News, articles and documents from
the Holy Land
Issue No. 127 - Saturday, 12 January 2002
Dear Friends, Brothers and
Sisters,
Don’t
imagine that I don’t want to publish any more the Olive Branch, but I decided
to do it once a week when there are not many things to send you or serious news
to communicate so that I don’t storm you with a lot of things… But when I feel
that it is necessary to send an extra weekly edition I will do that as usual
every Tuesday. Therefore you will have less material and more time to read
other things because I am sure that you receive tens on messages on your e-mail
box every day as I do receive more than fifty from all over the world.
Other
than the snow and cold weather in Jerusalem during this last week, the main
subject of discussion was the mosque of Nazareth and the new decision of the
Israel ministerial committee to suspend to work until a small commission will
find an alternative solution to the problem within two weeks. Everybody asked
us what is your official position? I will try hereby to express my personal opinion and analysis
in order to help you to understand what is going in Nazareth:
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The
only official position is the one expressed by the heads of the churches in
Jerusalem last November 29, 2001 that you can find in my homepage http://go.to/nonviolence
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After
this statement nothing new was published even after the new decision because
for us nothing changed, you only find hereby a statement form the USA bishops
Conference.
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We
also welcome the government decision and hope that both parts will be
implemented as soon as possible: the suspension of the work on the Mosque which
is already illegal since they didn’t take the necessary permits to begin the
work on a conflicted mosque on this sensible place.
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We
hope also that an alternative solution will be taken by the ministerial committee
within the next two weeks, otherwise the plight will remain open and will
plead.. and I am really afraid that this is the policy of the government, not
to resolve the problem in order to leave the division in the city between
Christians and Moslems, because in this case everything is in the hand of the government,
and I am sure that if this conflict was in any other Moslem country, like
Jordan for example, it would have been already resolved within two days,
because they would have known that such sensitive subject my poison the atmosphere
and the relation between different communities in the country.
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In
this problem of the mosque we need a win-win solution which makes both sides
feel that they are winners not losers, the unity and fraternity between Moslems
and Christians in the city should be the winner at the end, otherwise the
conflict will continue and further confrontation would be possible in the
future.
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Therefore,
I see that the only creative solution might be to change this place of discord
to a place of accord, this place of conflict and division to a place of
dialogue and meeting, by building a center of inter-religious studies where we
can meet and get to know each other and discuss how to let together in peace and
collaborate for the construction of our societies.
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For
this reason, I suggest that the existent mausoleum where is the tomb of Shihab
El-Din should be restored and very well decorated and another big and beautiful
mosque be build anywhere in the city and an other place, because, in fact, we
are not against building mosques at all, at the contrary, we are ready to contribute
in building the biggest mosque and the most beautiful one, we are only against building
this mosque, in this place and in this way, because we see that it will be a mosque
of more provocation in the future and it is better to avoid such potential
possibility.
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I
do really hope that this subject will be resolved also as soon as possible
because we do have a lot of other things to do, especially that we have already
enough problems in this country.
You
will find in today’s Olive Branch several documents:
1)
John
Paul II Addressed Vatican Diplomatic Corps and I found it interesting to send
you only the part in which he speaks about the situation in the Holy Land.
2)
STATEMENT
ON NAZARETH MOSQUE by Bishop Wilton D. Gregory President, U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops.
3) Jerusalem Journal # 45 by Sister Mary in
which she speaks about her experience on the Bethlehem checkpoint.
4)
As a good Orthodox,
Dr. Maria C. Khoury shares with us her article about the Orthodox Christmas in
the Holy Land. (You can find more than 35 of Dr. Maria’s articles in an archive
in my Nonviolence Homepage under the name of “Human Interest stories”).
5)
The Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity 2002 will be celebrated in Jerusalem, January 20-27
with the Theme: « For with you is the fountain of
Life » (Psalm 36:9), you can
find the program below with a note about the lecture of Fr. Frans Bowuen which
will be given next Sunday 20, January.
6)
In this same direction I send you Dr Harry Hagopian’s article
about the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2002”.
7)
Finally, you find an article by my brother
Dr. Sami Aldeeb about “NO, NO and NO to Switzerland's adhesion to the UN” I send it to
you because I share his same ideas about this subject. You can find the same
article in French, Italian and German in my brother’s homepage: http://go.to/samipage
I am sure that
with these materials you will have enough to read, therefore I wish you a good reading
and a wonderful weekend with my best wishes from Jerusalem.
