TRNC Presidency: UN Security Council perpetuates Cyprus status quo

 https://cyprusscene.com/2022/07/31/trnc-presidency-un-security-council-perpetuates-cyprus-status-quo/

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The mission of the UN in Cyprus is to defend Cypriots. Indeed, who can forget what was done in the name of "Greekness" and "Turkishness", not against each other but to those who they lived among unarmed and more reasoned.

Such dogmatic representations of living exclude all "others" and in the process usurp our  Basic Human Rights, that we are all equals, (Lest we Forget) and that while we are Persons it is as Individuals that we make this choice.

Cypriots, even divided as they have been now for decades, remain as a voting population never less than half; they are not few as "They" would have the world believe.

"Greeks" and "Turks" have their differences; and as murderous mobs they are very much the same. Greeks and Turks as Cypriots have every reason to wish UNFICYP to stay.  

New bicommunal settlement proposal launched

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/24/new-settlement-proposal-launched/

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...glancing through it, i still don't understand what the ballot would look like at the polling booth.

...certainly don't like the flag that is proposed. Cyprus has a flag, there is more reason to keep it than to change it. Let's remember who we are, then as now a loving people who as Cypriots never were "Greeks" or "Turks" but something quite different as Greeks or (read: and) Turks. Let's not forget who were murdered or disappeared. They were not the extremists with their mythic dogmas that died fighting each other for the most part; unarmed, or more reasoned were their victims. I am not ashamed of this Flag, none of 'us' should be, either. It is what Cypriots recognise as "belonging" to them. It is the most powerful tool we have, as a matter of fact, if we are willing to stand under it, despite those who treat it as a rag, in enosis you might say; Cypriots giving it a Cypriot meaning.

Indeed it is a good first step; recognising above all that as Individuals, everyone has the same Basic Human Rights, where as equals we have the same responsibilities toward each other, (and, as a Human race). As such, within such a State, (a BBF), such a People will express themselves beyond the Individual as Persons, having as Constituencies Liberty as well, demonstrating their own capacity of self-representation; as a majority, of respect and recognition toward the minorities living among them.

...i am hopeful that such notions will bring an end to the Problem which grows far beyond these island's shores, (Turkey for example, needing Constitutional reform has never been more divided.) (Dare i say Israel, Syria, Libya, and Iraq) and which i fear as a problem among many problems will divide the Ukraine, for "Russianness" or "Ukrainianness", having no (other) solution to emulate or to hold in high esteem.

...Cyprus has a National Anthem, hidden in a drawer somewhere; wish i knew it's lyrics.

cheers. (good luck)

Our View: 48 years after the invasion, we are a step away from partition

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/21/our-view-48-years-after-the-invasion-we-are-a-step-away-from-partition/

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...if we (the other half) allow ourselves to be divided, we lose our Basic Human Rights. As this island's dwellers, as Individuals, as Cypriots, we will not be Free to act lovingly toward each other and this land. Indeed the "Greeks" and "Turks" that live among us will have what they want the baby torn in two; so Solomon would say: this is the Problem.

Calls for unity as Cyprus marks anniversary of 1974 coup

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/15/calls-for-unity-as-cyprus-marks-anniversary-of-1974-coup/

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...sadly, politicians speak to their electors.

...as "Greeks" they speak to Greeks, and that disgusts me frankly; who dares to speak to Cypriots as Cypriots i ask?

They, Cypriots, have no representation it seems. (Yet even when votes are counted divided as 'we' are, Cypriots are never less than half of the total vote after all these decades.) And they are not few as those "Greek" and "Turkish" will have you believe. What can be expected but more platitudes if on such a day these elite(s) "Turkish" and "Greek") do not dedicate themselves to "be" neither one of these; against "Them", as Cypriots (taking back the word) in enosis.

...the day is coming when Cypriots, as the People, will have no choice but to act despite their leadership.

It is the People who must speak for themselves, if these so called leaders cannot think beyond their own success.

Cyprus honours today all those who sacrificed their life to defend democracy during the coup d’etat

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/15/cyprus-honours-today-all-those-who-sacrificed-their-life-to-defend-democracy-during-the-coup-detat/

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...a man who has dedicated his life to "Turkishness" awaits us to show ourselves (if 'we' exist as Cypriots); are Cypriots, as the "Greeks" and "Turks" living among us say, too few and insignificant?

There is one Flag that belongs to the People. (There is a National Anthem too, hidden in a drawer somewhere.)

...who would prevent Cypriots from gathering under this flag if they so choose?

And why not on the beaches, in front of our shops and our houses, on our cars, across the whole island where Cypriots live; such a demonstration I would like to see: so many Flags that "They" cannot ignore them.

Our View: Has the UN presence in Cyprus itself become part of the problem?

