To the Editor:
Re “Obama Puts Own Mark on Foreign Policy Issues” (news analysis, April 14):
I welcome President Obama’s shift on the Middle East. I want nothing more than peace in the region. Both the United States and Israel would benefit from a viable Palestinian state. It is not possible to have a peaceful existence between two groups, living side by side, with a huge differential in power and standard of living.
Since it is not politically feasible for the leaders of either group to make concessions, it is up to the United States to use its considerable power to broker a fair deal for both sides.
Susan Stern
Newton, Mass.
"A viable Palestinian state"?
Where? How? Is it possible? Is that what they really want or just Israel's extinction?
And about that "huge difference in standard of living". Like Mexico and the US?
No understanduing of the issues, of the history - just a vague hope for peace and a dislike of power, except if Obama uses it against Israel.
Dr. Stern, a medical internist, it seems, but not this Susan Stern*, is a pacifist.
On Feb. 5, 2009, she had a letter in the NYT:-
Re: “Pointing to New Era, U.S. Steps Back as Iraqis Vote”: I am relieved that this ill-conceived war in Iraq is finally drawing to a close. I am also happy to see a president in office who favors diplomacy over military might.
On May 10, 2009, she had yet another letter in the NYT where she admits she's
deeply saddened that our youth are once again being trained for war. I believe that the end of our planet will come because of our inability to resolve our differences without resorting to war.
Another fanatic out to save the world.
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Susan Stern, born Susan Harris in 1943, was a political activist and member of Students for a Democratic Society, Weathermen, and anti-Vietnam War groups. She was tried on conspiracy charges as one of the famed "Seattle Seven" and later went on to write her memoir, With the Weathermen, before finally overdosing in 1976.
But she could read over 50 years ago/
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