Proselytizing religions are inherently empire-seeking. Israelites have no mandate to spread a message like in Islam, nor to make converts, or preach a gospel as in Christianity. Being a light to all nations is our service to G-d without notions of erasing anyone's identity. People are innately drawn to light. We are, therefore, instructed to welcome the stranger and seek justice for their cause.

Peace in "the holy land" or any land does not necessitate the absence of conflict. The collective pursuit of justice in its punitive and restorative contexts produces shalom. Shalom is the state of security in which human life persists and experiences holistic well-being. When we achieve shalom, we'll find ourselves closer to fulfilling the words of Isaiah 56:7: "Mine will be called a house of prayer for all nations."

Omenana

Living by Omenana necessitates the communal agreement that the land is conscious by its inhabitants. It is not alive in the sense that it is an independent consciousness, but that as a creation of G-d, it is affected by what affects G-d. The land loves what G-d loves and hates what G-d hates. Thus, for the land to sustain, respond fruitfully, and house us in peace, we must adhere to fundamental precepts that the G-d of the universe has given us to live by. These are justice, equity, care for those hungry, unhoused, and alone, and respect for the sojourner. We are all sojourners. This terrestrial experience is transitory. Omenana is the way of Moshe, a patriarch of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

The land is only holy if we live holy in the land. This precept of holiness within all our faiths holds us to a higher and simultaneously more ecumenical standard of living. Peace in the Levant will only be attainable once all who consider it home and holy endeavor toward this standard.