To American Jewish World Service
I heard about you from a
friend who is a Jewish Person. Her name is Karol. She is a retired teacher and
She has almost always taught Black inner city children. She is very LOVing
and effective. I don't say that about all teachers. When I read your
mission statement I thought to myself, mind you I'm a Black person, I thought
``most of my more-than-liberal Black militant friends would never think such an
organizations of Jewish People even existed.'' This is true. The relations
between Blacks in North America and Jewish People here have been strained for
years and few people want to talk about healing things, mending things and
finding solutions. There is room for blame all around and there is room for
improvement all around. I have proposed the formation of an organization called
``The Progressive Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.'' I
hope you will take the following articles and Peace Plan for the Middle East in
the good-intended Spirit they were sent and written with. I have been working
on this for years. I don't know everything about The Jewish People. I don't
know everything about the Arab People. I do know that I have Jewish friends
and, looking at some of the extremism and the laws intended to constrict, twist
and turn corrupt our legal system in the United States [and I by no means call
the United States or North America innocent] that are offered by some extremist
Arab groups are not leading to justice, but to more powerlessness and degradation
on the part of poor People, Black People, Latin People and other oppressed
& disenfranchised People. You might think it strange, but at the same time,
I am no Zionist. I am for a homeland for the Jewish People and for the
Palestinians, but let's look at who owns land around the globe and what is
being done with it? Who controls world wealth and what is being done with it?
Is it being used for peaceful purposes? Or for further oppression, degradations,
weapons sales, and further destruction of our precious planet, our precious
resources our precious People, our precious animal life and our precious
environment. The main crux of my proposal is simple: Take away the control of
the United Nations Security Council [the United States, Russia, and China]; and
allow all countries to have a vote on issues. Countries like Cuba, Brazil and
Iran have items tabled all the time because they are vetoed by the Security
Council. This is inherently unfair, unjust and unwise for world stability
and Peace. Listen to and give voice to the Jewish voices and Arab voices who
talk about finding peaceful solutions and finally give rise to a Jewish State
& a Palestinian State that is run NOT by the Jewish People or the
Palestinian People, but by a committee of People of all races who are proven incorruptible,
by any powers on the earth and have that committee only serve for a short
time. Have them only serve for, say five years, and have all members of
this committee receive interviews on a regular basis as to their friendships;
associations; and financial and political dealings to make sure in the minds of
all concerned that they are NOT being corrupted. There also needs to be a Way
set up to remove one member a year or so if they are deemed corrupted. Let
Israel remain as a Free International country, not a Jewish State and let the Palestinians
have some land and be run through the same means & process. The crucial
part is the abolition of the So-called Security Council. [Please
read more in the Peace Proposal, enclosed here below.].
November 5, 2012 Monday Updated on September 3rd
Through September 8th 2013 [Tuesday through Sunday]…
Proposal:
The Formation OF:
The Progressive Coalition For Peace
and Justice in the Middle East…
The concept is to create an International organization of Friends
& Associates who can examine the many issues, aspects and facets of the
Middle East in a more organized and open fashion, where people of everyday
life, not just politicians, journalists, academicians and educators, are
allowed to come together and not just express views, but add to policy creation
and give broader media consideration on more far reaching aspects of the issues
concerning the Israeli / Palestinian conflict; the Middle East and it’s
volatility in general; and ALL of the conflicts, skirmishes, wars, and policies
among entities, people, organizations, groups, factions, political bodies,
movements, peace organizations and peace movements, countries [and any other
bodies concerned organized or unorganized such as businesses, multinational
corporations, missions etc.] involved in or creating conflicts, helping spread
constructive information and / or working towards peace and resolving conflicts
in the Middle East. We want to carry out our work in a constructive and
on-going fashion and Will spend every moment and dollar we have designated for
such work to do so because this work is crucial to the further peaceful
survival of our entire planet and ALL life on the planet…. Historical roots of
National and international hatreds need to be explained, considered and
expanded upon, but our purpose is not to place blame, but to find lasting,
stable answers and solutions that Will not only stabilize the region, but bring
fairness, equality, decent living, and LOVe, respect and honor to this part of
the world and the entire world….…
WHY: Forging Forward:
This issue cost us as tax payers in the U.S. [North America], and
other regions of the world, Billions of Dollars [ or Billions in whatever
