
All her life, Bambi dreamed for peace in her birth country, in the Middle East with justice for the Palestinian people. Today, at age 53, her dream is still the same: healing, love, justice and peace for both Israel and Palestine. May this peace extend to her birth country, the region, and the entire world.
Bearing the above in mind, will the recognition of Palestine by Canada today be more than a symbol? Is it too little, too late now? Or will this recognition serve to reward terror instead of fostering peace? Bambi is neither a political expert nor a military one. She just knows that there are still hostages being held captive and Hamas is still threatening to harm them (https://tinyurl.com/um7bfrmt). She also knows that Israel is still conducting a harsh war in Gaza. Some call it genocide. Others think it would be suicidal to stop. Yet others, like the Hezbollah leaders, talk about a concept of greater Israel. Yet others criticize Israel for its military acts in Lebanon and in other countries, including Qatar. Tragically today, five people died in a drone attack on a Lebanese village in the south, including three young American-Lebanese siblings. Bambi cannot even dare to imagine one drop of the shock and sorrow of their parents (https://tinyurl.com/y83kbk95).
So what does the statement of Mr. Carney really mean? And what would be its implications domestically? And what about Canada’s negotiations with the USA on the economic front? Why this sudden recognition now on a Sunday? Was this a negotiated decision among Ottawa lawmakers or was it a unilateral decision (only arranged with the UK and Australia)? Why now and why not much earlier, like Haiti and many South American countries in 2011, including Brazil (https://tinyurl.com/mr3x46zx).
Who knows what will happen next? Chances are nothing will change to the daily suffering of the people of the doomed Middle East. Until time will tell what might happen or not in the longer term, Bambi will end this post with a song dedicated to the Palestinian people (minus Hamas!). If she may, she also wants to dedicate this song to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Qatar, Yemen, Egypt, Iran, etc. Yes, all the innocent folks of all these nations. Everyone deserves peace.