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/08/has-the-un-presence-in-cyprus-itself-become-part-of-the-problem/

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...the UN is in Cyprus for exactly the same reason that the world supports Ukraine. Here in Cyprus, we the People, suffer its results; the Problem. There in the Ukraine, the People have not been divided yet, but such a solution seems to be inviting. ...who wins if this is the case? Not Humanity, neither the Basic Human Rights 'we' seem to take for granted. They are lost to those with their mythic dogmas at the extremes; yes "Ukrainians" exist, and so too "Russians", no different to the ''Greeks'' and ''Turks'' who in Cyprus have done no better, for (and to) Cypriots. Is there something better, to replace the UN. And the Universal Principles that they defend and represent? (...ask yourselves.) ...a BBF ends such conflicts easily; it is a matter of intentions. It is what people want (in Turkey, in Russia, in Cyprus, (to name a few), and in the Ukraine too); Representation as a State, where there is as Individuals no distinction or discrimination as Citizens, in Freedom equal, and where, that within this State exists as well Constituencies, Persons in Liberty representing themselves as a Majority with the same Goodwill always mindful of the minorities living among them in Good Faith, demonstrating this capacity by providing in their Agenda for these special needs as well. (What is the USA, if not the first BBF?) It is a matter of overcoming our own Ignorance as Mankind, as a Human race, because we should not be fighting each other, Lest we Forget. There are however (like Hunger, Disease, and Plunder), bigger enemies which need the same Hatefulness against them. Indeed, the UN remains in Cyprus to defend Cypriots; because the "Greeks" and "Turks" that live among them have already shown themselves to be no different as murderers in treachery against each other perhaps but most surely against those not like them: (in practical terms) more reasoned, unarmed, and having a civil nature. Cyprus is and has been the cross-road to three continents for millennia; who should "own" it? (...and in the Ukraine; ask yourselves.) Does Solomon in his wisdom tear babies in half? (...who but a "Greek" or a "Turk" would be against their interest (UNFYCYP) in Cyprus; i ask.) The UN is welcome to stay, i say; and until the Problem is ended for 'me': as a Cypriot i am grateful.

Neophytou unveils 100-point plan to modernise Cyprus

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/07/04/neophytou-unveils-100-point-plan-to-modernise-cyprus/

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...this is interesting; but it is boots on the ground that's needed: if it is Cypriots this man is reaching out to i hope he remembers that Cypriots live across the whole island, and that they are not few as the "Greeks" and "Turks" among them would have the world to believe. Cypriots need Leadership as Cypriots, despite the fact that in the dysfunctional state of the Republic's existence it allows 'a Greek Constituency' to choose the country's President.

"This" must change. (...so said the Rev. Tutu when he visited here with other elders not so long ago.)

...indeed, in Education, in Health, and in Welfare, in the Infrastructure which provide us modern lives, it is not hard to imagine the standards set for such enterprise and accountability, by a Central Government in Cyprus by Cypriots as a whole. However, the execution of same, (and its care), if left to the Cypriot Constituencies will leave taxpayers closer to such investments (and their money).

Always mindful of the minorities living among them while acting as Majorities fulfilling objectives having their own Agenda, is likely to produce better results for the public, and their Constituency, overall; (such is a BBF).

...and in Tourism for example, there are Cypriots who own and operate in the occupied territories such businesses; a registry, and subsidy, to and for this commerce to flourish should include them, because should travelers, or Cypriots wish to visit the whole island, they may be able to sleep more easily should they decide to stay overnight.

Audacious is Cypriots (not "Greeks" and not "Turks" but Greek and Turkish) rallying under the only flag that is rightfully theirs, the Flag of Cyprus, on the beaches (and on the beach) making souvla; "picnics" of their own.

Audacious is singing Cyprus' National Anthem because it exists and should not be hidden in a drawer somewhere.

“Olgun: Two equal parties will lead to sustainable reconciliation”

 https://cyprusscene.com/2022/06/29/olgun-two-equal-parties-will-lead-to-sustainable-reconciliation/

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…indeed, this is hopeful (in a counter-intuitive kind of way); when will there exist an equal to the Turkish Constituency i ask as well because a BBF cannot exist without it:

…where, as Persons Cypriots may express themselves as Majorities who demonstrate their Goodwill, and in Good Faith by sustaining the minorities living among them providing in their Agendas these special needs as well.

…and as Individuals; without further distinction or discrimination, representation as such: at a higher level of government, Citizens of a State, where as equals ‘we’ are all defending the values and Universal Principles which define us as Human beings.

…as it appears in the occupied territories, as in the Republic (dysfunctional as it is), half the population is Cypriot and, half are “Greek” or “Turkish”, this over decades remains the fact.

Cypriots, having both is not anathema to being Free, as Individuals, who as Persons demonstrate the same respect in Liberty. It is natural. (It is to Turkey the example that it needs for its Constitutional reform so that as a People, their diversity becomes their strength.)

In any case we are not only “Cypriot Turks” and “Greeks”; this too is something to think about.