other monetary unit one wishes to measure through] every year and the
politicians and the Pentagon have been able to do little to resolve or move the
issue ahead much over the last 55 years since the creation of the State of
Israel [ in 1948]. This issue has, more than once, brought the
world to the brink of nuclear war and remains one of the most volatile
political, economic, and fairness issues facing mankind [and womankind] on the
planet. It is both unwise and unfair to only have the Pro-American, Pro
Israel side of the issue in the media so much and in the school books so
consistently and repeatedly. (This opinion itself is something that is just my
opinion and needs to be discussed, debated, written about and pondered, and all
points and all sides of contention need to be heard and considered.) It is
important to point out that their needs to be more than just the three groups
heard from (Jewish People, Arab People and African Americans). This issue
is an international one. Latino, East Indian, Native American, Asian,
African, North American and all races and religions (men and women; Gay and
Straight) should have access to The Progressive Coalition for Peace and
Justice in the Middle East. High oil prices; long held ethnic
hatreds; Banking issues; systematic economic exploitation; systematic racial
and ethnic discrimination; Women’s issues; Terrorism; the U.S. military’s
economic sustainability and presence in the region; U.S. military aggression
and intervention for the purpose of exploiting and selling War merchandise and
War materials such as bombs, guns, bullets, grenades, etc.; the
manipulation of oil markets for profit; the potential of nuclear war; illegal
torture [as stated in the Geneva Convention]; and Gay and Lesbian issues
including homophobic violence, bullying, discrimination and even rape are just
some of the issues that surround the considerations of the Middle East.
Many Black intellectuals say they never get asked to express their views on the
important international issues that impact on the Black community systemically
and directly on a daily basis. (For example many Black intellectuals say the
whole geographic formation of the region [The Middle East] should NOT be called
the Middle East at all. Many Black intellectuals also represent the view that
quells up from the Black community in general—and that is one of feeling
exploited by Jewish merchants and business owners, but never getting asked to
give their opinions on the issues of the Middle East and how they are impacted
by the taxes they have to pay for our bloated defense mechanism and the
``National Security’’ the U.S. feels obligated to sustain and maintain at home
and abroad…. [This is also connected to the issue of a severe lack of economic
opportunity for Black People within the U.S. [North America] and Africa and the
Caribbean and other regions of the world where Black People live [our
Diaspora].. For example: Some eight to ten Billion Dollars a year goes to the
tiny State of Israel while the entire CONTINENT of Africa only gets the
same amount or a bit more in U.S. Aid (That’s for over some 50 African
countries!!). The late Radio Commentator Reggie Bryant and a few others have
championed the idea that the Palestinian ``Terrorists’’ or ``Bombers’’ are
actually sacrifice bombers, NOT suicide bombers as they are called by the major
American news media on a regular and consistent basis because they are
sacrificing themselves for what they perceive of as a real cause, not just
committing suicide. Sacrifice Bombers have often been blocked completely
out of the protest equation, the media and the peace process and feel they have
no other recourse to express their anger, resentment and hopelessness
concerning their position in the Middle East—so they resort to violence…. Is
the real source of the violence those who would hold back and suppress such
voices of decent? This issue needs to be explored also. Also: The true
issues of the ``terrorists’’ are never really examined by the National Major
Media such as: who invaded who and when?; who started out as terrorists and are
now considered National Jewish Heroes and martyrs?; Why do the Arabs bomb (Is
it just historic hatred or are their substantive reasons for what they do such
as: racism; economic exploitation; not having a say in their own governing
process; resentment and anger at having had ``their’’ land taken away and
``their’ houses destroyed by the Israeli Army and the Israeli government;
resentment and anger at seeing Israeli privilege and not being able to have a
voice and expose what is happening to them as oppressed Palestinian people
and oppressed Arabs through any other substantive and meaningful process
that Will bring on the positive, pro-active and progressive change they seek,
etc. Many of these aspects of the story are almost totally ignored by the Major
American Goliath media’s portrayal of the saga of the Middle East. Many
people are fatigued at the TV coverage because they see it as so Pro-American
and Pro-Israeli and too extensive while ignoring other more progressive,
Peace-oriented aspects of the issue—such as those covered on Democracy Now on
Public TV... (For example, many Israeli Peace groups have NEVER even been
interviewed by the National media and many Americans don’t even know what these
groups are or how they operate and what they do. There is a humongous and
horrendous vacuum in the National American news media’s coverage that is so
