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In October 2024 in Israel and Palestine, peace seems to be further away than ever.
In fact, however, it might be closer than ever. The war has shaken off entrenched views.
Current emotions will abate, but new perspectives will remain. We can build on them.
Apparently, things are becoming worse and worse.
But below the surface, important developments are happening:
- On both sides, almost everyone agrees that the system is no longer working.
- On both sides, individuals are open to a system which would actively empower them.
These individuals can become a new movement to represent the true needs of their peoples. We can’t get what we need while ignoring the other side’s needs. But together, we can finally build peace.
- We all want to live and feel safe in this land.
- We accept that the other side lives in this land, too, and isn’t going anywhere.
- We understand that security needs to be mutual.
Israelis are realizing that security can’t be built purely on strength
while ignoring the threat under which Palestinians live.
Palestinians are realizing that security can’t be demanded as a right
while ignoring the threat under which Israelis live.
Both sides can only live in security if they are concerned with the security of the other. Both sides know now that their established institutions have failed to grant that security. On both sides, citizens have become aware they must start this process by themselves.
New institutions are not built overnight. They are built by a process of constantly engaging members of a movement on both sides, to make sure that everyone is represented in every decision and we are all part of a wide network of trustworthy and knowledgeable actors to jointly develop policies.
In this movement, you will be involved in shaping all policies that are relevant to you. You will meet others who will offer their help, you will be able to offer others help in areas you are experienced in, and connections will grow in understanding and in shaping the country together, including across divides that seem so irreconcilable today.
In creating new policies, we learn and develop new institutions together, and thus build peace. We can quickly and completely change the rules of the game.
This movement starts now. It needs your help. It needs everything a new organization needs, from people spreading the word to programmers and fundraisers. It needs actors who are willing to devise policies, to explain how their knowledge and experience guides them in ranking potential options, and to provide arguments why they do so. Most of all, it needs voters who are able to understand the vision and willing to open a completely new chapter in history. Will you be one of them?
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