Fr.
Raed Abusahlia
John
Paul II Addresses Vatican Diplomatic Corps
The situation in the Holy Land
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 10, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II evaluated the
international situation today when he addressed the ambassadors of the 172 countries
accredited at the Vatican. Here paragraph of the Holy Father's address on the
situation in the Holy Land.
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3.
Likewise, however, the light which has come from the stable in Bethlehem
illuminates implacably the ambiguities and setbacks in our undertakings. As
this year begins, we are sadly aware that humanity finds itself in a situation
of violence, suffering, and sin. On Christmas night we were present in spirit
at Bethlehem and were alas forced to note that the Holy Land, where the
Redeemer was born, is still, through man's fault, a land of fire and blood. No
one can remain indifferent to the injustice of which the Palestinian people
have been victims for more than fifty years. No one can contest the right of the
Israeli people to live in security. However, neither can anyone forget the
innocent victims who, on both sides, fall day after day under the blows of
violence. Weapons and bloody attacks will never be the right means for making a
political statement to the other side. Nor is the logic of the law of
retaliation capable any longer of leading to paths of peace.
As I have already stated on many occasions, only respect for others and their
legitimate aspirations, the application of international law, the evacuation of
the occupied territories, and an internationally guaranteed special status for
the most holy places in Jerusalem can bring about a beginning of pacification
in that part of the world and break the hellish cycle of hatred and vengeance.
And I express the hope that the international community will be enabled to
fulfil, through peaceful and appropriate means, its irreplaceable role and be
accepted by all the parties in the conflict. One against the other, neither
Israelis nor Palestinians can win the war, but together they can win peace.
STATEMENT ON
NAZARETH MOSQUE
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory
Bishop of
Belleville
President, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
January 9, 2002
On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, I applaud the wise
decision of Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and his security cabinet to find an
alternative location for the proposed mosque adjacent to the Basilica of the
Annunciation in Nazareth.
The construction of this mosque by a faction of the Islamic Movement has been
an ongoing source of grave concern to the Holy See, as well as Christian
leaders in the Holy Land and Christian leaders throughout the world. Today's
decision, which is in accord with Israeli law, reflects an appreciation of the
deep religious significance of the Basilica for Christians around the world and
reassures us of the Israeli government's commitment to fulfill its responsibilities
toward the Holy Places, particularly with regard to ensuring the “Status Quo”.
Nazareth, like many other places in the Holy Land, is important for all people
of faith. We have been particularly encouraged by the strong support
given by the many Muslim and Jewish leaders who have understood that
construction of the mosque in this location would be an affront to Christians
and an impediment to interfaith harmony. No one should use this decision
to continue to foment political and religious dissension in the Holy
Land. Rather, it should be an occasion to foster deeper understanding
among people of all faiths and between faith communities and the Israeli
government at a time so marred by conflict and violence.
Jerusalem Journal # 45
Sister Mary
January12,
2002
What
used to be the checkpoint into Bethlehem from the north, soldiers standing in
the middle of the road with cement and plastic barricades forcing road traffic
one way or another, checking ID cards of Palestinians and passports of
internationals, has taken on a very, very permanent look this month. Now there
are permanent tollbooths constructed in the middle of the road with tollgates
to allow cars to pass. The soldiers are protected from the elements,
except when they get out to search a car.
On the other
hand, just across from the Tantur property all vans and cars not entering the
checkpoint, must leave the people off, not to walk on the sidewalk along the
road as they normally did to approach the pedestrian checkpoint, but to now
walk a narrow walkway along the edge of a valley and up an extremely steep
incline that has no steps, up and around a large permanent cement and stone
structure, and then around to the checkpoint on the same road they were on in
the first place. No longer are pedestrians allowed to walk directly to the
checkpoint. All together the distance is now about 100 extra yards out in the
open in this windy, inclement weather. Mothers carrying babies must pass
this way, young children who could easily slip under the 4 foot inefficient
guard rail and tumble down the steep embankment to the valley floor must pass
here, as well as elderly people who can hardly manage the incline of this
walkway. The walkway is very difficult for those carrying bundles on their head
or in the hands and is pitched at such an angle that a wheelchair could not
be wheeled to the top.
