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Dreams of Peace

May 26th, 2014 at 7:08:31 AM permalink

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It feels like the dream of peace in the Holy Land is being rekindled. I hope the upcoming meeting between Palestinian and Israeli leaders in the Vatican bears fruit. For those following this amazing trip by the Pope he also began a new era of ecumenism with the Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem.
May there be peace!

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May 26th, 2014 at 12:10:57 PM permalink
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013	Never gonna happen. Too much hatred for too long. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

May 26th, 2014 at 12:50:16 PM permalink
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18774	Quote: FrGamble It feels like the dream of peace in the Holy Land is being rekindled. I hope the upcoming meeting between Palestinian and Israeli leaders in the Vatican bears fruit. Well, the Pope would definitely get awarded a miracle in his resume' if that happens. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?

May 26th, 2014 at 1:23:12 PM permalink
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013	Quote: rxwine Well, the Pope would definitely get awarded a miracle in his resume' if that happens. Pope's were much more effective at waging war than brokering peace. Like Julius II. There was a pope who got things done.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_II If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

May 26th, 2014 at 1:31:27 PM permalink
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18221	Quote: Evenbob Never gonna happen. Too much hatred for too long. More important, too many interests including the USA do not want Mid East peace. The President is a fink.

May 26th, 2014 at 2:34:04 PM permalink

Evenbob

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Quote: AZDuffman
More important, too many interests including the USA do not want Mid East peace.

Israel doesn't. If there ever was true peace,
the spigot of gushing US foreign aid would
be turned off. We give over $8 million a day
to Israel, most of it goes to their military. The
military is a huge industry there. It's a small
country yet supplies 10% of the worlds high
tech military equipment. Does that sound
like they're in the peace business?

If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

May 26th, 2014 at 2:48:02 PM permalink

AZDuffman

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Quote: Evenbob
Israel doesn't. If there ever was true peace,
the spigot of gushing US foreign aid would
be turned off. We give over $8 million a day
to Israel, most of it goes to their military. The
military is a huge industry there. It's a small
country yet supplies 10% of the worlds high
tech military equipment. Does that sound
like they're in the peace business?

You have to spend that kind of cash when your neighbors have a goal of wiping you off the face of the earth.

Now, the Palestinians don't want peace because without Israel to blame for the sun rising in the east and everything else wrong inthe world their population would surely revolt.

The President is a fink.

May 26th, 2014 at 3:18:45 PM permalink

Evenbob

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Quote: AZDuffman

Now, the Palestinians don't want peace because without Israel to blame for the sun rising in the east and everything else wrong inthe world their population would surely revolt.

That whole story always makes me chuckle. After
the war, Israel was given land that nobody else
wanted. The Palestinians laughed at them. Then
when Israel made it a desirable place to live, the
Palestinians were livid. Oh well..

If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.

May 26th, 2014 at 3:21:38 PM permalink
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18221	Quote: Evenbob That whole story always makes me chuckle. After the war, Israel was given land that nobody else wanted. The Palestinians laughed at them. Then when Israel made it a desirable place to live, the Palestinians were livid. Oh well.. GoogleEarth both sides of the wall dividing the Gaza Strip. The difference is amazing. The President is a fink.