by Dr A. Mesut Erzurumluoğlu | Principal Bioinformatician at Bicycle Therapeutics (formerly at Boehringer Ingelheim, and Univs. of Cambridge, Leicester & Bristol) – blogging since 2006. All views mine unless stated otherwise
That when I grow up,
I would help solve the mysteries of the universe;
Inspire youngsters to become selfless individuals;
Discover that Syrian kid who would cure cancer;
Help that Gazan who would bring peace to the world;
And stand side-by-side with the African to make hunger a thing of the past…
But I’ve lost contact;
And my dreams, side-tracked…
Then my conscience says:
Yes! Seize the day!
But, in another way…
Yes! You only live once!
That’s life!
Doesn’t care about what one wants…
Then again – though some choose to leave a legacy,
Most, like me, will be lost in their vanity…
Peace is the only way forward – for both sides! (source URL: www.israellycool.com)
A few hate-driven Palestinians (or whoever they are) fire rockets to Israel aiming to kill their citizens. Israel has the right to find and punish them (and only them!). However, what Israel does is go out and kill civilians (including many children and women) in return by using weapons of mass destruction. Now tell me what the difference is between Israel (a state) and those few brainless radicals. I really can’t see the difference in the way they act. Surely a state has to act differently than a bunch of terrorists! We must be against anyone, any group and any state who kills civilians! It doesn’t matter who they are or what they claim to represent! Terrorism (and killing civilians) has no religion or ideology!
Graffiti in Bristol, UK – Palestinian people deserve freedom, peace and independence just like Israel
Belfast International Peace Murals
Both sides must take a long hard look at themselves. As long as these atrocities carry on (on both sides) and we keep turning a blind eye, there’ll never be peace in the Middle East; and therefore the World. For peace to ever become sustainable, inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue is a must! People must learn and agree to disagree! I do not want to see one more life ending prematurely due to terrorism (by radical groups or by states) – on both the Palestinian and the Israeli side; or any other side! One life is one too many!
Hate can blind us all, thus we can’t see the good sides of others. The media/NGOs need to put more emphasis on dialogue and universal ethics
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