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Originally Posted by powerclown
Just a quick comment, then to make room for other opinions: everyone is aware that the situation has been characterized as a 'vicious circle', and I wouldn't disagree, to an extent. For every stupid thing the Palestinians do, the Israelis have been guilty of inflaming the situation by doing something they know will incite even more mindless violence. Where I draw the line, though, is on the official stance of the Palestinian leadership in refusing to acknowledge the right of Israel to exist. Arafat needs to go -- the sooner, the better for everyone involved.
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I agree with that but what about the Israeli hard line, like Benjamin Netenayu. He has stated repeated that the Palestinian's should neither be recognized as a sovereign state nor should they ever be recognized as a people. Funny eh? When Netenayu speaks as such, his comments are unconditionally accepted,.. but any word of that same premise being applied to Israel is well,...you pick the standard buzzward. Anti-semitism? Anti-Zionism? Anti-Jewish? Racist? Neo-Nazi? Hate propaganda? etc,..etc,...etc,..
And his stance has nothing to do with "STOPPING THE TERROR" and then peace negotiations can proceed. Bullshit. He is exactly like a suicide bomber. He would love to kill as many Palestinians as he could. He preaches hatred and division which is why he is gaining support for not only keeping the illegal settlements in place, but for promoting the building of more. Just ask the 75,000 odd at a rally in support of. Netenayu= Arafat.
Double standards? I'd laugh but it isn't funny.
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I feel that the Israeli government has a duty to protect it's citizens from harm; therefore, if a Palestinian terrorist/freedom fighter tries to kill Israelis, he should be taken out. If innocent Palestinians get hurt/killed in that act, so be it - it's not the fault of the Israelis that Palestinian extremists hide amongst civilians, it's the fault of those extremists, who force the Israelis to kill these innocents, and then use that as yet another propaganda tool.[QUOTE/]
I agreed up until you said "propaganda tool." That is one condition that both the Israeli's as well as Palestinian's have perfected, certainly regarding the partisan media among others, with their vested interests and their musings over who is the bigger victim this week in relation to other weeks.
It's interesting how one side could be so powerful and the other so subordinate, yet in the end they both lose since they can't define peace, mainly because both sides don't want it. Such a spectacle for the rest of the world to observe and pontificate too. Call it what you will. I call it pathetic, so much to the point that either side doesn't garner much of my respect, and probably never will.