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People have to realize something. Israel was founded by the Jewish survivors of WWII. These people had to be subborn in order to survive. Israel was founded with a crucial thought - "never again!" Never will the Jewish people not have a place to go while being persecuted. Jews will always have a safe harbor when no one else will take them. Maybe people don't realize just how small Israel is... and some map-makers draw it even smaller, due to "disputed" areas. Are the people of the world so insensitive as to not allow the Jews even this much?
The Palestinians are just the next people to threaten the Jewish way of life, and when Israel says "never again," they mean it! I am a Jew myself, but I am also a reasonable person. Having said that, I think that Israel is justified to defend itself, even if the enemy does not have the organization into a country that "normal" enemies of the past had.
Why some people vehemently side with the Palestinians will always be beyond me, but I still respect them and what they have to say. However, after reading all of their arguments, I have yet to see an argument which could possibly stand a chance of convincing Israel to, after only 50-odd years, abandon their pledge for eternal survival.
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