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we have to imagine the bad
guys based on the writer’
s
description. Photos of the
settlers who allegedly harassed
her group and tore down their
banner might have made her
drama more believable.
Israelis are regularly accused
of denying Palestinians access
to water. When these charges
are examined honestly, there
is always more to the story
than the Palestinians and their
apologists let on.
And if the writer and
IfNotNow were truly inter-
ested in peace, their moral
conscience would demand
that the Palestinians be held
accountable for their refusal
to live in peace with Jews.
Palestinian leadership will
never give up their brutal
genocidal dream of “From the
River to the Sea” as long as
they have allies like these.
— Harry Onickel
Ferndale
Different Views
Appreciated
I appreciated this edito-
rial note (“
At the Dinner
Table,
” Feb. 27, page 6) very
much. The op-ed about the
Palestinian spring was an
important read, and a perspec-
tive our community is rarely
exposed to — perhaps an
eye-opener for some who have
not been aware of this pattern
of settler appropriation of
springs on the West Bank.
Sometimes it feels to me
like the DJN letters section, in
particular, tends to over-repre-
sent one small but very vocal
segment of our community at
the expense of other voices. I
hope the new editor will take
a look at that and make some
improvements to help the
letters section serve as a more
accurate reflection of the vari-
ous viewpoints held by people
in our Metro Detroit Jewish
community.
— Nancy Federman Kaplan
Via Facebook
PEACE continued from page 8
LETTERS continued from page 10
numerous interfaith organi-
zations. Forty-seven members
of Congress have signed on
as cosponsors, including four
from Michigan: Reps. Jack
Bergman (R), Andy Levin
(D), John Moolenaar (R) and
Elissa Slotkin (D).
In 1986, the British and
Irish governments created a
similar fund, the International
Fund for Ireland. The Fund
invested in co-existence and
peacebuilding programs.
Thirteen years later, lead-
ers signed the Good Friday
agreement, ending much of
the violence of the Troubles.
Investments in peace are not
a quick fix, but the future
rewards are great.
Peace requires policy mak-
ers to focus on the future.
When they are no longer
privileged to serve in office,
what happens to the people
living in the midst of conflict?
Now is not the time to aban-
don the people who support
peace.
Zach Schenk is a Metro Detroit native
and a graduate student at the Elliott
School of International Affairs at
the George Washington University.
He is also the chair of Israel Policy
Forum’
s young professionals’
net-
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