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The Hardline Ritual | 35 comments (35 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Booman, Israel has never stopped assassinations (3.50 / 2)

kidnappings and land acquisition, which has lead to the neverending killings of many civilians. So the rocket fire from Gaza needs to be seen in that light. We always seem to avoid looking at Israel's role.

Banned but hopefully not forgotten.

by Mattes on Thu May 22nd, 2008 at 01:33:04 PM EST
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Re: Booman, Israel has never stopped assassination (none / 0)

I don't avoid looking at anything. I blame everyone.

by BooMan on Thu May 22nd, 2008 at 01:44:25 PM EST
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Re: Booman, Israel has never stopped assassination (4.00 / 2)

It saddens me that American politicians have to go through a kind of ritual where they swear that they are the most pro-Israel politician that has ever lived. In some ways it reminds me of how annoying the anti-Castro Cuban pandering has been throughout my whole life. It's not so much the positions that are espoused that bother me as the way it closes down any flexibility in solutions to break the deadlocks. I consider myself both opposed to the Castro regime in Cuba and pro-Israel (although some would look at my positions and call me pro-Palestinian).

As a Yid I agree 1000%

I find this pilgrimage by presidential candidates offensive. It's equivalent to a pledge of allegiance to a foreign government, especially in the case of Israel.

We need to develop a made in the USA policy, otherwise our hands are tied forever....til the end of time. And it does not advance the true interest of Israel.

I predict there'll be a backlash - that'll take events in the wrong direction.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Thu May 22nd, 2008 at 03:16:46 PM EST
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Re: Booman, Israel has never stopped assassination (none / 1)

I disagree about "blaming everyone" because, although people on both sides have made mistakes and committed crimes, Palestinians have had their country colonized and have had their property stolen from them and continue to have it expropriated daily -- tree by tree, house by house, farm by farm. However, I really appreciate your willingness to look at this issue, even on the front page of your blog.

A Progressive Christian perspective on I/P at Beyond Bethlehem

by RustyPipes (rustdotypipesatyahoodotcom) on Fri May 23rd, 2008 at 05:13:34 AM EST
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Re: Booman, Israel has never stopped assassination (none / 1)

There is a clear victim and a clear oppressor in the case of the Palestinians, and to place an equal burden of responsibility on both the oppressor and the victim is wrong.

And if anyone doubts there is a clear victim and a clear oppressor, I invite you to visit the occupied territories and see for yourself.

In addition, if anyone thinks that Palestinian citizens of Israel (i.e. those Palestinians whose predecessors have escaped being ethnically cleansed) have equalaity with Jews in The Jewish State, I invite you to study the situation a bit better - from the point of view of those Palestinian citizens, not the propaganda put forward by those who call them "Israeli Arabs".

And for everyone I recommend that you obtain and read the book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Israeli Jewish historian Ilan Pappe.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Fri May 23rd, 2008 at 05:09:48 PM EST
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