Cardinal from Jerusalem says church shouldn't expect 'miracle' of peace in Holy Land

[jojoju1998]

'After the Mass, Cardinal Pizzaballa told reporters that he struggles to understand the protests taking place across college campuses in the United States over academic institutions' investments in companies that do business with Israel.

"Universities are places where cultural debate, even when heated, even when tough, should be available at 360 degrees," he said. "The contrast of completely different ideas, harsh as they may be, must be expressed not through violence or boycotting, but by knowing how to confront one another."

"The world is made of different opinions that must be confronted, not by explosions but by discussions," he said."

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/cardinal-says-church-shouldnt-expect-miracle-of-peace-in-holy-land

[Progressive Pessimist]

I think we can all agree with this.

The issue for the pro-Palestine protestors is that of any protest with merit, their worst examples are the ones being most focused on by the media and undermining their cause. Whether representative or not, yesterday's Columbia break-in is what gets attention instead of genuine consideration for universities to divest from Israel, or for someone with the actual capacity to lead to a ceasefire to listen.

[TheReckoning]

Israel-Palestine has been in basically a perpetual state of war for its entire existence, I don’t see why that will end anytime soon.