As I walked this way on Wednesday, when remnants of the recent snowstorm made
the way slippery and the wind unbalanced me as I held an umbrella, I couldn't
help but wonder what Israeli would want his grandmother to have to walk this?
What Israeli would expose his small children to this narrow passage
containing two-way pedestrian traffic at this height above the valley? Why must
the Palestinians and their families face this permanent and dangerous obstacle
course put there by the Israelis on West Bank land? Why can't people
walk on their own sidewalk along the road?
This dangerous monstrosity was created during the "calm" of the past
few weeks. Always, it seems, when there is a calm, something like this occurs:
either more West Bank land is confiscated; Palestinian homes are demolished or
obstacles are built. This is "withdrawal", according to the Israeli
government. Please, dear readers, get a glimpse of what
"occupation" is. Residents of the West Bank towns around Bethlehem
must put up with this obstacle course daily now -- a dangerous walkway built on
their own land by their occupiers.
I'm glad foreigners who do not come in a private car must also get out and use
this walkway. It will surely give them a good sense of what is happening here.
Many internationals were over here as observers this past month. This is just
one of the many photographed stories they were able to take back with
them. They eyes of the world are observing....
Orthodox Christmas in the Holy Land
By Dr. Maria C. Khoury
This week might have been January 7th
for the rest of the world but for Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land it was
December 25th according to the old Julian Calendar and we have just
celebrated the Birth of Christ. “For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11). It was truly a beautiful
White Christmas in the Holy Land that rarely sees snow. The flakes began
falling early in the morning and continued throughout the day until the hills
and countryside had a spectacular white coat.
As Palestinian Christians are forbidden to travel
to Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas, the ones living within the city of
Christ’s birth showed up for the midnight liturgy officiated by the new Greek
Orthodox Patriarch Ireneos I. Personally, I traveled through five checkpoints
aimed at humiliating Palestinians and preventing their freedom of movement
while stealing their human dignity. These military checkpoints are making
average, good human beings think about becoming suicide bombers because during
the day they are absolutely unbearable sometimes taking up to four hours to
pass through one. Surviving 15 months of the Palestinian Uprising has led me to
see the worst conditions ever in the Holy Land. The bloodshed, the terror, the
fear, the unknowing are so prevalent in this sacred place. I am surprised the
international community does not regard 35 years of oppression as enough for
the Palestinians, not to mention how recently Israel has humiliated the Palestinian
leadership by locking up Yasser Arafat inside Ramallah. Israel needs to end
this occupation.
This was the first year I did not see Arafat at
the Orthodox Christmas service. He usually attends the service with His
Beatitude Michel Sabbah, the Latin Patriarch and thirteen days later the
service with the Greek patriarch. It is very significant that Arafat selects to
attend these services because it indicates the cooperation and unity among
Muslims and Christians in a Palestinian State. If we are to maintain a
Christian presence in the Holy Land it helps when the government validates our
existence although we are falling below 2% of the three million Palestinian
population. However, we need the Israelis to stop their campaign of ethnic
cleansing. Deprive people long enough of their human rights and naturally they
will be forced to immigrate to any other country to allow for a pure Jewish
state. Sharon killed the idea of co-existence and sharing the land by his
constant bombings and shootings.
As I entered Bethlehem, the magic of the 2000 millennium
celebrations was missing from the air because it looked like a ghost town
compared to the crowds, the music, the lights and the movement two years ago.
Maybe some of you know that “Bethlehem” means “house of bread” indicating the
large wheat fields that were in the area in the time of Christ. It is also
symbolic that our Savior, the “Bread of Life” selected this city as His
birthplace. And probably you already know that the Israelis wrecked and trashed
this holy city during the October Israeli military invasion killing over twenty
innocent people. The residents of Bethlehem were terrorized and under virtual
house arrest for over ten days. Please make your government officials aware of
their blind support to Israel because all the American money and weapons are
not being used for security. They are being used for “military occupation”
which is terrorism of the! worst type.
As I entered the Church of Nativity, originally
built in 324 by St. Helen and remodeled by the Emperor Justinian in the mid-6th
century, I felt it was not a regular Christmas. Usually, the long lines and the
pushing and shoving go all the way to Manger Square and people sometimes forget
they are at a holy site when they give each other dirty looks to enter first.
