** This thread discusses the content article: Peaceful negatiotions: Israel & Hezbollah **

This area of the world is not unlike many hot spots of conflict. Two separate perspectives from two separate histories. Much more in common than anyone wants to admit. Both still playing the, I must be the winner-you must be the looser game, which will resolve nothing. If this or any conflict is to be settled, it will have to be from a perspective on both sides, that each has a right to their own beliefs, culture and existence, first. Then as equals move on to, how can we resolve this situation that doesn't work for either. How can it be resolved in the fastest, easiest and most equatable way possible, for all affected. What must each do, to contribute to the continued resolution of the situation. Then commit to do it, with all of the actions, time, energy and resources necessary, to accomplish the task at hand.

Sensible and just. The present situation is an example of the historic pattern of oppression; which is driven by fear of non-survival, a fundamental fear in all sentient beings. In humans this fear drives one or one group to dominate others in order to gain and benefit from the resources and riches. Many illogical unjust and irrational aspects of cultural and social beliefs flow from this, e.g. who is better than whom, who deserves more, who has value and who doesn't, who is right and who is wrong, etc.

These beliefs are fed into psycho/emotional systems of the young by their mentors, i.e, conditioning, so that as the young grow they continue the destructive (to themselves as well as thier targets) pattern - which perpetuates all the conflict.

What you suggest is totally true, to get there requires a healing of the conditioned bias and fear. I outline one form of healing in my "Healing" section of this site.

Thank you, immeasurably, for your contributions, Jack Donner