Lebanon: Holding the line for nonviolence
There was a car-bomb in Beirut a short while ago. In the north of the city, a mainly Christian area. Seven people reported injured, thank G-d so far none reported killed.
I hope to heck this is not the beginning of a slide back into violence. I wish every political and community leader in Beirut would publicly join a commitment not to resort to violence. I wish every foreign embassy and NGO would turn itself into an active nonviolence advocacy and monitoring group.
Can the line be held against the onrush of violence? Praying is not enough (though it might help). But it is human choices, human actions, and human leadership that must hold this line.
I second all your hopes and worries, Helena.
I too second your hopes and your worries. I only hope the people in Syria, and at the White House, are listening.
This is very bad news. Hopefully the factional leaders will at least be able to unite against violence.