This year the church was empty although the Greeks, Syrians, Coptic and
Ethiopians were praying at the same time. Three different liturgies take place
simultaneously but my favorite liturgy is the one down stairs of the main
Church building in the Cave of the Nativity of our Savior. It is usually held
in Greek, Arabic and Russian. This is the very spot that gives glory to
Christ’s birth marked by a marble slab around a large silver star and ringed by
numerous oil lamps. The Silver Star with the words engraved in Latin, “Here
Jesus Christ was born to the Virgin Mary,” was printed by the Latins in 1717.
Also down in this small area in the cave is a designated spot for the “Place of
the Manger” which is actually an altar.
It was a blessing to light candles in this very
special spot and it was worth the bitter cold and freezing weather to reach
this holy site. I felt deep in my heart the words the Pope said during his
historic visit to Bethlehem (2000 millennium celebrations) that in the hearts
of Christians it is Christmas everyday. It is with this spirit and truth in
knowing Christ is born for our salvation that we should live. It is this truth
that allows us to see God in each and every human being. It is this truth that
allows us to do good works on earth that give Glory to God. May all of you feel
the Christmas spirit revealed in this small cave in Bethlehem during this white
Christmas in the Holy Land. Christ is Born!
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2002
Jerusalem, January 20-27
Theme : « For
with you is the fountain of Life »
(Psalm
36:9)
There is great hope that this new millennium of the Christian era may
soon bring about reconciliation among those who believe in Christ, in spite of
the hindrance of many historical, theological, cultural, and psychological
obstacles. However, it seems that we have not yet discovered the means for
breaking down the barriers that still divide us and impede a unified proclamation
of the gospel to the world.
The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2002, “With you is
the fountain of life” (Ps 36:9), suggests that to unlock this secret we need to
find the way to the place where the fountain of life is. The symbol of the
fountain reminds us of the necessity to return to the origin, to the principle,
to the roots, to the essential. To walk together, Christians need to be
grounded in the Word of God, the revelation of God’s face in Jesus Christ, the
renewing force of God’s Spirit, the discovery of the love of God, Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. Faith, prayer and common action can make water spring even
from the desert rock of bitterness and cleanse the sin of division in
Christendom. The scandal of divided Christians urges us to recognize what we
share in common in the one baptism and to bear witness visibly to this in
the world.
Our prayer for unity will
also be a prayer for peace in our country and in the world.
programme
Sunday, Jan. 20 Anglican
Cathedral of St George 5.00
p.m.
Nablus Road, 20
Monday, Jan. 21 Latin
Patriarchate Church 5.00
p.m.
Old City, from Jaffa Gate
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer 5.00
p.m.
Old City, near Holy Sepulchre
Wednesday, Jan. 23 Armenian
Cathedral of St James 5.00
p.m.
Old City, Armenian Quarter
Thursday, Jan. 24 Upper
Room, Cenacle, Mount Zion 4.00
p.m.
Closing prayer in the Chapel of the Holy
Spirit
Friday, Jan. 25 St
Anthony’s Church, Coptic Orthodox 5.00
p.m.
Old City, near Holy Sepulchre
Saturday, Jan. 26 Ethiopian
Orthodox Church 5.00
p.m.
West Jerusalem, off Prophets’ Street
Sunday, Jan. 27 Greek
Catholic Church of Annunciation 5.00
p.m.
Old City, near Jaffa Gate
N.B. 1)
Saturday 19 January, at 5.00 p.m., there is the possibility
to attend the Office of Apodeipnon
(Compline) celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church on Calvary, Holy
Sepulchre.
2) Sunday 20 January, at 2.30 p.m., Fr. Frans Bouwen, w.f., will give
a lecture on “L’actualité œcuménique en
2001” (in French), at the Monastery of the Emmanuel (Bethlehem,
tel. 2744380).
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2002
Dr Harry
Hagopian, KSL-KOG
5
January 2002
For
with you is the fountain of Life (Psalm 36:9)
Last week, before we had even stepped into the New Year, I
received my annual flyer from Father Frans Bouwen indicating the theme and
schedule for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Jerusalem in 2002. And
my mind was momentarily teleported to those previous years when I was still
living in Jerusalem and used to attend those prayers in the different churches!
