תעשו טובה למדינה ותטקבקו.

דווקא עכשיו, כשישראל במלחמה, זה הזמן של הבלוגרים ושל השמאל לפעול, להראות איפה היתרון שלנו ולהסביר את עצמנו לעולם. צריך לצאת ולהסביר לא רק את המצב, אלא גם את דעתנו עליו, צריך לקרוא מה אנשים אחרים חושבים. דווקא עכשיו צריך להתחיל להגיב באתרים כדי לצור אחווה כלשהי, להגיע להסכמה שהרג אזרחים הוא רע, ויחד עם זאת שאין לשבח טרור משום צד.

את התגובה הבאה כתבתי אצל מחמוד, שאני נהנה לקרוא כבר כמה שבועות מאז שהכרתי אותו דרך Webster שהפנה אותי לתות. אני אשמח אם כל אחד שחושב שיכול לסייע יכנס לבלוג אחד ויגיב, דבריו חשובים ליחסי הציבור הישראלים, במיוחד כדי למנוע תגובות מתלהמות.

בשלב כזה, בתחילתה של מלחמה, כל אחד מאיתנו מהווה חלק ממשרד יחסי הציבור של מדינת ישראל. אנחנו מסבירים את עמדתנו האישית, את הביקורת שלנו, אבל לא חוסכים גם ביקורת מאחרים. בבקשה מכם, תעשו טובה למדינה.

Please read without prejudice, Thanks.

As an Israeli, i do agree that my nation is morally corrupt. We've been corrupt since we've held two nations under military occupation for the last 40 years. the Palestinian and the Israeli nations have both been under occupation. I Served in the Israeli army, just to strengthen my beliefs that the use of force is wrong.

However, Terrorist bombing – as terrorism – Violence against citizens (and not soldiers) is wrong. no matter what – whether it is the suicide bombers who exploded 100 ft from my house, the ones who murdered my good friend's grandparents, the ones who kidnapped an 18 year old pupil two weeks ago and killed him cold blooded – And the ones who bomb houses with no discretion; the ones who kill without a trial and only encourage violence on both sides.

I Do believe that violence encourages violence, and that the Bullhide had no excuse to wage war on behalf of the Lebanese people against Israel. the kidnapping of the two soldiers was unjust and unacceptable.

However, I still remember, as an Israeli, that the unjust war waged on Lebanon took many lives on our side and i still remember my last night at the army, sitting in a barren settlement in the midst of the west bank and hearing on the radio about leaving Lebanon.

I do not encourage violence on my side, and i do hope that people will do realise that coexistence is possible. I have had several business enterprises with Jordan, but in none was i the "strong" and they were "weak", we were partners – mutual friends which did business.

Please bare in mind that the internet enables us to communicate and do decrease hate, and that when people know people then there are better ways to solve disputes.

I do not think that the Bullhide has any reason to do what they did after Israel withdrew from Lebanon six years ago.

I know that the Israeli operation in the gaza strip is not only because of Gilad Shalit (the solider kidnapped) but because of the will to revoke the Hamas from government. I do criticise my government, and i do it often – but i do want my peers from Palestine to criticise their government as well.

And i do think that whilst some may think that Israel is the illegitimate son of the middle east, we are here to stay, and we are here to live together with mutual benefits.