Anniversaries suggest closure. Neither Israelis nor Palestinians have had theirs yet. But amid the great, terrible rending, a fabric is being furtively mended, and a future is being weaved.
After all the death, pain & future suffering to come it always leads to dialogue, compromise & ceasefire eventually
When will the grownups come into the room & do the hard work needed, with integrity, respect & empathy.
How many more deaths are acceptable, when does the retaliations end?
I wish l was hopeful, our leaders have failed us on so many levels. We ask for less, we expect less & accept less with each decade. Perhaps this is the wake up call we needed…
From those of us who have retreated into ourselves since October 7th, as we watched all the world split upon ever more rabid, inflexible, extreme and demagogic lines: thank you for writing this Dimi.
After all the death, pain & future suffering to come it always leads to dialogue, compromise & ceasefire eventually
When will the grownups come into the room & do the hard work needed, with integrity, respect & empathy.
How many more deaths are acceptable, when does the retaliations end?
I wish l was hopeful, our leaders have failed us on so many levels. We ask for less, we expect less & accept less with each decade. Perhaps this is the wake up call we needed…
Thank you for this.
From those of us who have retreated into ourselves since October 7th, as we watched all the world split upon ever more rabid, inflexible, extreme and demagogic lines: thank you for writing this Dimi.
It would be great to read a piece about the new dialogue projects etc that you mentioned.