2002-04-01 China Daily Cartoon re Israel & Palestinians....& USA.   How sadly true....

Canberra bishops urge Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories
Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic  Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn Pat Power has joined Anglican bishop George Browning in expressing dismay at the loss of human life and destruction of poverty in the escalation of violence in Palestine.
Middle East needs an international peacekeeping force
The lack of regard even for sacred symbols, such as the holy night of the Jewish Passover or the City of Bethlehem, is a striking demonstrations of the depths to which the conflict has sunk, of the disappearance of any barriers to the most brutal expressions of the mutual rage. Logically it could be for an international force must replace the Israeli forces in the occupied territories. - Fr David Jaeger, Israeli Franciscan of the Holy Land Custody

* In his Easter message to the people of the Holy Land, Latin  Patriarch Michel Sabbah insists that the key to peace lies in the end to Israeli occupation of the West Bank.

* The Palestinians have suffered great injustice by being driven from their homeland by force, with the support of western powers, particularly the US which continues to give billions of dollars a year to Israel. But while there is no way to undo what has been done, the Palestinian people are still suffering greatly, with the demeaning humiliation by the Israeli military checkpoints and the security apparatus. -  Bruce Duncan - C. Weekly

* Ten Things You Should Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East. 

*  Please, Israel, STOP your occupation of Palestine and START putting United Nation's resolutions into practice!..... And could the world's media please give a fairer coverage of this whole situation....not so one-sided in favour of Israel. Let's hope that moderate voices prevail soon and remove Mr Sharon whose provocative visit to the Jerusalem Mosque ignited this current  BUSHfire

* World Media Ownership, especially in USA