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Date: 11 April 2006 19:17:46
Fw is still suffering. At one point she was heard to cough and splutter. Actually it was on several occasions.
I've just finished reading Six Days by Jeremy Bowen, the BBC reporter. It tells of the build-up to the war and how governments manipulated events to their own ends and how the results of the war are still being felt right up to the present day.
I must say that it is a very fair and honest account of the events and subsequent problems. The Israeli military and government do not come over very well. Being very pro-Israeli for many years I have gradually come round to accepting that the time has come for them to start serious moves towards peace.
I can understand how Israeli feel threatened when they are surrounded by governments who would like to see ever Jew pushed back into the sea, or worse. Yet, unless they begin to make positive moves to finding a lasting peace, they will find that their fears become reality.
We also have a responsibility as Christians to find a way to mediate and show how peace could be found and made to endure. It won't be easy but needs to be done.
I'd recommend this to everyone to understand what helped make the Middle East what it is today.