While the majority of Israelis and Palestinians, and most of the people of the earth want peace in the region, this wish is counter to the actions of specific sectors, and the polarised language of violence and hatred is the voice that is the loudest.
The “cycle of
violence” embraces a sense of hopelessness that Israeli leadership wants to
perpetuate so they can achieve their narrow (territorial) objectives. These
are not the goals of the Palestinians or the Israeli people, but of a small
minority trying to impose their will on the majority. The language is
intended to manipulate public perceptions and, thus, increase support for
unpopular policies. It’s up to all of us to see through smokescreen
state-sponsored deception so the obstacles to negotiation can be removed and
peace can finally be realized February 2005 poll that “shows
that 80% of Israelis now want negotiations with the Palestinian Authority
and almost two-thirds now believe that a real comprehensive peace is
possible.” These numbers show that the vast majority of Israelis still want
peace and are willing to work with Palestinian President,
Mahmoud Abbas. The language of Violence
The falsehoods fueling
the Middle East crisis are implicit in the language of the debate
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