Everyone has some responsibility
…..in finding a way out of the violence escalating between Israel and Hamas, says the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations at Geneva.
The address was
intended to express the Holy See’s “solidarity with both the people in Gaza, who are dying and suffering because of the on-going military assault by the Israeli Defence Forces, and the people in Sderot, Ashkelon and other Israeli cities who are living under the constant terror of rocket attacks launched by Palestinian militants from within the Gaza Strip, which have caused casualties and wounded a number of people”.
He recalled that Pope Benedict recently said
“that military options are no solution and that violence, wherever it comes from and whatever form it takes, must be firmly condemned”.
“It is evident”, the permanent observer went on, “that the warring parties are not able to exit from this vicious circle of violence without the help of the international community that should therefore fulfil its responsibilities, intervene actively to stop the bloodshed, provide access for emergency humanitarian assistance, and end all forms of confrontation.
“At the same time”, he added, “the international community should remain engaged in removing the root causes of the conflict that can only be resolved within the framework of a lasting solution of the greater Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the international resolutions adopted during the years”.
How to remain engaged in removing the root causes of this violence? Pray.
