Letter to the Editor: Larry Shapiro
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Letter to the editor,
Hats off to Paul Root Wolpe for establishing a center for peace at Emory. As Wolpe stated, peace is in dire need, particularly in the Middle East.
Wolpe states that if Israel wants to participate, it must grant full equality to its Arab population and justice for the Palestinians. Wolpe does not impose any conditions on the Palestinians like changing their school curriculum that teaches Palestinian children to yearn for a martyr’s death while killing Israelis or dismantling the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund, aka “Pay for Slay” program, that financially rewards Palestinians for attacking Israelis.
Wolpe’s Emory Center for Peace should start at home with the Emory chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine who, if polled, I would predict would unanimously reject peace, wanting instead to work for Israel’s destruction.
If pro-Palestinian students reject peace and this is typical of Palestinian sentiment, there is nothing Israel can do, no concession it can make that will bring peace any closer.
Larry Shapiro, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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