Moliqaj for Israel Embassy deployment: Neither Realism nor Civil War

In the writing he named “neither realism nor civilization war”, Moliqaj explains two approaches to this problem that was born on the political scene, and calls leaders of Turkey and autocrat Israel seeking to increase their influence in the region.

This is his complete writing:

Neither Realism nor Civil War

In recent months, part of daily political debates has also become Kosovo's relationship with the Middle East. This topic was sparked by Israel's recognition of Kosovo, which was linked to Kosovo's preliminary reconciliation for the deployment of our embassy in Jerusalem. The Republic of Turkey reacted sharply; neither did the European Union agree.

The debate unfortunately has taken a badly informed course. There are basically two approaches that have cleared the debate. The first one can be called “Realistic character”. Kosovo must follow its traditional alliances, where it has interests. Under that stance, the fact that the deal has been reached in Washington closes any debate. Even if Washington itself doesn't demand it that earnestly. This approach swears, underestimates and scatters labels for each distinguishing shade that Kosovo would make. Suppose Albania had abstained at the UN over this issue, but its alliance towards the United States has not been hurt.

The second approach is only more harmful. This approach drives the smell of toxic wells that politicize and ontology on cultural and religious differences. So put the options: East and West? Turkey or Israel? This approach, as it introduces cultures in the holes, explains each conflict through cultural or religious differences. So people and societies are cursed in their own uniqueness that comes to be naturalized as hostile to others.

We will start with this: what Benyam Netanyah does with Jerusalem is harmful to the world and people. This city is one of the key points in religious and cultural heritage of the world. Judaism and Islam and Christianity are inherited there. So it shouldn't be someone's exclusive. But it is hard to forget that the same policy is being pursued by Turkish President Erdogan with Aya Sofia, who turned him into a mosque after 86 years. This object had once been a church with the Ottoman Empire becoming a mosque, while secular Turkey had made it a museum.

Netanyahu and Erdogan compete for regional influence in the Middle East; they are both autocrats; but above all, they are within the same right-wing conservativeism that designs war of civilisations, calling a discours on the glorious past as proof of the superiority and design of the future.

Our embassy was supposed to be in Jerusalem. But more important than that is the motivation and inspiration for this attitude. The incoming government is talking about reviewing launched by an electoral opportunism that is that of a religious community here, or that of a European charge against the United States. We do not say that about pleasing Turkey; nor does it because the European Union wants it. But above all, this does not help peace of coexistence between peoples and cultures.

There is only one world! That is how we affirm lasting peace and equality among peoples.

To those who preach realistic holiness, the position that does not allow us to see any distinction other than what is understood as self - interest could be answered with a question: What would Kosovo be in her most difficult years if this course was pursued if everyone in the world saw only himself?!