Please won’t you be my neighbor?

When I came toward the end of the article “Getting a win-win for Israelis and Palestinians” (March 15) by Robert Wexler, I began to hear heavenly harp music and the sweet voices of angels.

Wexler writes, “MEPPA [the Middle East Patnership for Peace plan] offers the ideal way to capture the new regional spirit to elevate aspirations for a just, sustainable and lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.” He goes on to describe how MEPPA will bring about harmonious economic developments, the cultivation of trust between the two sides and with the Europeans, and finally how everyone will live happily ever after. I thought the Messiah had come and the new world order had begun. Any wonder I heard heavenly music?

Wexler needs to come down from the clouds. The Palestinians have one goal only – to kill the Jews, get rid of every last one of us here and establish an Arab Muslim state in all of what is left of the Palestine area, i.e. Israel – sans Jews. They have no intention of making peace with Israel, as that would then close the tap that pours euros, dollars and Arab money into their pockets. They would no longer have refugee status. They would have to become politically serious, considerate and bear the burden of building a nation that cares for its people. They would have to stop rewarding killers of Jews. They would have to alter their textbooks and stop demonizing the Jewish people. They would have to accept that Jews can rule over Muslims.

Look as far beyond the horizon as you can and you will not find any of the above anywhere. EDMUND JONAH

Rishon Lezion