Doron Dekel

Here's why and how I contacted WFM-C:

My dream of a world in which individual human rights are more important than national interests was born 27 years ago, when I was a soldier in the Israeli military (I'm 46). I described my vision of a world where flags are much less important in a letter I wrote to my girlfriend (now my wife) from my base in the Golan Heights. The letter was intercepted by the army's Internal Security office. I was called to Central Command for a sequence of interrogations, after which I was told the army doesn't trust my loyalty any more. My security classification would be reduced and I would be sent to look after the dogs patrolling some base's fences. After a series of struggles with Internal Security, I ended up actually concluding my military service as a commanding officer (a long story on its own...). I was, nevertheless, determined to leave Israel for a more enlightened country. After saving enough take-off money, my girlfriend and I left Israel to travel around the world for two years. When we toured Canada, riding a motorcycle, we just felt a 'click' with the spirit of the place. Toronto, in particular, made us feel at home. Later, as we traveled around the Pacific rim, I questioned every Canadian we met about their country, what it stood for, what they liked or disliked about it. They kept on describing exactly the place in which I wanted to live (but then, I never asked about the winter .

A few years after returning to Israel, already a family with two children, we moved to Toronto. At the time, leaving Israel was considered an act of treason. People viewed you as if you were leaving behind fellow countrymen to fight for your cause without you. Many friends and relatives tried to dissuade us from making the move. I kept on repeating the argument that fighting for national/racial causes with no clear benefit to human rights on either side is irrational (Israel is, and was since the day it was founded, the most dangerous country in the world for Jews). I also did not agree with the concept of a country designed to make a particular ethnic group comfortable, disregarding others. The atmosphere in Israel, by the way, is very different today (in a recent poll, over 70% of Isrealis said they believe their children would have a better future in another country). After arriving in Toronto, I felt glad I was away from the stress and turmoil of the middle east, and showed little enthusiasm for anything political. My interest was awakened this year shortly before the war in Iraq. I tried to figure out what was motivating the Bush administration to make what appeared to be a senseless violent move. What I discovered, an explicit policy of establishing unchallenged world domination, frightened me. Further digging revealed that the US has always acted 'unilaterally' caring little for international law or international treaties (most of which it did not ratify anyhow) when it did not agree with what its government felt was 'national interests'.

In a well-constructed democracy, many mechanisms exist to protect the weak individual against possible abuse by the powerful government. What mechanisms exist to protect non-Americans from abuse of power by the American government? With military spending close to that of all the rest of the world combined, and growing, a militant power-hungry administration in Washington can cause incredible harm to other countries with little more than internal dissent to stop it. Fortunately, the price tag is now dampening the American public's enthusiasm. One additional major terrorist attack, however, and the frightened American public may give its President dictatorial powers to wage any additional wars it fancies on any nation. It is really not very hard for a government to frighten a nation in distress. So, this kind of thinking got me interested in the idea of world government. After returning in August from a year in Europe, I ran a web search on "world government" and came up with a link to WFM. A couple of clicks later I landed on your web site.

I hope to make a difference.