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Dear Mayamin etc, With respect, as a person whose religion means a great deal to them, I long for a world in which different religions can respect each other not for a world in which religion is abolished altogether. You are quite right. If it was not religion that people fought in the name of, it would be something else. I do not think that the conflict in Israel/Palestine has anything to do with religion, it has been caused by greed and racism under the pretext of a religious cause. I am not Palestinian, but when I am in Palestine and I am stopped and questioned by Israeli security, it is not because they think I am a Muslim or a Christian, it is because I look like an Arab and have an Arabic-sounding surname written inside my passport. The prejudice is a racial one. regards, Fiorella --On 11 October 2000, 11:34 +0100 "Mayamin Dhall" <mayamin@dhalls.co.uk> wrote: > Dear Brigitte, > > I completely agree with your sentiment. Like you I want to live in a world > free from religion. But don't you think that we humans would have invented > something else to fight about?. > > I found out only yesterday that the Israeli authority have, in recent > months, escalated their re-location policy in Jerusalem to a new high. 700 > homes have been demolished or are about to demolished. > The Palestinians have been the majority Jerusalem for over 2000 years. > However, the Israelis for the past 50 years, have been steadily changing the > demographic nature of the city so that they become the majority. As part of > their aim to make it exclusively a Jewish capital. As this is an official > policy, the Palestinians cannot challenge the authorities in courts. the > entire state system conspires to defeat these people. They are always > refused permits to build extensions in their homes or build new homes on > land they own. the Land authority refuses to register the land in their > names. As for jobs the Israelis gives the Palestinians identity cards which > allows them to go to certain sections of the city where they work, mainly as > labourers. From what I know the Palestinians have skills and are often well > educated but only few actually can get jobs in highly skilled professions > in Israel. > > Does not all this remind you of APARTHEID South Africa ?. > > I am not a Palestinian nor am I religious. But I find this an appalling > abuse of basic human rights and decency. Unfortunately, some popular > sections of the media, often portrays the Palestinians as angry, violent > people. Is not the entire civil and criminal system in Israel based > on discrimination assisted by the use of all forceful means ?. The Israeli > authorities and extremist settlers are driven by hatred themselves. I have > been talking to some settlers in a newsgroup and I have only once > encountered such arrogant disregard for human life before. in the actions of > Saddam Hussein. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Mbblackforest@aol.com> > To: <mayamin@dhalls.co.uk> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 12:19 AM > Subject: Re: Prayer for Peace > > >> Hello thank you for your info. I knew for a long time that the > Palestinians >> are not treated right. The US is only for Israel. There will never be > peace. >> Also I wish we did not have Religions it would make things more easy in > the >> world. We need to lift the sanction in Iraq all the children are dying > there. >> love Brigitte >> > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq > For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk > Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: > http://www.casi.org.uk ======================================================= 'I like getting into hot water - it keeps me clean.' Chesterton ------------------------------------------- 'The truth which sets men free is often the truth they would rather not hear.' ------------------------------------------- Fiorella Sultana De Maria, New Hall College. Mobile: 07939 135760 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk