By mjbworthington
Operation Sustainability is a blog dedicated to sustainability as it pertains to all aspects of life and human endeavor. Sustainability is defined as the ability to endure. From early education, we all understand that the ability to endure depends on the basic requirements of survival and civilization to be met. These are food clothing shelter, and education, health, and economy respectively. These concepts apply across international geopolitical discussions to household and personal time management.
The Canadian government has stated that it supports a sustainable peace and peace process in the Middle East. The Canadian government has recently executed security and immigration agreements with Israel. The Canadian Armed Forces are preparing to end their active combat role in Afghanistan. This end will provide much needed respite for the men and the equipment that they employ.
The world has committed huge sums of money for aid and reconstruction of Gaza to rebuild and sustain the population there after the recent Israeli offensive. The current issue is that the aid workers and supplies are not getting into Gaza. The primary issue that I see is that the interested parties need to be assured that the aid and reconstruction materials are not going to be used to strengthen Israel’s perceived enemy within Gaza.
Canada needs to cease active combat in order to rest and rebuild. Canada also needs to re-engage the world in peace keeping and negotiations and security. With Canada’s recent security and immigration agreements with Israel, it makes sense that Canada becomes actively involved in facilitating and enabling the secure and efficient deployment of international aid into Gaza. Historically, this is one of Canada’s most recognized international expertises.
To be frank, Canada has paid in blood to secure Kandahar. It has been a long and hard fought mission. Canada’s combat machinery requires rest and repair. Canada can capitalize on; this commitment to NATO and to her Allies, Canada’s unique and exemplary peace keeping and security machinery, to mobilize aid and materials into Gaza to design and build the foundations of survival and civilization. This I propose is Canada’s commitment to the sustainable peace process in the Middle East.
Gaza, the West Bank, and the Israeli settlements require the construction of waste water treatment facilities to ensure the environment and mores specifically to protect the freshwater supply in the region. Gaza requires the reconstruction of schools, hospitals, potable water treatment and delivery, and access to housing and or home construction materials, as well as electrical generation and delivery. These are some of the basic services required to be able to establish a stable and sustainable population. With this foundation, peace and economy can develop to create a sustainable society. This light at the end of the tunnel is absolutely paramount to the peace process in the Middle East.
Canada is in a unique position to provide security for Israel and to mobilize peace keepers, negotiators, engineers, builders, and labor into Gaza. Canada is in a unique position to provide the security measures and conduit which will enable the execution and delivery of Aid the world has set aside for Gaza. Canada can provide the bridge between the current situation and a sustainable future. The world has displayed it’s generosity in setting aside vast sums of money for reconstruction. Israel has expressing and enacted its concerns. It is Canada’s mission to bridge this divide through a display of decency, compassion, diligence, and hard work. It is time for Canada to don the BLUE HELMET and choose to accept this mission.
There is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi I read recently that I am reminded of. ”Become the change that you wish to see in the world. I wish to see the foundations of a sustainable peace being laid in Gaza and the Middle East. The promotion of the West’s best qualities is now required more that ever if the populations of the Middle East are to find commonality and ultimately peace. Upon this foundation much can be built.
Should you agree with this position, I implore you to write your MP and make it known that Canada is uniquely positioned to employ our strength and determination to improve ourselves and world around us
