And only continuing pressure will keep them talking. In the meantime, every attempt must be made to be even-handed. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and an Anglican, says the U.S. has been complicit in manipulating and inventing a peace process that has accommodated racism, rather than a reality of justice and evenhandedness, and evades moral responsibility toward the Palestinian victims. For that reason, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold's call for an international investigation into the outbreak of violence should be heeded. Knowing the full truth of how this episode was ignited will be a necessary beginning in rebuilding trust and confidence.
Peace depends on mutual respect.
As the emotional fervor and expressions of hatred and mutual hostility run rampant, that seems a long reach away. This is not a time for ultimatums or threats, or more acts of violent retribution, but the time to join in declaring a truce and days of mourning for the victims of the violence on all sides.