Auschwitz council of survivors appeals for peace in the Middle East

[sabra]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/746158.html

Auschwitz council of survivors appeals for peace in the Middle East

Survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz appealed Thursday for peace in the Middle East, saying the fighting creates hate and "threatens humanity."

The International Auschwitz Council, which includes Holocaust survivors, scholars and religious leaders, appealed to international leaders to launch peace initiatives, "insignificant though they may appear to be, with the view to overcome the hateful antagonisms while promoting dialogue and cooperation."

...

"The war in the Middle East kills people, destroys their homes, roads and bridges, as well as their hopes for normal life and development," the council said in a statement.

"It awakens despair and hate ... and threatens humanity."

[dipsydoodle]

1. Sometimes it takes

respected older folk to put things truly into perspective by expressing things is such a simple way.

[Miss Chybil]

2. Amen. nt

[Lars39]

3. K&R

[femrap]

4. Did you hear them? No more war. Stop NOW! nt

[daydreamer]

5. "Accross the border" where? It was INSIDE Lebanon.

[uppityperson]

6. k&r for a really good group, really good call, really good statement

[plasticsundance]

7. They more than anything understand

plight and suffering. They should be heeded. I wonder if this news item would make it to the MSM in the US?

[Minstrel Boy]

8. Beautiful

Not so beautiful

[IntiRaymi]

28. He is gonna get swiftboated.

Just wait and see.

[Reckon]

9. Kick...nt

[The Stranger]

10. They have endured the unspeakable -- IS ANYONE LISTENING TO THEM?

[mom cat]

11. K&R and tears streaming down my face. God bless them.

[LeftistGorilla]

12. it's sad...

that this voice will be drowned out...

[Little Star]

13. K&R for these very wise souls. n/t

[Wonk]

14. Hmm, a number of DUers who've been repeatedly shouting

"SUPPORT ISRAEL AS IT DEFENDS ITSELF BY BOMBING THE HELL OUT OF LEBANON OR YOU'RE ANTI-SEMITIC" are conspicuously absent from this thread, so here's another K & R in the hopes that they see it.

Peace.

[jonnyblitz]

15. they are busy starting threads on anti-semitism. nt

[meti57b]

27. strawman

[Zhade]

35. Um, how can that be a strawman?

See, a strawman argument entails setting up an argument that your opponent didn't make, then defeating that argument.

That didn't happen here.

I think the poster was just making a joke. Whatever it was, a strawman it was not.

[Karenina]

34. And maybe check out Silvia Tennenbaum's piece

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

She's also a survivor.

[IndianaGreen]

36. A most powerful and moving piece!

and a must read by all DUers!

[thethinker]

16. These folks are wise

They have seen fools start wars before. They have seen the results of a World War first hand. Too bad people can't learn from their experience. They also probably love Israel more than most.

[unkachuck]

17. thank you....

....International Auschwitz Council....you who have suffered, understand....

[stepnw1f]

18. Strong and Beautiful!

And so our true heroes and leaders stand up for peace.

[YOY]

19. I'm sure this wonderful Isreali leader would agree

If he hadn't been murdered by a psycho rightwinger.

[a la izquierda]

20. For people who experienced such....

atrocities and horror, it is amazing that they still hold humanity in its highest regard. What a wonderful post and it's nice to know that not everyone on this planet is insane.

[lastliberalintexas]

25. Yes, it's reminiscent of the line in Anne Frank's diary

It also reminds me of people who can forgive the murderers of their family members and fight the DAs who seek the death penalty. We could learn a lot from people like those in the Auschwitz council.

[mbperrin]

21. Well, nice to see someone cutting across all the "complications"!

Killing is bad. Stop it.

[Cerridwen]

22. Just gonna kick this.....n/t

[pberq]

23. Kick & Nominated

[chimpymustgo]

24. K&R. The carnage defenders aren't seeing it...or getting it.

And many thanks to the Coucil and its wisdom.

[kitkatrose]

37. I think some of them don't want to see it.

It might get in their way.

[AntiFascist]

26. Not so insignificant considering...

these were victims of the "final solution." Let's hope Hitler's ghost gets exorcised once and for all.

[me b zola]

29. kicking for peace

I wish that I had seen this post in time to recommend.

[bonito]

30. Kick

[Poll_Blind]

31. K&R. n/t

PB

[Lars39]

32. ~

[Uncle Joe]

33. Thanks for posting sabra

If anyone knows the evils of hate and war, it would be them.

Kicked and too late to recommend

[chimpymustgo]

38. kick. already recommended. nt

nt

[Lars39]

39. More people need to see this!