“Peace is harder to make than war." - YJ Draiman

“Peace is harder to make than war." 

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“Peace is harder to make than war."

If you know how to make peace in your home, with your families (your aunts, your uncles, even distant cousins), and with all of the Jewish people, you will know how to do it with your Arab neighbor. Once we learn peace with each other as Jews we can and will teach it to the rest of the world.

BRAINSTORMING QUESTIONS TO PONDER
Question 1: Which peace is more important, inner peace, peace in the home, or peace with enemies?
Question 2: Which kind of war is worse: between enemies or between friends and family?

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

 

In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons.

 

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions by many people in many countries. It is an attitude, a way of life, a way of solving problems and resolving conflicts. It cannot be forced on the smallest nation or enforced by the largest. It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.

The definition of peace—tranquility and quiet. I think we take our peace for granted. It is a simple luxury we enjoy for reading, writing, meeting people, discussing ideas and even developing our strategies for helping the poor. Imagine how difficult our work would be in an environment without tranquility and quiet? And then imagine trying to build a future for your family and country without peace. This explains why peace is a foundation of development.

 

Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence, confidence, and justice.

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

 

"We must learn to live together as brothers, or we are going to perish together as fools."

"The peace we seek in the world cannot appear until its flame is first lit in our hearts. It is a divine force that whispers gently but insistently, coaxing us ever deeper into the dark recesses of our souls, shedding its healing light and liberating us from our fears. It is a wondrous journey of personal liberation that, for some continues to this day."

 

"Hatred and conflict are often rooted in differences between people of different races and religions. We all need to respect people of different races as well as people of different faiths and religions. We need to unite by recognizing our common desire and need for a harmonious society -- a society in which we and our children and families and friends and communities can all live our lives in peace and harmony. Regardless of our race or religion, we all want and need such social harmony."

"Without respect for people of different races or ethnicities or religions, how can we have a peaceful and harmonious society or world? And without a harmonious society, how can there be the necessary economic development and atmosphere conducive to spiritual happiness and self-realization?"

But now it is time for all of us to show civil courage, in order to pro­claim to our peoples and to others: no more war, no more bloodshed, no more bereavement - peace unto you; shalom, salaam, forever." And then, husky with emotion, "This is the proper place, and the appropriate time, to bring back to memory the song and the prayer of thanksgiving I learned as a child in the home of my father and mother, that doesn't exist anymore because they were among the six million people - men, women and children - who sanctified the Lord's name with their sacred blood which reddened the rivers of Europe from the Rhine to the Dan­ube, from the Bug to the Volga, because -only because -they were born Jews; and because they didn't have a country of their own, nor a valiant Jewish army to defend them; and because nobody - nobody - came to their rescue, although they cried out 'Save us! Save us!' deprofundis, from the depths of the pit and agony: that is the Song of Degrees written two millennia and five hundred years ago when our forefathers returned from their first exile to Jerusalem, to Zion."

 

"Peace is the beauty of life," sentimentalized. "It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togeth­erness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth."

 

"How is it that half a billion hostile Arabs have managed to successfully portray themselves as the victims of five million Israeli Jews? . . . . . How did more than a dozen Arab tyrannies successfully portray Israel, the region's lone democracy, as the bad guys in the Middle East? . . . . What Israel has failed at utterly is framing the conflict with the Palestinians in moral terms. This is not a dispute over land. Rather it is a conflict between good and evil . . . . . . . Whatever grievances the Palestinians claim to have against Israel, choosing to settle them by maiming and murdering innocent men, women and children is a crime against God and a sin against humanity. The Jews were put into ghettos and turned into piles of ashes by the Nazis. But they never retaliated by machine-gunning German schoolgirls. . . . . "

Peace and coexistence between Israel and its Arab neighbors would be a dream come true! - YJ Draiman

Peace and coexistence between Israel and its Arab neighbors would be a dream come true!

I do not think that anyone could comprehend what a true peace and coexistence would bring to Israel and the Middle East.

As long as the Arab-Palestinians incite the masses to terrorize and commit violence against Israel and each other, peace and coexistence will stay a dream.

The Arab Palestinians must start by educating their children and the masses that violence begets violence and that the only way to improve their lives is to pursue peace and coexistence.

Stop celebrating and rewarding terrorists and those who commit violence and destruction. If the Arab-Palestinians truly want peace they must practice it. The leaders the Imams and anyone who has influence on the masses.

Both sides will have to be careful not to let the extremists jeopardize this approach and direction. There will always be someone who will try to sabotage any conciliatory coexistence. Both sides will have to set up a joint working group to address safety and security. Plan and implement the economic future of all the people. It is not going to be easy after a century of hostilities, but if there is a will there is a way and it can be done.

Both sides must learn to respect each other. It will help greatly in bridging the differences and bringing about the tranquility that is so greatly desired.

It must start by taking small steps and confidence building between the Israelis and the Arab-Palestinians.  As the confidence building steps are accomplished, the flow of cooperation will increase, the animosity will decrease and the friendship and cooperation will increase. These will bring an economic prosperity and  monumental surge in the standard of living.

Funds and resources that were used for advancing the conflict will be diverted to the economy and the advancement in the quality of life for all the inhabitants in the region.

A true peace will bring a tremendous economic prosperity to the region, which all the people in the region will benefit from.

YJ Draiman

It takes more guts (courage) to make peace than to make war - YJ Draiman

It takes more guts (courage) to make peace than to make war

Making peace is harder than making war.

Can humanity overcome the urge to make war and pursue peace
Tolerance and peace is a two way street.
If you want peace and economic prosperity, both sides, show your resolve by taking bold actions, showing your determination to the benefit of all the people. You can accomplish more with honey than with vinegar.

We must pursue peace with passionate determination and vigor but we must have all parties desire for true peace.

A true and lasting peace in Israel and the Middle East will establish an economic prosperity of which the world has never experienced and all the people in the region will benefit from a true peace. Do not waste your time and money in promoting war and hostility. The people in power must utilize the resources and manpower to the economic advancement of all the people, this will promote tranquility in a region that has known strife for centuries. The leaders have to utilize funding to enhance education and promote innovation.

It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace. We should require each party in this conflict to listen to the voice of their own conscience, not to close themselves in solely on their own interests, but rather to look at each other as brothers and decisively and courageously to follow the path of encounter and negotiation, and so overcome blind conflict.

The “greatest contribution to a sound and continuing peace in the Middle East would result from the development of trade and other economic relationships between Israel and the Arab countries. When nations are making progress and peoples’ opportunities for rising living standards are favorable, it is more likely that they will concern themselves with constructive achievements rather than with hostility and war.”

“Israel has the talent, technology and skills and by now the experience of dealing with the environment and the resources in the Middle-East which are readily transferable. Therefore, it is entirely realistic to expect prompt and major developments in the Arab countries under peaceful and normal relations in that region,” “Israel’s economic growth is reasonably assured under any circumstances but only if she could divert the hundreds of millions of dollars now devoted to defense efforts could she not only speed her own development but also play a positive role in helping the economic expansion of the entire region.”

YJ Draiman