Thank you so much for your efforts to date. My previous emails/links to the contact list in the petition solely involved the 2 state solution. Much has happened since and I wonder if the approach named above is appropriate. It conveys urgency, forgiveness and love and brotherhood/sisterhood over vengeance. Ghandi said "an eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind." People die but ideologies often survive. What if Hamas changed its ideology? What if Israel treated Palestinians much better? That is the basis for the email I just sent to the contact list as follows:
How about mediating a total end to the Israel Palestine dispute as follows:
Hamas apologizes to Israel for October 7th attacks, releases hostages, renounces violence, and agrees to a permanent ceasefire and Israel’s right to peacefully exist alongside a Palestinian state.
Israel apologizes to Palestine for the attacks on Gaza, the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, its mistreatment of Palestinians and agrees to end the blockade of Gaza and a permanent ceasefire and to a 2 state solution within a year, arbitrated by the UN if necessary. The starting point is the Oslo accords.
The Palestinian Authority, as representative of the Palestinian people agrees to work with Israel on a 2 state solution within a year, arbitrated by the UN if necessary.
The United Nations sends a peacekeeping mission into Gaza and possibly the West Bank and agrees to mediate and if necessary arbitrate a 2 state solution within a year.
The Arab nations, the US, the EU, and China agree to a multi-billion $ fund to rebuild Gaza and to provide huge monetary incentives to resolve any obstacles in the 2 state solution.
Blessings to you and your family
Gary Goetz