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CRS representative speaks about Middle East

ERIC GIBBLE ASST NEWS EDITOR ERG722@CABRINI EDU

BY JAMES CROWELL News Editor

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied at the National Mall in  Washington D.C. on Sunday, March 21 in support of comprehensive  immigration reform.

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Students received an inside look at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict Tuesday, Nov. 1. Vivian Manneh, not only an emergency preapredness and response manager for Catholic Relief Services in the Middle East and Europe but a Palestinian herself, shared professional and personal experiences.

“To have peace in the middle east is to resolve the Palestinian issue,” Manneh said.

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Speaking about the importance of the multifaceted situation in the middle east, Manneh stressed that the United States has not played a big enough role on the world’s stage to enact substantial change in the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel.

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“There was a lot of hope when President Obama was elected,” Manneh said. “He raised expectations and the hope of the Muslim and Arab world. When Obama spoke in 2009 at Cairo University, he spoke about more interfaith dialogues and peace initiatives.”

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Manneh said Palestine recognized Israel’s statehood in 1993, but Israel still has not recognized the presence of Palestine or the Palestinians as people. She used herself as an example.

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“I am from Jerusalem and I am a Palestinian, but on my citizenship identification form it says ‘undefined,’” Manneh said. “So I have no definition of who I am. As a human being I am not recognized.”

Manneh also discussed the state of the Iraqi refugees. Manneh said most refugees do not want to return to Iraq due to lack of basic services, corrupt government officials and an overall sense that the country is not safe after the war.

“Gasoline is sold in plastic containers and sewage is everywhere due to the septic system being destroyed in the 2003 bombing,” Manneh said.

While we will be enjoying our Thanksgiving turkeys and leisurely watching football, Congress will be hard at work deliberating on the federal budget. It has been very difficult for Congress to compromise, which is why our voices can really matter right now.

Many of the classes at Cabrini are currently studying this current event and students are working diligently to decide where they believe money should go. In the difficult current economic state, cuts are going to obviously be needed.

Through the social justice curriculum, many Cabrini students are learning about poverty focused development assistance and how the foreign aid portion of the budget is crucial to the common good. The Loquitur editorial staff firmly believes we cannot abandon our commitment to the common good at this crucial time in the history of our country.

Poverty focused development assistance is not the United States giving a handout. The money from this part of the budget goes to people living in extreme poverty, those who live on a dollar a day, to help bring their communities onto the ladder of development by addressing systemic issues. The goal is to help these communities grow in a positive way in order to reach sustainability.

While many people feel we have a moral obligation, which goes along with Catholic Social Teaching, sometimes the moral side gets swept under the rug because of the needs of the economy. However, even in a turbulent economy, our obligation to those in need cannot be forgotten.

Currently, 0.06 percent of our budget goes to poverty focused development assistance. If you tried to visualize that amount, it would look like six pennies out of $100. While realistically we are probably not in a position to increase that amount right now, we also should not be cutting it drastically. It’s such a small amount that it really will not cover our deficits and it does so much good that if we take that away, so much progress will be halted.

While economic prosperity is always at the top of the agenda, so is peace. The best way to have a hand in your own safety is to keep our friends close and our enemies closer. Terrorism breeds in extreme poverty. When people have no hope and no options, that anger can lead to participation in extremist groups. We can do more than aim guns to protect ourselves and as a country, we already are. We just can’t stop.

Part of the reason we have good foreign relations with certain countries is because we come to their aid or we are helping them achieve sustainability. In a