Dear Dr. Gandhi,
I just read your comments about Israel’s relationship with Palestinians. You ask:
Would it not be better to befriend those who hate you? Can you not reach out and share your technological advancement with your neighbors and build a relationship?
Please consider, sir, the following:
• We reached out in peace in 1967. The Arabs emphatically said no.
• We made peace with Egypt. They killed Sadat.
• We extended a hand to Yasser Arafat in partnership. He wasn’t sincere.
• We gave them Gaza. They gave us rockets and radicalism.
Extending a hand in peace is only noble if your rival’s hand is also open to yours, as our friendly relations with Jordan demonstrate. Enemies indeed can become friends.
But I can’t shake a rival’s hand that remains clenched in a fist.
Respectfully yours,
Pesach Benson
Editor, MediaBackspin