one-sided and incredibly pervasive in determining crucial North American and
world opinion on the subject of the Middle East and peace in that region.) For
example, the views and work of Jewish People like activist and Holocaust survivor
Hedy Epstein are rarely ever explored and examined by the major American
Goliath news media. Nor are Palestinian Peace Activists and North American
Middle East Peace Groups such as The Progressive Coalition for Peace in the
Middle East able to get their message across and through the media and to the
general public. This situation and these destructive policies have to
change and more open and free speech and sharing of information needs to take
place and very quickly if we are to have lasting peace and stop the threat of
nuclear war………
The political importance of this organization [The Progressive
Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East] has only increased
about 10 fold with the new liberation efforts that have grown like wildfire in
the Middle East over the last two years…. These liberation efforts, which
have struck Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and other areas in the Middle East and
North Africa, only shows a very real need for such an organization for Grass
Roots people, thinkers, Progressives, and African Americans, as well as
Progressives of ALL races who want to see real solutions implemented as soon as
possible. The fact that even I as chair of this organization [The
Progressive Coalition for Peace and Justice in the Middle East] didn’t know
such liberation efforts were in the offing, shows there is a deep-seated need
for greater openness, exchange of progressive information and Grass Roots
analysis of the many issues, policies and concerns pertaining to the Middle
East and how they can be solved in as humanely and as peaceful a manner as
possible. This can only come about when more open and balanced information is
available to the masses and when those masses get the motivation and political
knowledge as to how best to take positive action that will lead to the
substantive positive change we ALL seek…
MANY MYTHS:
Start Editing HERE!!! It is NOW 11:24 P.M. on Monday the 2nd of September,
2013…
There are many, many myths about the so-called Middle East that
need to be dragged out from under the bed, exposed and discussed. For
example, I read in the National Geographic, in a recent article about Saudi
Arabia, that there are many, many poor Arabs living in Saudi Arabia who are
barely making enough to live on. All we often hear about Saudi Arabia is
that there are all these sheiks running around with, not Millions of dollars,
but Billions of Dollars dripping from their clothing. Where is the truth?
The belief that all Arabs are wealthy is a major myth about the region and its’
people. There are poor Arab, People, unemployed Arabs, hard-working Arabs
and Arabs who just want to live in peace and harmony with man, woman, child and
nature. Where are their stories? Not all Arab children are throwing
rocks,
and some that are--aren’t crazy children, but frustrated children
seeing no other route to take in their quest for a decent life.
They see their parents dragged from their homes, beaten, tortured and or
killed, often by Israeli military and U.S. military personnel... What
choices have been left them? One other myth {about Jewish people this time}
also concerns money and economics. I know for a fact that there are poor
Jewish People and or Israeli people within the U.S. and overseas. Not
every Jewish person is a Harvard educated lawyer living in a Penthouse
Apartment near Wall Street (A typical stereotype we may have of Jewish
Americans.) The truth must be unearthed and soon. This
is part of our Mission as members of The Progressive Coalition for Peace and
Justice in the Middle East..
Something Else!!
I have a strong conviction that some Jewish People--who are
peace-loving and progressive--should be left an option to live safely outside
of Israel and outside of the U.S. if they want and choose to do so. I
thought of the idea of land being given to progressive, forward-thinking,
positive-thinking Jewish People who want to live by simple means in a
sustainable world and that this land be In Africa—if said Jewish People are
willing to dedicate their lives to helping African people (Sub-Saharan) with
their economic, health, sustainability and social justice issues.
(Research for such a project could allow us all to finally figure out just how
much land the Jewish People already own in Africa in the first place and what
their full present influence is on the continent of Africa.) These
Jewish progressives would be governed mostly by African People and would relate
to African People who wanted to learn more and concern themselves with Jewish
issues in regards to being more progressive and forward thinking. Africa
is land rich, but economically poor in many regions. An influx of Jewish
people with progressive backgrounds and social justice backgrounds could help tremendously
if handled in a forward thinking and progressive manner!! We have to leave the
old racial hatreds, ethnic resentments, cultural one-sidedness and anger
behind!! We must learn to respect cultural and racial differences and be
much, much more open to learning about other races, other religious groups and
other cultural groups besides our own without being so damned Nationalistic and
only thinking that our particular race is the only one ``deemed Blessed, chosen
and necessary’’ by GOD.
