Law
Of Karma And The Israel Lobby
By Mike Ghouse
09 September, 2007
Countercurrents.org
The Israel lobby started out
with a legitimate need; to protect and defend Israel’s right to
exist.
Power is corruptive, and
the lobby is no exception to that. In their enthusiasm and their ability
to influence the President, Senate and the house, they have gone far
off bringing diminishing returns. For every two steps they take, they
will have to back at least one, and if they still don’t get it,
the law of karma takes over and they may have to back peddle several
steps to catch up with the eternal act of balancing.
The Law of Karma is simply
based on the idea that for every good you do, you gain positive energy
that is nourishing and brings peace to oneself and to what surrounds
him/herself. Where as, for every bad action, you loose your moral ground
as well as your energy. There is a payback and trade off for every thing
that is not just.
What is good? It is the act
where one earns things for him/herself without taking advantage of others.
Such benefits are temporary and deleterious to lasting peace. When applied
to individuals; the relationships between spouses become unhealthy if
one takes advantage of the other. The rulers have proven it as well,
when they become unilateralists, we have seen what happens to them,
and have seen them all. Whether they are fascists, dictators, monarchs
or democratically elected rulers, they see no light at the end.
Organizations are no exception,
the Israel lobby has extended it’s tentacles to its own disadvantages.
The more they fight to suppress the sane voices, the more they will
sink in the quick sand. It is yet to be known whether they schemed in
defaming President Carter on his book, if they are involved in belittling
the Jewish warriors of God documentary or if they attempted in blocking
Passion of the Christ movie. There is a concerted effort out there to
quell any dissent and the Australians have a word for it; Boomerang.
The best thing for the Lobby
or any organization is to pursue the work for a world of co-existence
through inclusiveness and participation. Let them direct their efforts
towards justice and equity to both Israeli and Palestinian humans with
a firm grounding in commonly held values.
The lobby’s policies
are hurting Israel and their reluctance to repair their arrogance of
being the most powerful lobby in the world, will weaken the security
of very people they are claiming to protect.
It is in the interests of
the Majority of Jews, Israelis’ to speak up and let them not be
run over by a few. By their silence, they are allowing the wrong policies
to perpetuate. The Israeli children deserve safety and security as much
as the Palestinian Children, blaming the leaders of each other will
not cut it, the majority has to speak up and debates must be carried
out and above all, the dissenters and those who speak out must be allowed,
as the truth emerges some where in between the extremes.
Are the majority of Israelis
and Jews going to do it? Yes, they will. Why do they need to do it?
Because they are powerful, they can take the lead with “Justice”
as the foundation for any deal, if not it will not sustain in the long
run. Justice is the only thing that will bring peace and security to
any people.
Mike Ghouse is a Speaker, Thinker, Writer and a Moderator.
He is president of the Foundation for Pluralism and is a frequent guest
on talk radio and local television network discussing interfaith, political
and civic issues. He is the founding president of the World Muslim Congress
with a simple theme: "Good for Muslims and good for the world."
His personal Website is www.MikeGhouse.net and his articles can be found
on the Websites mentioned above and in his Blogs: http://MikeGhouseforAmerica.Blogspot.com
and http://MikeGhouse.Sulekha.com
Mike is a Dallasite for nearly three decades and Carrollton is his home
town. For a full bio: http://www.mikeghouse.net/ProfileMikeGhouse.asp
. He can be reached at [email protected]
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