Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 128
128 islam’s response to contemporary issues From Manila in the Philippines to Tegucigalpa in Honduras to Windhoek in Namibia, Israel’s emissaries have been involved in a continuous war, which is truly a world war. And what enemy is Israel fighting? It is the population of the Third World which cannot be allowed to win its revolution. p. 243 Israel’s prognosis looks good only as long as the Arab world, and the rest of the Third World, remains divided and weak. Any change in this picture bodes ill. p. 247 What Israel has been exporting is the logic of the oppressor, the way of seeing the world that is tied to successful domination. What is exported is not just technology, armaments, and experience, not just expertise but a certain frame of mind. p. 248 It is strongly hoped that against this battle cry of Zionism, the voice of the more sober section of Israel’s leadership will prevail. Of all the Israeli writers who can perhaps be described to be moderate and logical, Harkabi appears to be a typical example. He does not only disapprove of the hawkish attitude of Zionist extremists but also genuinely considers it to be suicidal for the ultimate Zionist interest itself. The views expressed by Harkabi are not shared equally by other Jewish thinkers and intellectuals. Harkabi, for instance, takes a more pragmatic and realistic view to the same problem. Particularly, his ‘land for peace’ proposal opens an avenue of hope for the Arabs. I firmly believe that discrimination and any effort to divide mankind on any plane may yield short-lived dividends for some, but in the long run the consequences are bound to be evil for all concerned.