From Mexico-City:invest in peace, divest from occupation

Israel is not only a country and a territory, it is (was) above all a
concept: a safe haven for the Jews. Unfortunately Israel does not function
any more as such, due to years of wrong politics. The basic mistake was (is)
to invest in military force and apartheid, in stead of collaboration and
communication as the only real and sustainable ways towards peaceful
coexistence (and therefor an Israel as a safe haven for the Jews). It is
even more sad that companies are profiting from the misery both Palestinians
and Israeli are confronted with. Now after 60 years when so much is lost and
so much is destroyed the only real way forward is to invest even more in
communication, mediation, mutual understanding and empathy. As a Dutch Jew
living in Mexico City living very much in the diaspora I have strong strong
feelings about a safe and just Israel. That is why I really hope politics
will change soon and we can start to invest in peace and divest from
occupation.

Hans Dieleman
Professor in the Autonomous University of Mexico-City