WILMINGTON-That Richard Evers cites his being of Jewish and German descent makes him able to judge a complex situation is difficult to understand. If anyone cares to hear another point of view from people close to the problem they should look up Goldie Ghamari of Iranian Muslim background and member of the Ontario Provincial government in Canada and also Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef.
We are not experts so we can't comment on Evers' criticism of the U.S.A., but may I ask your readers to consider whether or not they feel safer not having Russian missiles in Cuba?
It is much easier to criticize than to offer workable solutions. No matter what has been offered to the Arabs from the British mandate of Palestine, the answer was always no. So what is Evers' solution? From the 622–627 ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina to the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, Jews have been at best second-class citizens in Muslim lands. Today, there are almost no Jews left in the Arab world. Contrast with that of Muslims making up 20% of the population in Israel.
It is difficult to understand why individuals choose to blame only Israel and the U.S. for the displacement and horrifying deaths of innocent people during the continued upheaval in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Whereas Israel builds bomb shelters and underground medical units to preserve the health of their population, the terrorists build tunnels to infiltrate the neighboring country, hiding arms and munitions, including grim places to hold hostages.
Missile launchers are hidden among civilians, schools, and hospitals to gain sympathy when that site is inevitably attacked with the result of unnecessary deaths of innocent people.
There is no perfect country. But Israel has shared its expertise throughout the world, especially in the field of agriculture. It has exported drip irrigation providing water for precise root delivery in otherwise dry areas. Israel has developed huge bags that prevent water and air from spoiling stored grain. Israeli scientists have developed methods to boost crop yield.
Palestinians have received desalination training from Israel. The Arava Institute works with a Palestinian nonprofit group and an Israeli water tech company called Watergen and the Friends of the Arava Institute (a U.S. nonprofit) to install atmospheric water generators in Gaza. These take humidity out of the atmosphere and turn it into good drinking water. They run solar power to allow for continuous functioning in Gaza.
In November 2024, a United Nations–built 2017 desalination plant operating in central Gaza was connected to the Israeli power grid in Deir al-Balah to provide clean drinking water.
With acceptance of our different views, let's look forward to the possibility of a peaceful future with a shared humanity and respect between Israelis and Palestinians.
Sheldon and Marlene Pond
Wilmington
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