Peace is possible if you give it a chance

The genocide in Germany was unique in the history of this planet. It must never be repeated anywhere. The war in Gaza is also unbearable because it is often civilians who suffer, rather than the military. A fair two-state solution is the only way. There must also be no mutual apartheid as there once was in South Africa. All people are equal, no one is more “equal.” It cannot be the case that there will only be peace on earth when the human species has disappeared. All measures must always be proportionate and correspond to human dignity.

During the pandemic, it became clear to all of us that the culture of debate in our world no longer works so well. The fact that peaceful coexistence is not possible is the fairy tale of those who are incapable of winning elections. Victory in the current conflict cannot be achieved militarily.

The challenge is political. It is about sustainable cooperation between Israel and the Arab states with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. In addition to the United States and Israel, the Europeans and the Arabs have a special responsibility to work harder for a solution. So far they have never delivered. That has to change now. The DNA of the future solution is (also) the social question (redistribution), the consistent peace policy.

I would like to see the establishment of a government of experts. May we raise our voices together and work for a world in which conflicts are resolved peacefully and all people can live in security and dignity and change the world for the better, through humanitarian aid, educational work, mediation friendliness. Israel and Hamas should equally agree to a ceasefire. Peace is possible if you give it a chance.

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding” (Albert Einstein). I am firmly convinced that the strong in the world should help the weak. It is not the individual but society that is to blame.

Jürgen Schöfer, Ph.D.,
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