Question: The situation in the Middle East seems to illustrate again the tragedy of the endless cycles of violence and revenge. It seems that nobody considers the option of showing the other cheek as remotely possible. What would the ascended masters consider a response from the political groups that goes somewhat towards a long-term solution for the region?
Answer from the Ascended Master Saint Germain through Kim Michaels. This answer was given during the 2023 American webinar.
Well, there is a reason why we in later years have said relatively little about the Middle East. And the reason is that the region is enveloped in this consciousness that is the essence of the School of Hard Knocks where the majority of the people in the region simply are not open to learning in any other way than through the School of Hard Knocks. As we have said before, the question is how hard do the knocks have to become before people wake up and come to their senses. It is clear that neither the Jewish religion nor the Muslim religion really seriously preaches turning the other cheek.
You cannot really expect that this is going to be the prevailing response. Unfortunately, it is probably a matter of the region having to see inhumanity on a much larger scale before they have had enough of the bloodshed, the revenge, the “an eye for an eye” and a ‘bomb for a bomb’ and come to see the need to step up to a higher level of humanity.
Obviously, this is a process that has been going on for some time. You can see various signs of this in various countries. But you still see how quickly a situation can escalate into hostility and even the potential for a larger scale war.
Really, at this point, there is very little potential that any of the sides will turn the other cheek because they simply cannot see the advantage of doing this. This is, of course, something you can step back and say: “Well, why cannot they see it?” And they cannot see it because they are trapped in duality and they are blinded by their state of consciousness. Realistically, of course, you can say that Israel’s very existence is due to the international community having a positive view towards the Jews and their right to have a home country.
If the Jews start behaving towards the Palestinians in a way that is in blatant violation of the democratic ideals of the countries that support the state of Israel, then how can they expect that they will continue to be supported? And if they are not, how can they continue to survive? But could you explain this to the Jewish leadership and a large part of the Jewish people? I am not sure that I could. Then, of course, you have the Palestinians. Is there any realistic possibility that the Palestinians could improve their situation, perhaps achieve their own state? Well, it would only be because of the international community. But are the democratic countries going to support the Palestinians after what Hamas just did, supposedly on behalf of all Palestinians? You see, again, why are the Palestinians not seeing that their best opportunity to improve their situation is nonviolence? Well, because they are trapped in the same mindset. Of course, it is clear, as some democratic leaders have already started saying, that you cannot return to the situation that was before the attack and there needs to be a long-term solution that will involve a Palestinian state.
However, exactly how this can come about is by no means an easy thing to accomplish. Even if we avoid a larger-scale war, I foresee a very long and painful process that will test the resolve of the international community and the democratic world.
I will say that I would very strongly advise the American government to stay out of a war in the Middle East. But as we have said before, even said in the invocation you gave earlier, the Christians in America have this determination to defend the Holy Land and this could potentially bring America into the conflict, which would be a major mistake.
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