Why I'm not crying too much over Leonard Nimoy
Alas, there was another side of Nimoy which makes me think of him less fondly. In 2011, Nimoy wrote a letter calling for the division of Jerusalem.
The Americans for Peace Now (APN) organization published Tuesday a letter written by actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Spock in the original Star Trek series and movies, in which the actor supports the establishment of a two-state solution.
The 80-year-old actor called upon the American people to support the peace initiative.
"I reach out to you as someone who is troubled to see the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continue apparently without an end in sight," Nimoy wroe.
"In fact, there is an end in sight. It's known as the two-state solution - a secure, democratic Israel as the Jewish State alongside an independent Palestinian state. Even Israel's nationalist Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has come to see this as the shape of the future. The problem is how to reach that end point. It's something we should be concerned about - not only as world citizens, but as Americans."There's more. Read the whole thing.
He went on to write that he supports the division of Jerusalem, mentioning 50 other prominent Israelis, including former heads of the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the military who support a two-state solution.
"There is a sizable number of influential voices in Israel saying the same thing… a call for two states for two nations. Their plan includes a Palestinian state alongside Israel with agreed-upon land swaps. The Palestinian-populated areas of Jerusalem would become the capital of Palestine; the Jewish-populated areas the capital of Israel."
"I'm a strong supporter of APN and the work it does," Nimoy wrote. "Peace Now's activities and programs… keep peace on the world's agenda… Like those Israelis who issued the peace plan, the members of Peace Now have their boots on the ground. They serve in Israel's military reserves and see every day what life is like without a negotiated peace with the Palestinians."
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Leonard Nimoy, Peace Now, Star Trek
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:59 PM
3 Comments:
Uh, he knows the truth now, seeing it from on high ...,
Leonard Nimoy lived his life on the scale of a Jew who knew next to nothing about his heritage. He was not educated about it, and I don't perceive he ever felt inspired to pursue an education about Judaism or Israel.
If you don't really understand what Jerusalem means, and you're ignorant of the dangers Israelis are subjected to, and you think dividing Jerusalem will bring peace to the Middle East, who wouldn't be in favor of "Peace Now"?
So, really, I can't fault him for such a statement. For what he knew, he was doing good.
Plus, I'm sure Americans for Peace Now are very slick when it comes to what they do and don't tell their wealthy American supporters about the realities of the conflict.
I'll remember him for Star Trek & Mission Impossible, but his pornography with nude women wearing Jewish religious objects should be considered absolute proof that ALL religions don't react like animals to blasphemy.
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