The opening day at the Anglican Church was always an inspirational way to begin
the week. The choir singing at the Armenian Church was a divine experience in
itself, and the colourful traditions of the Ethiopian Church were a constant
source of renewal. Of course, one would never miss out on the Latin and
Lutheran let alone Syrian and Coptic Orthodox Churches where reformation and
tradition came together in a week of elegant hope. And talking about those
distinctions between the four families of churches, I always remember with
amusement a repartee by the late Catholicos Karekin I at an ecumenical event of
the World Council of Churches when a Swiss journalist challenged him that the
Armenian [Orthodox] Church was far too ancient for modern times! With the
customary twinkle in his eyes, he quipped that the Armenian Church is indeed an
ancient church, but it is not an archaic one!
In my opinion, that is what this annual week of prayers is all
about! It is not about 'transforming' all the churches so that they become uniformly
monochromatic! How lacklustre and how uninspiring that would be! Rather, it is
about ordained and lay persons from different statements of belief coming
together to celebrate as brothers and sisters the diversity of their ecclesial
traditions - without forgetting the ultimate goal of re-assembling the Body of
Christ into the oneness that befits our Lord and Redeemer. True, there are a
host of historical, theological, cultural and psychological obstacles
obstructing this coming together and impeding a unified proclamation of the
gospel to the world. Nonetheless, it is only fair to add that some modest but
meaningful strides have already been taken in this direction. There is a sense
of reconciliation within the Christian world that is hard to underrate - or
dismiss altogether!
But let me kick off with the preface to the flyer! "The theme
for the Week of prayer for Christian Unity 2002, 'With you is the fountain of
life' (Ps 36:9), suggests that to unlock this secret we need to find the way to
the place where the fountain of life is. The symbol of the fountain reminds us
of the necessity to return to the origin, to the principle, to the roots, to
the essential. To walk together, Christians need to be grounded in the Word of
God, the revelation of God's face in Jesus Christ, the renewing force of God's
Spirit, the discovery of the love of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Faith,
prayer and common action can make water spring even from the desert rock of
bitterness and cleanse the sin of division in Christendom. The scandal of a
divided Christianity urges us to recognise what we share in common in the one
baptism and to bear witness visibly to this in the world."
So, where are we on this road toward an ecumenical recovery that
faces up to those challenges?
During my five years in Jerusalem, a precious time of learning as
much as of giving, I realised on the whole that there is a genuine willingness
to come together by most indigenous Christians of the Holy Land. Most of them
are quite aware of their dissimilar confessional backgrounds, but they are even
more acutely aware of their similar faith-centred background. Theirs is
Christianity at a popular level that is yearning - and learning - to liberate
itself from the shackles of history, theology, culture and psychology in order
to reclaim the essence of the faith at a time of trials and tribulations.
And the Church leadership is also beginning to follow - though
perhaps not lead - this ecumenical trend. Indeed, I believe that this coming
together of the Churches is happening - slowly but surely. One only has to look
at the proactive involvement of the Churches - clergy and laity, leadership and
grassroots - in the recent 'March for Justice & Peace' from Bethlehem to
Jerusalem to deduce that a conscious sense of urgency has been injected into
the daily lives of Christians across the whole country. And let us also not
overlook the Jubilee Year 2000 as a paramount illustration of how the Churches
can actively share together the belief that 'Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and forever' (Heb 13:8).
However, I also do not wish to be carried away with my own
enthusiasm! I still maintain that
a number of Churches - and leaders - are not yet ready to assume fully their
ecumenical and grassroots responsibilities. There is still too much turf
staking that goes on within many denominations. The Church as an institution -
as the body of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - has to learn to reconstruct
itself more cohesively and with more integrity, courage and vision. It also has
to learn how to commune more closely with its assembly of believers - that vast
church outside the walls!
I remember the stirring words of the theologian Joan Emri in her
1998 book where she avers that, “self-interest, self-involvement,
self-indulgence, self-love, self-importance and self-image are too many
'selves' for the Church Universal to carry with it all at once.” Indeed, those
self-imposed 'selves' weaken immeasurably the prophetic message of the Church
worldwide and diminish its Christian ministry of love, reconciliation and
forgiveness - ineffable virtues that Christians celebrate at least twice during
the Christmas and Easter seasons.