For Example: Arabs who want Peace in the Middle East and want to
lay down their weapons should find refuge in ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD for their
work. They could and should be working on getting lower oil prices for
the rest of the world instead of working towards bombing people and using
violence. I know for sure that there are already people of Arab descent who are
working towards peace, but their efforts are often undermined by some of the
covert actions of the U.S. [such as through the military and through mercenaries];
other military actions of the U.S. [such as through the CIA and other so-called
intelligence agencies supported by U.S. tax dollars and or the U.S. and other
corporate structures in foreign lands. These sources of money are often
untraceable, but very real in their influence on foreign policy and world
events and world stability] and covert and military actions of Israel and
anti-people actions by the heads of governments in their respective Arab states
who are backed by Big-Money and military influences in the U.S., Europe and
Israel, as well as elsewhere. Lowering the price of oil could begin a
process to squeeze the Big Oil companies out of the gigantic profits they make
and which they utilize to maintain, prop up and support military influences and
bodies that are hostile to Peace in the Middle East region and in the
world. The Arab leaders who have tried to Nationalize the oil fields in
their respective countries such as Mumar Quadaffie in Libya and Sadam Husane in
Iraq were always the first to be chastised, crushed, overthrown, vilified and
criminalized and killed by the Western press and the U.S. government, and
ALWAYS the first to have their countries invaded by the U.S. We often
don’t want to look at how the U.S. overthrew a legitimately elected government
in Iran in 1953, but this one cataclysmic event is the root cause for Iran’s
hatred of the West and especially the U.S... This hatred was a
re-action—not a bold out-of-no-where ACTION that just gave rise to Iranian
Fundamentalism out of thin air like it is portrayed in the formerly dominate
Western Press. It is also important and interesting to note that Iraq and
Libya had some of the more liberal laws in their treatment of women in the
Middle East before they were invaded and overthrown by powerful money
influences and the U.S. and Israeli military.
``My Feelings’’
While you might not think my own opinions are important, I feel it
is important to offer my own opinion so you will know the perspective from
which I am coming as the creator & developer of the The Coalition for
Peace and Justice in the Middle East.’’
I don’t think a real Jewish Person, who adheres to the guidelines
and tenants of his or her religion would be a hater of the Palestinian people
and want to throw them off land that has been traditionally Palestine. I
think to do so, to be hateful, resentful, discriminatory and murderous, flies
in the face of just about any religion or positive aspect of any religion
including traditional indigenous African Religions or at least the positive
aspects of those religions—and I DON’T think the Jewish People are to NOT be
heard at all, but they must NOT be the only ones heard from either, like it to
often is in the Western Press right now as other voices such as Alice Walker
and Cynthia McKinney are discredited and drowned out by voices of haters
and malcontents in the Western Press. There is a MOVEMENT afoot to chastise and
isolate Israel for their reprehensible behavior in the Middle East and the
world just like the Apartheid government of ole South Africa was isolated and
economically boycotted until they finally began to relent [much of Apartheid
still needs to be dismantled economically and much more land and opportunity
needs to be extended to South Africa’s Black People as Well. It is interesting
to note that much of the mineral wealth and mine wealth of South Africa is
again owned by and exploited by Jewish People!! This MUST NOT
STAND!!!]... I am for the people’s popular movement in South Africa and
have a long history of working for justice in South Africa as I served on the
Board of a group of Progressives located in Philadelphia that dealt positively
with South Africa called Friends of Somafco.] and I think and feel this
pro-active movement in South Africa will be successful over time. The more of
us who work on such issues and put down the remote for the football game and
basketball game and the remote for the computer game the sooner the world’s
problems get solved in a lasting and positive Way. We have to be more serious about
our place in the formation of a positive and progressive world policy and in
the making of positive, pro-active and even revolutionary headlines, history
and news!!
By the same token, I don’t think that the Muslims and Arabs are
doing the correct and religious thing by strapping bombs onto themselves and
becoming ``sacrifice’’ bombers in the name of Allah. I think such behavior is
also a detriment to peace and flies in the face of the Muslim religion’s mostly
peaceful tenants and beliefs. So the ONLY truly religious road is
one that leads to mutual recognition, peace and a sharing of scarce resources
and scarce land area in the Middle East. To let the Palestinian people
suffer without medicine and food in Gaza is irreligious, hateful and a terrible
thing, but bombing Americans and Israelis is not the solution either. I find
drone bombing both unacceptable and reprehensible and this is the main reason
why I didn’t vote for President Obama in 2012. I found myself unable to
personally vote for him due to my own moral and ethical beliefs against
violence... It was an activist, teacher and lecturer in Philadelphia, Mr.
