Bishop Belo's statement<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
Bishop Belo's statement in which he deplores the big-scale
\nexodus of nonindigenous citizens in East Timor has impressed me.
\nThe condition in East Timor is replete with problems due to the
\neconomic crisis.<\/p>\n
That condition has made me reflect again on the departure of
\nChinese-Indonesians from Indonesia. I think the two cases
\nresemble each other. Only the contents are different. The
\nnonindigenous community in East Timor feels menaced by the
\nthreats addressed to them by the local inhabitants, while the
\nChinese-Indonesians are feeling threatened to a higher degree
\nbecause thousands of them saw their shops looted and burned, and
\nothers were tortured, raped and even killed.<\/p>\n
I think it is only human and it stands to reason that members
\nof both groups have fled. A group of people seeking refuge
\nbecause they feel menaced is a matter that does not need to be
\ndebated. We can learn from the above two cases so that, together,
\nwe can build an environment that is safe and peaceful and full of
\nlove in true brotherly fashion.<\/p>\n
F. DAVID SETIONO<\/p>\n
Ciampea, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bishop-belos-statement-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }