There is such a great need to tell the truth. For there is no plan, no deal, and no imposed peace process no matter how powerful that can completely destroy our alternatives. We must have faith in our rights and in the signs of hope in our midst. There are many Palestinians working together with some Israelis to expose the structural violence that is the foundation of conflict. Understanding structural violence enables us not only to consider our situation at the level of symptoms, but more importantly at the level of underlying and systemic causes.
Structural violence is silent.
It does not show. Television captures direct violence and, most often, the violence of the powerless and hopeless which is then usually qualified as terror. We must work hard to find non-violent ways of overcoming political, social, economic, ecological and religious violence and to join hands with all those who are committed to fighting the forces of darkness. In order to hope for justice and to hope for peace, we must work for peace. Peace is a state of respect, cooperation and well being.