Tony Montero, who finally convinced me NOT to vote for the President in
2012’s November election. I had heard Mr. Montaro speak at 48th and Baltimore Avenue in
Philadelphia at a meeting sponsored by the International Action Center
and chaired by fellow activist and writer Ms. Berta Jobert, [fellow
activist and former Congresswoman from Atlanta Cynthia McKinney was in
Philadelphia to speak when I was thusly convinced NOT to vote for President
Obama.] NOTE: I had finally registered as an Independent after listening to the
advice of Brother Rob Gray formerly the leader of the African
American Freedom and Justice League [known as the League], when I took His
advice and registered as an Independent. I served on the Board of the League
for a year.
Taking a break at 3:50 A.M. on Tuesday morning, September 3rd,
2013.
The road to peace, be it fraught with setbacks, and incredible
difficulties, is the only road to travel on. When we learn how to treat each
other with civility we have made a great advance for mankind. 2-26-2011
HOW:
Through town hall meetings, meetings with alternative news
sources, networking between and among racial, religious and ethnic groups,
sponsoring public events and having major media coverage and major events when
and where possible and necessary—we will change the world in a positive Way in
the Way thinking about the Middle East is dealt with…. People will feel and
know they can and are having a positive impact on policy creation and a
positive impact on influencing policy makers, thinkers, leaders, academicians,
power brokers, business leaders and Gate Keepers concerned with and involved in
this issue… Also: We are formulating links between groups who have
traditionally worked on the issue of Middle East Peace with more
people-oriented and progressive groups outside of the traditional institutions
that have formulated opinion and policy on the issue in prior years e.g. the
National American news media, Academia, the State Department and the
traditional Jewish/Israeli lobby organizations and the traditional
Pro-Palestinian groups and organizations. Of course all this is treading
on thin ice in the eyes of many because of the ``terrorists’’ factor.
There are some elements that one doesn’t want to talk to, according to the
recent (Obama) Administration in D.C. However, the fact is that unless
some more substantive discussion and more open and progressive media attention
is not forthcoming on this issue, it could well continue to blossom into
another full scale war that could drag in Russia—which has been more aggressive
recently, and China, which has its’ own ethnic issues and contentions
internationally. [The large debt owed to the U.S. from China is a factor here
also.] Of course the United States has tried to play both
sides of the fence because we get so much oil from this region of the world and
have a great many Jewish Americans and Jewish and Israeli business interests
within the U.S.’s borders, and major Arab holdings here as well.
Americans are, generally speaking, deprived of substantive, consistent,
progressive information on the subject of the so-called Middle East and this is
done, largely through the work of the Right Wing and the so-called Ruling
Class, for a real and present reason….. Whatever that reason is, we are
demanding and working quietly and methodically for change in a consistent,
on-going and Justice-Oriented manner…
The Real and Lasting Solution:
Our contention is that the Jewish State of Israel must [Please
note we did not say ``needs to be’’, we said ``MUST’’ ] The State of Israel
MUST be transformed into a Free State and an Open State for ALL and an
International City whose borders are for ALL people. No longer a Jewish
State. Having a Jewish State is the root of the entire destabilization of the
region and everybody, including the Jewish People, knows this. A Free and Open
State MUST be organized quickly. IT MUST NOT be run by the United
Nations. Instead, it must be run, managed and controlled by whatever new
international diplomatic body can be put together as quickly as possible that
will have free and fair representation from ALL NATIONS in the WORLD….
THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL MUST ALSO BE ABOLISHED!! The U.N. Security
Council has usurped and undermined much of the alternative international policy
that would have helped shed needed light on the conflicts in the Middle East
and would have alleviated much of the conflicts there. An ``International
City’’ status will allow people of all races, religions, ethnicities, sexes,
sexual orientations and colours free and equal access to land, money, jobs,
influence, power, and the wherewithal to live peacefully and maintain a free,
open and happy existence on the land which is the former State of Israel….
