tensions ever since and remaining during the event of the 7th of October. See, Four Blood Moons: Something is About to Change. By John Hagee, 2013. Also, I can recommend a very moving book: "I SHALL NOT HATE: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity." 2011

Izzeldin Abuelaish. A book my daughter recommended, a book of hope for the future.

Brother Niels

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