Address by Israeli President Shimon Peres to the British Parliament

Address by Israeli President Shimon Peres to the British Parliament; Shimon Peres address to Parliament SOT As Churchill told the Parliament during a debate about the Jewish National Home in Israel: “You have no right to support public declarations made in the name of your country in the crisis and heat of war and then afterwards, when all is cold and prosaic, to turn around.” This was the voice of Great Britain - a bastion of reason throughout human history. The United Kingdom shaped the modern Middle East. I am not certain the story about 'divide and conquer' is right. Rule in spite of division might be a more accurate description. The heavens united the Middle East as the origin of the three monotheistic religions. Earth, however, divided it. Ethnic differences, old prejudices and tribal divisions have deep roots. While prayers united, swords wounded. We never stopped praying. There was never a war without regret. Missed opportunities were lost with no return. My Lords, Ladies and gentlemen, Agriculture divided the land, introducing borders and fences, later to be defended by armed forces. Times have changed. Science has replaced land as the basis of economy. Science knows no borders. It is not impressed by ethnic differences or old prejudices. In the new reality, classic armies are no longer as relevant. Instead, we see the emergence of terror, nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. They stop at no border, and are not deterred by fences. These challenges have no better answer but living in peace. Good wars are only those that are avoided. The current economic crisis reflects the world's inter-dependency. Globality does not separate policy from economics. As a matter of fact, economy is the real locomotive of present policy. It is likely that the present crisis will further globality and generate more responsibility. Global threats unite us. So do global hopes. We have to take a stand against the menace of terror and nuclear thre...
Address by Israeli President Shimon Peres to the British Parliament; Shimon Peres address to Parliament SOT As Churchill told the Parliament during a debate about the Jewish National Home in Israel: “You have no right to support public declarations made in the name of your country in the crisis and heat of war and then afterwards, when all is cold and prosaic, to turn around.” This was the voice of Great Britain - a bastion of reason throughout human history. The United Kingdom shaped the modern Middle East. I am not certain the story about 'divide and conquer' is right. Rule in spite of division might be a more accurate description. The heavens united the Middle East as the origin of the three monotheistic religions. Earth, however, divided it. Ethnic differences, old prejudices and tribal divisions have deep roots. While prayers united, swords wounded. We never stopped praying. There was never a war without regret. Missed opportunities were lost with no return. My Lords, Ladies and gentlemen, Agriculture divided the land, introducing borders and fences, later to be defended by armed forces. Times have changed. Science has replaced land as the basis of economy. Science knows no borders. It is not impressed by ethnic differences or old prejudices. In the new reality, classic armies are no longer as relevant. Instead, we see the emergence of terror, nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. They stop at no border, and are not deterred by fences. These challenges have no better answer but living in peace. Good wars are only those that are avoided. The current economic crisis reflects the world's inter-dependency. Globality does not separate policy from economics. As a matter of fact, economy is the real locomotive of present policy. It is likely that the present crisis will further globality and generate more responsibility. Global threats unite us. So do global hopes. We have to take a stand against the menace of terror and nuclear thre...
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