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We can see that some of these demands [of the leaders of Egypt and Israel] are based upon fear and some are based upon pride and some are based upon hatred. But above all, Saint Germain commented to me this morning that the hearts of people were very much desirous of peace, but they had a certain mental intransigence. Their minds are incapable of coming into alignment with their hearts. The Israelis polarize mentally and the Arab nations polarize emotionally. We find that these conditions, then, must be counteracted and balanced if the minds of the people are going to meet at the point of the heart. And this is the problem that we encounter. | We can see that some of these demands [of the leaders of Egypt and Israel] are based upon fear and some are based upon pride and some are based upon hatred. But above all, Saint Germain commented to me this morning that the hearts of people were very much desirous of peace, but they had a certain mental intransigence. Their minds are incapable of coming into alignment with their hearts. The Israelis polarize mentally and the Arab nations polarize emotionally. We find that these conditions, then, must be counteracted and balanced if the minds of the people are going to meet at the point of the heart. And this is the problem that we encounter. | ||
There must be compromise on both sides. And the factions in the Arab world outside of Sadat seem not willing to compromise. In fact, many Arabs do not even care to recognize that Israel exists at all, because Israel was formed out of Arab territory at the conclusion of World War II by the United Nations. The Arabs feel that Israel is territory that has been stolen from them by an international body over which they have had no say. The Israelis feel that this is their homeland established for thousands of years and they have a right to this land, especially in the view of the slaughter of the Jews during the Second World War. So we find no matter what is right or wrong on either side of the question that cosmic justice is outworking. | There must be compromise on both sides. And the factions in the Arab world outside of Sadat seem not willing to compromise. In fact, many Arabs do not even care to recognize that Israel exists at all, because Israel was formed out of Arab territory at the conclusion of World War II by the United Nations. The Arabs feel that Israel is territory that has been stolen from them by an international body over which they have had no say. The Israelis feel that this is their homeland established for thousands of years and they have a right to this land, especially in the view of the slaughter of the Jews during the Second World War. So we find no matter what is right or wrong on either side of the question that cosmic justice is outworking. | ||
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