Bringing Real Peace - JPost OpEd
From Hatred to Humanity: How we can bring real peace By Aryeh Green [Originally published here in The Jerusalem Post July '26] Last month an unremarkable item appeared in the news which was, in a word, remarkable. Soldiers of the IDF stationed in the UAE, using Israeli technology in the Iron Dome battery positioned there by the state of Israel, shot down drones and missiles fired by Iran targeting the civilian population of the UAE. Take a moment to consider: The people of Israel (Jews mostly) and the modern nation-state of Israel defended Muslim Arabs against aggressive attacks by Muslim Persians – for the first time in… forever. Separate from all the public statements and rhetoric, promises and signed agreements between Arabs/Muslims and Israel/Jews over the past two decades, this (un)remarkable news item demonstrates the sort of tangible results and benefits of real peace between Arabs and Jews in our time. What has prevented peace in the Promised Land? Why hav...