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.
