How to Do Justice to Diverse Identities in the Middle East
James Skillen Thursday, 16 September 2010
Whatever was believed about the long-term prospects of a Jewish state in Palestine after the Holocaust and World War II, it is evident 60 years later that stable, secure, and just governance in that region is far from having been realized and may be more in doubt now than then. Still open are these questions: How likely is the survival of the Western, democratic state of Israel in a region that has not had much experience with that form of government? How should the most significant diversities in that region (ethnic, religious, cultural) be governed to achieve stability, security, and justice for all? Are we closer to or farther from such a goal today than in 1948?
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