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.
I HAVE NO MORE EXPERTISE THAN BAMBI ON THESE ISSUES …. JUST
THE INFO GATHERED FROM TRYING TO ABSORB 75 + YEARS OF HISTORY
GATHERED FROM B & W NEWSREELS FROM SATURDAY MATINEE’S MOVIE
TRIPS , RADIO , MAGS , NEWPRINT , TV , ETC . ……. I HAVE SEEN MANY ATTEMPTS
TO SETTLE IT ALWAYS TO FAIL …… THE WORST OF WHICH WAS LIKELY THE CAMP
DAVID SUMMIT 25 YEARS AGO , WHEN , AFTER ISRAELI AGREEMENT (NOT THEIR 1st TIME
TO DO SO ) PALISTINE’S YASSAR ARAFAT RENEGED , INFURIATING PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON .
ONLY IN HINDSIGHT CAN WE EVER KNOW WHO DOES , OR DOES NOT , LIVE UP
TO ANY TREATY . BUT …… WE CAN EASILY SEE ….. WHEN A TREATY IS REJECTED AFTER
THE FUNDAMENTALS HAVE BEEN AGREED TO .
YOU CAN ONLY SUCCEED IF YOU TRY . IF YOU TEACH CHILDREN ONLY HATE …
HOW CAN THEY EVER KNOW PEACE , OR LOVE ?
BAMBI HAS A TENDER SOUL ……. I CAN ONLY WISH FOR HER , THAT SOME EVENTS
HAPPEN ( WE SEEM TO BE IN AN ” EVENT AVALANCHE ERA ) TO ALTER THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF THOSE WHO POSSESS THE POWER TO AFFECT A SOLUTION .
AS FOR CARNEY …….. MY APPRAISAL OF HIS JUDGEMENT IS THAT HE HAS IS
A FAUCCI – LIKE PERSONALITY ….. HIS MOVES ARE MEANT TO BENEFIT HIS SELFISH GOALS ,
HE HAS THE SOUL OF A SNAKE WITH WARMTH FOR HIS FELLOW MAN TO MATCH . HIS
ONLY INTERESTS ARE POWER & MONEY ….. HE CARES NOTHING ABOUT CANADA OR ITS
CITIZENS ( THINK TRUDEAU ) . WHO KNOWS REASONS FOR RECOGNITION OF PALISTINE …..
BUT I AM SURE HE HAS MOTIVE ….. THERE IS A GAIN IN MONEY OR POWER …. TIME
MAY TELL .
Bambi thanks you Russ for your insights.