Lost in Translation??

Re: “Israelis Resist Demands From U.S. on Construction” (March 11, 2010)

To the Editor:

The problem seems to be that those in charge are not willing to give up their power to decide what happens and what does not. Both the Israelis and the United States believe that they have the power to dictate what happens in Jerusalem. Both parties are so concerned with the amount of power they each have that no one is looking at the underdog (the Palestinians). It has been made clear that the Palestinians are not relinquishing what little say they do have in the matter. Both sides need to sit down and have DIRECT communication with each other on the matters at hand. Both Israel and Palestine need to stop going through the United States to get their views across. No one will ever understand one another if they are always playing a game of telephone. Things get lost in translation and indirect communications. The issue is that Israel is building houses in East Jerusalem when the United States thought that they would hold off on construction until talks with Palestine were complete. This of course is not the case. Things are getting lost in translation, things that could have a huge impact on the conflict in the Middle East.

Is it worth all the trouble if no one wins in the end?