Peace Patrich?
Casey Ydenberg

In last week's issue Patrich states: "No country in the world would negotiate for peace while their civilians are being murdered." I hope you are wrong, otherwise the world is in a lot of trouble. Guess what? It takes two sides to start a fight, and it takes two sides to negotiate peace.

Assuming that the terrorist attacks must stop before negotiations can begin is as ludicrous as expecting Israel to begin dismantling settlements in the "disputed" (read: "occupied") territories before anyone even sits down at the table. That isn't going to happen, and we both know it.

You also assume, in a manner verging on racism, that because the Palestinian Prime Minister recognises the right of Israel to exist that all Palestinians will fall into line like sheep going to slaughter. Some of them used to live in the land now called Israel; not all of them should be expected to be happy with recovery of the occupied territory (a goal which in itself is far from realistic).

Do all Palestinians support the new government? No. Does every Canadian support the Liberals? No. Can Israel pretend some of its citizens don't have their sights set on parts of the West Bank? Absolutely not. Zionism didn't stop in 1967.

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