And hand-in-hand with this re-doubling of effort at the
institutional and populist levels, there is also the need to re-adjust slightly
the intra-Christian dialogue between the various Church families or traditions.
When discussing matters of dogma at those rarefied fora, it is helpful for the
Churches to recall that dogma alone - which is not as prevalent within Judaism
or Islam as it is within Christianity - cannot always deliver all the answers.
What is helpful in equal measure is a love for the other that transcends
dogmatic differences. By implication, what is therefore required is a fellowship
not unlike that of the Early Church that is more basic - and therefore more
grounded - than theosophical quibbles in order to guide the relentless dialogue
over dogma itself. This is what I believe the lay communities of the Holy Land
- knowingly or unknowingly, erringly or unerringly - are striving to achieve,
and this is what the Church leadership should seek out too!
But the flyer from
Father Frans Bouwen also indicated, "Our prayer for unity will also be a
prayer for peace in our country and in the world." How true and how timely
is the need to pray for peace in the Holy Land during this week! Indeed, this three-dimensional
Jerusalem - where Judaism, Christianity and Islam intersect in their living and
not-so-living earthly shrines - also has a sombre and dark side to it. This
side has become frighteningly tangible over the past fifteen months, where
violence has claimed so many lives, where animosity between peoples has become
densely palpable and where raw fear and wrathful vengeance have traumatised
many of its inhabitants. The Holy Land has regrettably become a beehive of
rancorous and bitter memories, psyches and attitudes. Its symptoms manifest
themselves in the political, religious, social or economic dimensions. This is
a land at war for peace, a land where weakness is certainly not deemed as
strength.
In the final analysis, though, it is the men and women of the Holy
Land who will render Jerusalem what it is meant to be - or not to be! This city
is the mirror of many faiths, the receptacle of many histories and the seat of
many emotions. It is not an easy city to cope with, and the pain of its
inhabitants gasps for peace with justice and security for all.
Al-Quds? Yerushalaim? Jerusalem? Irrespective, no wonder Jesus wept over it (Lk 19: 41-44)!
With all lowliness and gentleness, with long suffering, bearing
with one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace. (Eph 4:2-3)
© harry-bvH @ 5 January 2002
NO, NO and
NO to Switzerland's adhesion to the UN
Sami Aldeeb,
Dr. Jur.
The
Swiss people will be called to vote for or against Switzerland's adhesion to
the UN. As a Swiss citizen, Christian of Palestinian origin, I will
oppose the adhesion. My position is NO, NO and NO, and that for three reasons:
1) The United Nations is composed of two organs:
- The General Assembly: It is comprised of all the world's states on equal
status, but its competence is limited to useless babbling.
- The Security Council: It is composed of ten non-permanent members who serve
as decoration and five permanent members who decide everything: The US (which
does not pay its UN dues), France, the U.K., Russia and China. These five
members are the world's principal exporters of weapons. It is clear that their
decisions are taken not to ensure the peace, but to ensure their own interests.
2) As a consequence of the non-democratic nature of the United Nations, this
organization has been led to adopt decisions contrary to its initial
purposes. Limiting myself to the region from which I come, the UN is
responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths and ten times more wounded. To
that should be added 385 destroyed Palestinian villages and the creation of 61
concentration camps where hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees are
heaped like cattle since half a century. The UN has its hands soaked up to its
elbows in children's blood. It is guilty, directly or indirectly, of numerous
war crimes and crimes against humanity. To join the UN means to become
accomplice in the crimes committed by this organization. The Swiss who wish to
participate in peace efforts have thousands and one means to manifest their
solidarity with their human brothers and sisters without necessarily becoming
accomplices in UN crimes.
3) Sooner or later, the UN will close shop because of its moral and
financial bankruptcy. Accordingly, intelligent people avoid boarding a
train on the way to the depot. To join the UN would force Switzerland to participate
in paying for the economic collapse of the UN. It would cost far more than the
collapse of Swissair. The Swiss people could become the milking cow of the UN.
Too much is too much.
Sami Aldeeb, Dr. Jur.
Christian of Palestinian origin "Sami Aldeeb" <Aldeeb@gmx.fr>
homepage: http://go.to/samipage
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