Convincing Our Leaders to Prefer peace

ISRAELI LEADER bENJAMIN NETANYAHU does a very good job of projecting for his country an image of strength. This is important for a small country like Israel, particularly considering how deeply despised Israel is by its neighbors. Its important for Israel to sound tough, and to be tough. Not surprisingly, Netanyahu is condemning the agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons. Interestingly, and more importantly, the Israeli people do not feel the way Netanyahu does about the peace treaty. The Israeli people, overall, approve of the treaty, and want to give peace a chance, including further, broader agreements in the future. Three cheers for the Israei people, lovers of peace! How often in human history have the people in nations at war wanted peace? How often would wars be averted if the will of the people were heard? Iran spent several decades pledging to destroy Israel, so the desire by Israel and Europe that Iran not have nuclear weapons is understandable. But maybe the new leaders in Iran are different, more willing to accept the existence of Israel. It can easily be argued that the establishment of Israel as a nation was not entirely a good, solid, practical idea, but it cannot be argued that Israel isn't there now. An Israeli fait accompli. Israelis interviewed on the street indicate that they believe the benefits of peace with Iran and the Arab world far outweigh any benefits of war, and its worth whatever effort it takes to secure peace. The American people feel the same way, when it comes to war. People everywhere do, including Iran. The problem is in finally convincing our leaders of this.