Cyprus and Israel: Lessons From the Pursuit of Lasting Peace in the Eastern Mediterranean (edited for resubmission)

 https://hir.harvard.edu/cyprus-and-israel-lessons-for-lasting-peace-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/

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Divided as they are, for the People of Israel and the People of Cyprus, most certainly there will be no solution without taking into account that the dwellers in Israel have lived together in effect for thousands of years, or, as in Cyprus, that Cypriots are also considered, (and at a cross road to three continents), as also having lived under subjugation, as a culture still surviving, for as long. As in the Ukraine, watching it in the process of being torn up, in this problem too, the Problem is exposed to be the same for all of them.

Indeed as Persons they differ, yet their extremes see the solution through brutal force toward each other.
(...how convenient for "Them", the other half their hapless victims mostly unarmed and civilians.)

Where is the Humanity beyond that, once a People are divided? Where is our/their Basic Human Rights, the Peoples' representation as Individuals; without further distinctions or discrimination, equals in defending the values and Universal Principles that make it so (without them united)?

...hijacked, the Agenda.

Must Cypriots be "Greek"? Must Turcophones be "Turkish"? Must Israelis be (only) Jewish? And Russians, not "Russians", in the Ukraine (and in Russia), don't they exist?

...i ask the readers to recall that the USA is a BBF (Bizonal Bicommunal Federation); as a Modern concept, (just predating the French Revolution) it was the very first as a matter of fact. That within a State (where there exists a Rule of Law and Good Government), Individuals are Free to express their thoughts without fear, to travel and to associate accordingly. And, having constituencies (at another level of government), this Liberty, as Persons, allows for such distinct identities to thrive, to share in Goodwill and in Good Faith, as Majorities recognising and respecting the Minorities that live among them by providing in their Agenda these special needs as well.

So it is that intentions count.

In Cyprus, i am hoping it is the beaches Cypriots will take to make souvla together at their own "picnics" this summer, to demonstrate themselves to be a loving people; one as such: that would make a most hopeful change and a fine example difficult to ignore. I suggest in Israel the same may occur, demonstrations of Israelis, Arabs and Jews wanting change, because it will expose those against such a notion, the "Jews" and "Arabs" (as they define themselves; to be unable of such tolerance). It will become that much more difficult for "Them" to dismiss (in effect about half the voting population in either case) as insignificant and too few to matter, the People seen to be united (in this way); that too is a great step forward.

...yes, i am hopeful (still) having Faith in the notion of 'Us', as those not "Them".

And in the Ukraine at this moment three men of great talent will decide their own fate, as Heroes, by ending the(ir) Problem(s) with a Political model that they all know too well, a BBF, (a solution, that is by all of us defined as "perfect"; in Freedom where an Individual is most clearly defined to be no different to any other Individual and in Liberty that as Persons they (these Citizens) at another level of government are given the capacity to demonstrate this respect and trust toward each other accordingly: perfect because all countries may emulate its values, held in such esteem), or, as failures these men will have to live with this infamy, possibly (one) facing War Crimes as a consequence.

In this Ukraine, these men may change themselves and they may change the world.

(n.b. Erdogan too, now faces the divisiveness of "Turkishness" at home beyond Cyprus, tearing at the very fabric of his own State; in his own Constitutional reform, (with an end to the Problem; recognising Cypriots as well, while uniting Ukraine) will he redefine "Turks" on time for Turkey's Centennial in two years: will a BBF do just fine in Turkey too?). (And of Putin having sacked Russia's Democracy, (to be a lesser BBF, and one far more militaristic); this "Russianness" not having demonstrated itself to be better for him, what will he change it to, again? (With a better BBF in Russia, like a better BBF in Turkey and the Ukraine will he save himself from infamy?)

Or, is it Zelinskiy who will cave,? Under their powerful influence, around such men, the constant pressure to choose; unable to see a change in them ultimately becoming them, to reach no further than "Ukrainians" in war and as a State, (depending on men like "them" to defend his "side" with as much brutality toward his own civilians): while "being" Ukrainian is far more complex? (...the answer to this question, if "They" remain unchanged i fear most of all.)

Change (as in intentions) would seem imminent, everywhere, at this extraordinary moment, what with the existential questions we face as a race called Human, what with real enemies like Hunger and Disease to fight; we should not be fighting each other (lest we Forget): Ignorance perhaps is the greatest enemy of all.

...the Problem is the problem (or is it the other way around?); in Cyprus, and in Israel, (in Turkey), primarily, as in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Libya, and now soon to be it seems in the Ukraine: our world missing the point as yet splitting 'us' in two. As Martin Luther King said, beyond desegregation is integration, and as Rev. Tutu said, "This" must stop; two men who know the Problem well, it is something to think about all around.

(dare i say as an example, and in the USA: the Problem; "Americans" abound who consider Americans not like "them" to be un-American, enemies of "their" State.)

Let's remember Solomon in his wisdom did not tear the baby in two.