Peace, Justice and prosperity Will flow from this new state to ALL regions
of the Middle East and ALL regions of our Earth… This MUST happen soon or the
entire World will pay a dear and heavy price for the continued existence of a
hated Jewish State. The use of and / or purchase of / and or the carrying or
possession of any formation of weapon or gun or bomb is strictly forbidden and
prohibited in the new Free and Open State that WILL take the place of Israel. .
. This new Free and Open State will have to be renamed. It MUST have a name and
a concept that is quickly agree upon by the Leaders of the Jewish People and
the Palestinian People including, but not necessarily limited to the
Non-Violent Peace Activists among them. We don’t have time to hem and haw over
this. It HAS to happen and very soon… I have suggested that we take a language
other than Hebrew or Arabic and use the word for LOVe for the New Name of this
Free and Open State. I suggest the language be Portuguese because the
Portuguese were some of the worse colonizers of people in Africa, but have
turned things around to be a bit more fair than they were as colonizers.
I am NOT saying that Portugal is a perfect country, but Portuguese is also
spoken in Brazil and Brazil is also a country that is more fair and open, but
still willing to struggle with human issues and improve….. A fair and
open process MUST be devised quickly to reach a decision as to which language
to use, if you do not wish to use Portuguese…
We Don’t Want to Reinvent the
Wheel:
This information is being shared
with Opinion leaders of many ethnic backgrounds because we don’t want to
reinvent the wheel and create something that is already being done. From
what I can tell, there is no one organization that is designated to bring the
many issues and concerns of the Middle East together—Zionists and
Pro-Palestinian forces, Peace Keepers and war Generals, State Department
Representatives as well as a host of intellectuals, academicians, media
representatives and other ethnic groups, and just plain ole Joe from down the
street, who are or should be concerned about the region and the conflicts
of the Middle East….. Poor people and the uneducated need a seat at this table
as well—if not, more than one seat…. This seems to be a wheel that has not been
invented as yet. This is why we are proposing The Progressive Coalition for
Peace in the Middle East be an open organization with no membership dues and
few rules and regulations for membership...
For some substantive views on the issues of the day, we hope you will visit the
Web Page of the individual who wrote this position paper, Brother Tracy
Gibson, at (WWW.btganda.com); or his Blog Access: http://
ThePoliticsofReal.Blogspot.com
Our feeling is that if we keep
ignoring this festering problem it will not only NOT go away, it will
fester more and more and need, in some brilliant power leader’s opinion,
an amputation (in the form of nuclear strikes) as opposed to a good, down to
earth chicken-soup-Collard Greens [with no meat] AND-pot-stickers
discussions with more and more progressive and alternative media
attention.
Updated on11-11-12 and again on
9-5-2013
Start Here on 9-7-2013. It is now
5:43 A.M. on 9-5-2013… Updated: 2-6-2015, Friday at 6:13 P.M.What you can do:
1)
Call us AND give us the name of your representative who is concerned about this
issue.
2)
Give us the names of any and all groups that you know of that are concerned
about the Middle East and reaching a better understanding and resolving
conflicts in the region in a Peaceful manner ONLY!!!!
3)
Make a contribution, no matter how small, to the work we are doing.
4)
Donate objects, cash or unwanted property to the cause of making progressive
change in the region.
5)
Endorse the concept of the creation of an organization that will listen to ALL
sides and create a People’s Viewpoint that can be leveraged in Washington, D.C.
[as well as other places where power and influence is concentrated] and
utilized to create Positive and Progressive media portrayals on the issue.
6)
Adopt Palestinian, Libyan, Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian, Pakistani, Egyptian,
Israeli, Afghan or other native children from the region who have been
abandoned or left parentless because of the Middle East crisis and the violence
there.
Editor’s Note: To Enrich AND
Enhance this proposal I asked some questions of the Israeli Consulate in
Philadelphia in hopes that they would answer. They were given two months
and I did not get an answer. I wrote them a letter with the questions included
and I sent them two e-mails. No answer. I am including the questions here for
your examination so you can draw your own conclusions… I am planning to send
similar questions to the Missions of the U. N. or the Diplomatic Missions of
several countries in the region as well.
2-1-2010 (Monday)
Questions for the Israeli Consulate
in Philadelphia that have gone unanswered:
First I will need the Counselor
General of Philadelphia’s name.
