Shalom Israel

Shalom.....Hebrew for peace, wholeness, and more. How little we see this concept in the middle east. The Gaza strip is disintegrating, Lebanon is shooting itself in the heart, how sad that these nations show little, or no, evidence of being able to live in peace. Truly, they set a terrible example , along with Iraq, of what the Arab world appears to be. The pattern seems to be that, unless an iron fisted dictator or family controls the reins, the people just fight and destroy each other, destroying their country in the process. Contrast that to the western world, where, although there is dissent, there is democracy and order. Of course western society is not perfect and could be improved, but if it comes to a choice of the western Judeo/Christian ethical society where at least I can live peaceably and my wife has equal rights, or Arabian/Sharia society of great oppression, give me the former anytime, warts and all.