tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post5510673977368939486..comments2023-05-11T10:33:27.985+02:00Comments on Paradigm Shift Your Life: Judge Goldstone, I salute youUri Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-78792313733100487172009-10-05T16:28:21.027+02:002009-10-05T16:28:21.027+02:00Thank you so much for your comments.
I am not a m...Thank you so much for your comments.<br /><br />I am not a mother of a soldier, and will never claim to understand what that is like<br /><br />But I do hate the UN. Does that helpmy stance within the broader Jewish community? <br /><br />And I do see all the flaws in Judge Goldstone's report. Is that of assistance to my stance? <br /><br />And I do recognise the ridiculous mandate under which Judge Goldstone operated. Is that acceptable to people I upset?<br /><br />I have many reasons not to accept, or work with, people that I dislike<br /><br />But that is not the point of this blog<br /><br />The point of this blog is for me to challenge my thinking. The point of this blog is to understand that while there are many reasons not to work with someone I dislike, there are many more reasons why I should work with someone I dislike, if our goals are indeed the same.<br /><br />Our paths may differ<br /><br />Let's not allow ourselves to get caught up in differing paths.Because once we do that, the UN, and Judge Goldstone will forever refuse to see that I/Israel has so much good to offer this world.<br /><br />And as long as I don't recognise the same in others, they will not recognise the same in me<br /><br />I want to engage with people like Judge Goldstone (i.e. people who's path I do not follow, but with whom I share the same ideals)<br /><br />If I do not recognise the good they can bring to the table, and engage with them on that basis, they will not recognise the good that I can bring to the table.<br /><br />And I (and the State of Israel) has more good than not, to bring to the table<br /><br />I recognise that the UN was founded on Godly principles. And Judge Goldstone personally acts, to a large degree, according to those Godly principle.<br /><br />With those same principles in mind, both sides have more to chat about than to fight over.Uri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-89796173061925280122009-10-05T16:22:56.207+02:002009-10-05T16:22:56.207+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Uri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-84471207791998061762009-10-05T15:32:27.334+02:002009-10-05T15:32:27.334+02:00I respect your opinion, though I too- as a Jew and...I respect your opinion, though I too- as a Jew and as an Israeli, disagree with your conclusions that what Richard Goldstone did was honorable and right. His mission was predetermined; the mandate set with bias. He was given only 7 weeks to "investigate" and limited his investigation from Dec - Jan - with considerations starting from June, 2008. He largely ignored 8 years of rocket attacks and gave Gilad Shalit's situation lip-service. I urge you and everyone to review the information on a site: www.thegoldstonereport.com. It has dozens of links to information that was lacking in the Goldstone report. <br /><br />Goldstone wrote that they found no evidence that Hamas used Palestinian civilians as human shields - nonsense.<br /><br />Goldstone wrote that it was not an international crime to hide weaponry among civilian populations per se - nonsense again.<br /><br />On and on. The inaccuracies are there. Goldstone may have been well-intentioned when he decided to take the position, but the report delivered what the UN wanted it to say and what was expected. He ignored vital testimony, humiliating people who have suffered enough and accepted readily lies and inaccuracies presented to him.<br /><br />Please review the site I posted - please post it and show others. Well intentioned or not, Jew or not, Zionist or not - Goldstone has not served the interests of his mandate and certainly not those of his people or Israel.A Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.com