Thursday, May 15, 2008

60 years of war


When the short clip, narrated by Orlando Bloom opened, a piercing sound ended in an explosion that finished by looking very much like pictures i have taken of the sunset. The same red glow caught my attention. How could such beauty and such horror resemble each other?

The clip went on to describe an Israeli and a Palestinian that were climbing Mt. Everest for Peace. They wanted to demonstrate that people at odds with each other could learn to cooperate and even depend upon each other to reach a common goal.

Endorsements for the climb poured in and a movie was made that chronicle's their achievement. That movie is called Everest: A Climb for Peace. At this website I was directed to the clip at the bottom of this post and i'm not talking about the short of the climb. i'm talking about a film that is a link to the World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace.

At this site i learned that Rabbis and Imams had come together at a World Congress to press for peace starting in 2005. This year their motto is Year of Reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians and they have a petition that can be signed by anyone in the world.

This month, the month of May, we are looking at 60 years of war between the Palestinians and Israelis even though the vast majority of Palestinians and Israelis want Peace.

Go sign the petition to end the conflict and watch this short clip.
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