Ein zoroastrischer Blick:
Die momentane Situation im Nahen Osten
I had a great deal of respect for Benjamin
Nethanyahu when he was still a freshman in Israeli politics. I found him to be
forthright with an inherent sense of fair-play. At the time I felt he was the
one person, besides Anwar Sadat , who if given the freedom to translate his
words to action, would bring peace to the region. My opinion has changed
dramatically since his election. Up to this point in time, he was either
hiding his true beliefs and presenting a facade to the world, or he never
possessed the “chutzpah” to stand up to religious fanatics within his own
country. It’s tragic.
I am a Zoroastrian by faith. Due to religious
persecution by the Arabs in Iran 1500 years ago, some of us left that country
to preserve our heritage. So it takes “chutzpah” to say that in spite of the
militancy that Islam represents, I still say that people of different faiths
can live in peace. I can understand the Palestinian frustration at the thought
of peace having eluded them when it just a hand-shake away. And I can also
understand the inherent Israeli distrust of anything non-Semite.
But giving up a few more acres of land than
previously agreed upon is not going to make so great a difference. The
Zoroastrian creed is a universal creed. Its simple, but extremely difficult to
practice - Good Thoughts, Good, Words, Good Deeds. We have been practicing it
for 7,000 years.
Why not display a sense of empathy. Why not share
the promised land. When we die we are not going to take anything material with
us anyway. So why not do some good while we are still here.’Netanyahu. Who
knows - he might still attain the same stature as Yitzak Rabin.
Mr. Nethanyahu should try it for luck.
