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Arun Gandhi By Kulamarva Balakrishna Vienna,Sunday,January 27,2008:Arun Gandhi is one of the most decent journalists.He is also an author.He needs no regret.If Jews felt hurt, it is their undoing.They have not learned from the experience of the cruel Menachin Begin, the sharer of Nobel Peace Prize or the still Prime Minister in Koma,Ariel Sharon.It is high time, Israelis learned to respect truth.Jews or Arabs, or any other human are all traced to the same source.They all have rights for a sense of common belongingness, love harmony and peace.They should make up not break up.No one, not the least Arun Gandhi, the redactuer of my book =A potrait of Bombay´s Underworld= should be ashamed of pointing out the Jewishsh Road to Hell. original text by arun Jewish Identity Can't Depend on Violence Jewish identity in the past has been locked into the holocaust experience -- a German burden that the Jews have not been able to shed. It is a very good example of a community can overplay a historic experience to the point that it begins to repulse friends. The holocaust was the result of the warped mind of an individual who was able to influence his followers into doing something dreadful. But, it seems to me the Jews today not only want the Germans to feel guilty but the whole world must regret what happened to the Jews. The world did feel sorry for the episode but when an individual or a nation refuses to forgive and move on the regret turns into anger. The Jewish identity in the future appears bleak. Any nation that remains anchored to the past is unable to move ahead and, especially a nation that believes its survival can only be ensured by weapons and bombs. In Tel Aviv in 2004 I had the opportunity to speak to some Members of Parliament and Peace activists all of whom argued that the wall and the military build-up was necessary to protect the nation and the people. In other words, I asked, you believe that you can create a snake pit -- with many deadly snakes in it -- and expect to live in the pit secure and alive? What do you mean? they countered. Well, with your superior weapons and armaments and your attitude towards your neighbors would it not be right to say that you are creating a snake pit? How can anyone live peacefully in such an atmosphere? Would it not be better to befriend those who hate you? Can you not reach out and share your technological advancement with your neighbors and build a relationship? Apparently, in the modern world, so determined to live by the bomb, this is an alien concept. You don't befriend anyone, you dominate them. We have created a culture of violence (Israel and the Jews are the biggest players) and that Culture of Violence is eventually going to destroy humanity.(end) Comments: This original text by Arun Gandhi is really not a good one. I am astonished about that. How can he write like this if he is one of the most decent journalists? For me it seemed like he does not understand the problem a t all....the whole historic complexity...and who are "The Jews" ? Must we not all stop looking at humans in a way that makes judgments about their religion. In essence no matter who or what we are, man, woman, child, we are all just human beings living together on this planet. We are all categorized as humans, we should not be separated due to our religion or ethnic background. We have to remove those boarders in our thinking followed by our expression in words. If we come to that level there will be a chance of peace! RA ( Bharata Natyam Dancer)Vienna. Arun has seen it and resigned.A mistake is acknowledged. That snake pit was a bit harsh.But what Israelis are doing is just that. Sorry.Arabs do not deserve, the ill treatment.Kulamarva Balakrishna (27-01-2008)