We must remember that Islam is not an enemy, and we have no war with Islam.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between Islam as a religion and any conflicts that may arise involving individuals or groups.
Reuven Rivlin's quote reminds us that Islam, as a faith and a community, should not be seen as an adversary. It highlights the necessity of understanding that conflicts often emerge from political or social circumstances rather than the beliefs themselves, urging us to adopt a perspective that fosters peace and harmony among different cultures and religions.
In practice
In a speech advocating for intercultural dialogue, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of understanding diverse faiths.
The depth of this conflict, which is more than one hundred years old, requires us to find a way to communicate... so that the residents of the Middle East, Jews and Arabs alike, can live not as if they were forced to live together, but rather destined to live together.
The extremists are talking too loudly, and everyone is convinced that only he is on the right side. It’s not just Jews against Arabs. It’s the Orthodox versus those who don’t think they can keep all six hundred and thirteen commandments of the Bible. It’s rich people versus poor people. At some point, something came over Israel so that everyone has his own ideas—and everyone else is an enemy. It’s a dialogue among deaf people and it is getting more and more serious.
I became aware of how the world is and how the white establishment plays black people against each other.
If no one remembers a misdeed or names it publically, it remains invisible. To the observer, its victim is not a victim and its perpetrator is not a perpetrator; both are misperceived because the suffering of the one and the violence of the other go unseen. A double injustice occurs-the first when the original deed is done and the second when it disappears.
The practice of yoga induces a primary sense of measure and proportion. Reduced to our own body, our first instrument, we learn to play it, drawing from it maximum resonance and harmony.
Every walker is a guard on patrol to protect the ineffable.
Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power.
If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.
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