http://www.stevenjosselson.com/blog/2007/07/23/exclusive-book-review-the-missing-peace/ The personal blog of Steven Josselson Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.stevenjosselson.com/blog/2007/07/23/exclusive-book-review-the-missing-peace/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Nay Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.stevenjosselson.com/blog/?p=1371#comment-89 Although I am biased and have strong opinions on the territorial conflict at issue, I consider myself to be sympathetic to Israelis and Palestinians alike. I find it abhorrent and offensive when I read an article or review such as the instant one, which focuses on deriding the Israeli government for its actions or “support” of “Zionist terrorists” and ignoring or justifying the acts of Arab terrorists. Terrorist acts are not justifiable under any circumstances, yet Mr. Soutar attempts to do just that. I find it ironic that Mr. Soutar uses his book review to blame the United States and Israel for the reason peace won’t ever be achieved, when in reality, it is people like Mr. Soutar who stand in the way of a lasting peace in the region. Mr. Soutar is clearly an educated, well-read and intelligent man, and until men and women like him are able to see, acknowledge and move past the history and atrocities on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian equation, then there is no hope for peace. Although I am biased and have strong opinions on the territorial conflict at issue, I consider myself to be sympathetic to Israelis and Palestinians alike. I find it abhorrent and offensive when I read an article or review such as the instant one, which focuses on deriding the Israeli government for its actions or “support” of “Zionist terrorists” and ignoring or justifying the acts of Arab terrorists. Terrorist acts are not justifiable under any circumstances, yet Mr. Soutar attempts to do just that. I find it ironic that Mr. Soutar uses his book review to blame the United States and Israel for the reason peace won’t ever be achieved, when in reality, it is people like Mr. Soutar who stand in the way of a lasting peace in the region. Mr. Soutar is clearly an educated, well-read and intelligent man, and until men and women like him are able to see, acknowledge and move past the history and atrocities on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian equation, then there is no hope for peace.

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