Introductory information about me: (Also see ``About the
Author’’—a separate attachment on my Blog).
I am a Black writer-humanitarian
and activist living and working in New Castle, Delaware {at the time}. {Now
Philadelphia}… The Middle East and its’ ongoing conflict is but one of
many issues I’m concerned with.
I am presently writing a book about how people—especially Black people, would
benefit greatly from maintaining a stronger knowledge base about political
issues and how we could fair better by being more involved in community groups,
civic organizations and political organizations and from being more
knowledgeable on the issues.
I have five questions for you…
1)
Do you feel that Jewish Professionals in the communications and news media
industries have too much power and influence on what is seen on TV News and do
you feel such news coverage on the Middle East is slanted in a pro-Israeli way?
2)
Israel gets over $4 Billion Dollars in Aid from the United States
annually. The entire continent of Africa—about 54 Nations—only gets about
$ 4 Billion Dollars in Aid from the United States. What has Israeli done
to warrant getting such support from the United States?
3)
Are you aware that the U.S. drone program bombing in Pakistan and other Hot Bed
areas of contention in the region is actually killing innocent women and
children? What can be done to make sure this doesn’t happen?
4)
Have Progressive Jewish Americans and the groups and organizations they have
formed as well as Progressive Israelis and the groups and organizations they
have formed ever thought of moving into areas of Africa such as Zimbabwe,
Zambia and Mozambique where they could help the people there with their
expertise in accounting, law, marketing, business management, the medical
profession and such in exchange for constructive land use?
5)
What is your position on settlements in Israel?
6) Please make any comments…
Statement: I have attached (separately) my Position Paper on the
Middle East [this document] which calls for the formation of a new
organization that reaches beyond the typical politicians, academia and the
established news media to solve some of the problems in the Middle East and
take a fresh look at the situation. It is only 10
pages. I hope you will take a look at it and give me some positive
feedback. Please have a great day and please know how much I deeply
appreciate your taking the time to answer these questions.
Additionally, I have contacted and await a reply from Mrs. Hillary Clinton,
Secretary of State, regarding which legitimate Arab organizations to contact to
broaden this document. (I specifically asked for groups and organizations
that are not connected to or affiliated with any terrorist cells or terrorist
organizations.) It has been over two years and I have NOT received a
reply. It is NOW September 8th, 2013….
Contact Information:
Brother Tracy Gibson
BrotherTracy11@GMail.Com
Building Community Through Strength
Advocacy, Black Entrepreneurship,
Human Rights, Black Media Relations, Public Relations, Education, Advertising,
Promotions, Non-Violent Peace Initiatives, Other Professional Services and
products, Philanthropy…
NEW CONTACT INFORMATION:
Brother Tracy Gibson;
Brothertracy11@GMail.com ;
Please do NOT tamper with this
original document as you may well be tampering with the future of our world’s
existence.
The Above Peace Solution was sent to the
Jewish Exponent over several years, about five years, while I worked on it.
Recently as things have continued to heat up in the Middle East, I have sent
it to American Jewish World Service in Manhattan; and others. I Am planning
to send it to the President of the United States; The United States State
Department; A Peaceful Arab Organization & some media outlets. I have
also sent it to some African Embassies [Including the Ghanaian Embassy; The
South African Embassy and the Kenyan Embassy; and Some of my political
friends in Philadelphia.
**Brother Tracy Gibson, Poet, Peace maker
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Something important added at the bottom
The Above Peace Solution was sent to the Jewish
Exponent over several years, about five years, while I worked on it. Recently
as things have continued to heat up in the Middle East, I have sent it to
American Jewish World Service in Manhattan; and others. I Am planning to send
it to the President of the United States; The United States State Department; A
Peaceful Arab Organization called the Middle East Policy Council &
some media outlets including the Philadelphia Tribune. I have also sent it to
some African Embassies [Including the Ghanaian Embassy; The South African
Embassy and the Kenyan Embassy, among others; I will send it to the United
Nations' General Secretary as well; and Some of my political friends in
Philadelphia.
**Brother Tracy Gibson, Poet, Peace maker...
Late Note: If the United
Nations' Security Council cannot be abolished, perhaps their powers can be
greatly reduced by taking away their veto powers and giving one nation one vote
status to members of the United Nations regardless of ideology, race, skin color
or religion.
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