Meir Vilner (1918-2003), um dos signatários da Declaração de Independência do Estado de Israel, liderou o Partido Comunista de Israel e foi uma das principais vozes na luta pela paz e pelos direitos humanos, tanto de judeus como de árabes. Se em Israel houvesse mais dirigentes como ele que procurassem a Paz fundada na Justiça (e não na subjugação e humilhação), como tem acontecido com o chauvinismo militarista de Netanihau, Sharon e Shimon Peretz, toda a situação no Médio-Oriente poderia ser resolvida. O único lider israelita a tentar este caminho foi Rabin, mas foi assassinado pelos apoiantes da continuação deste estado de coisas.
Alguns excertos da entrevista de Meir Vilner ao People's Weekly World:
"Perhaps you have forgotten that in that document we said we are establishing a Jewish state in accordance with the United Nations Resolution of Nov. 9, 1947. It is also written that the State of Israel will cooperate in implementing the UN Resolution of Nov. 29, 1947 which calls for the creation of an independent Arab state. So it means a Jewish state and an Arab state. That is what we signed. All parties."
"In Gaza, the conditions are terrible. The majority is unemployed. Sanitary conditions are terrible. In some places in the West Bank, they don't even have drinking water but 50 meters away the Israeli settlers have swimming pools."
Vilner said. "Wages and living conditions for working people in Israel are going down. The gap between rich and poor is widening. If we achieve peace, we can reduce the two-thirds of the budget that goes for the military, the secret police, for the settlements, for nuclear weapons. Peace would open the way for solving many other social problems.
"I have always stressed that we are defending the rights not only of the Palestinian people but also the Israeli people," he said. "The expansionist policies endanger Israel. In fighting for a just peace, we are the real patriots."
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