by Fr. Labib Kobti, San
Francisco
(As Condelezza Rice goes
to the Middle East, I wrote
this reflection)
We welcome with great
love and big hugs Conde to
the Middle East If in her
"New Middle East vision" she
comes and says:
SORRY to Israel: (and
Sorry to the Arabs)
Sorry, the US
administrations had used you
for many years.
Sorry, for giving you
weapons but weapons did not
save your children.
Sorry, for giving you
money but money did not make
you happy.
Sorry, for vetoing UN
Resolution because VETO did
not give you peace.
Sorry, for supporting you
in the Media, but we lied to
ourselves and to the world.
Many Israeli and the
Palestinians had died and
still die.
Many people of the Middle
East died and still die
in Lebanon, Iraq...
Sorry for abusing you.
I have said that the
Administration
(Administrations)
Had committed thousands
of mistakes in the past.
I believe that one of the
many is:
We killed your children
for over 60 years.
We silenced the whole
world and kept killing you.
We still make mistakes...
We did not support what
is just and fair for you and
others.
We did not work for what
is right and good for you.
We did not think of your
future,
But we thought of our
political US interests only.
We thought that we loved
you,
That we were protecting
you,
That we were building
your future,
And the future of the
Middle East "A new one".
BUT We did not give
peace, prosperity and life,
To you or to the whole
"Old Middle East"
Sorry:
Because we could have
saved you from death.
We could have let your
children smile instead of
cry.
Because we see you
suffering and all what we
did,
Continued to give you
weapons, money and veto the
UN Resolutions.
Sorry, because we could
have listened to our
conscience,
And to the conscience of
the International Community.
But we did not.
Things became worse for
you.
Things became worse for
the whole region.
Things did not work for
you and for the region.
Radicalism, terrorism was
what our mistakes have
created.
Sorry, we killed you.
Now I come to correct all
this.
We were one of
the reasons of your
holocaust in the Middle
East.
We want to correct that.
We need to work together
to give the Palestinians
The right to live in
peace,
To have their own
country, independent and
free, as you have your own.
To have their Territories
that you occupied back to
them.
To have their own capital
and their own life as any
other people in the world.
To give them the right of
return as we gave it to you.
Then we are sure that
your suffering, this time
will stop.
Then we are sure that
nobody will try to kill you
any more.
Then we are sure that
terrorism will stop.
Then we are sure that we
did the right thing for you.
And the right thing for
the Palestinians.
And to the Lebanese, we
stopped also yours and their
agony.
And we stop the hate
against us, and against you.
As we will do,
In pure and rightful
conscience,
As rightful and
considered broker for all.
And not for one side,
Not for our interest,
But for you and for your
future in the region.
Then you will live in
peace.
At last in peace and for
ever in peace.
The Arab world had
committed itself to this.
They committed to have
peace with you for ever.
We did not listen to them
and we continued to kill
you.
And kill them.
Forgive the US.
I come now for good, for
a "New Middle East".
We want a "New Middle
East",
Yes, where Israelis and
Arabs,
Jews, Christians and
Muslims will love each
other.
Your children will play
with theirs, marry with
theirs,
Do business with theirs.
and live in peace with
theirs.
Can you, please, forgive
us our arrogance for many
years.
Can you please,forgive
our blindness for many
years.
Can you please, forget
that we are the reason of
your holocaust.
That we are the one of
the reasons of the Palocaust
(Palestinian Holocaust)
One of the reason of the
Libanocaust, the Iraqicaust.
We looked for our own
interests and forgot that,
The others have also
their own life and dignity.
We forgot that love means
you forget yourself,
That you do all your best
for the live,
Happiness, prosperity and
future of the One,
That you love.
A "New Middle East" will
be born",
Nowadays, we need to show
our love
To all people in the
region.
Forgive us, please.
And God bless America