By
John Gold
Like an obscene, or morally corrupt uncle we tolerate Israel as family. Yet knowing there's something not right about it.
Sometimes a stand for justice needs to ring out or it inevitably comes back to bite us on the backside!
Once Jewish people accept 'the dirty war' - in order to win a war, a nation, and ideal becomes tarnished and our very souls are lost in the process.
"Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good"
Look at Northern Ireland to see where winning at all costs damages communities and countries, and tit for tat killing can potentially outlast many generations of people.
Antisemitism will rise with Israel's policies and actions, and rather than defend it, justice needs to prevail and arrogance needs to be buried.
Jewish people need to condemn the stealing of numerous peoples' passports of four different European countries, and doing a deed in a peaceful Arab country, in order to achieve its aims. That shows disrespect for approximately 200 million people, and numerous governments, it also needs to accept that assassination is internationally illegal also.
If Israel continues showing no regard for other countries (pretending they know nothing about the actions, and in so doing mocking other people's intelligence), and the diaspora do not speak out but support it and show they have no respect or loyalty for the peoples in which they live with and the countries in which they live their lives, Israel and immigrant Jews, will no doubt yet again be the authors of their own downfall.
As we have seen throughout history the tide can turn very quickly, and people once regarded as friends and allies can become exasperated.
Truthfulness and apologies in within relationships, and integrity and impartiality in our actions go a long way creating in healthy environments.