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Originally Posted by roachboy
but if the desire for a peaceful resolution of this conflict were to supplant fantasies of the greater israel, perhaps things would change. or maybe they wouldn't.
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going off of this...
What about those fantasies of 'the greater israel'? What place does Israeli greed and zealotry have in this current military endeavor? This being directed at those who rationalize Israeli displays of aggression and brutality.
I'm interested to know how, in one or two generations, the state of Israel went from a nation of pioneers and land grabbers to a nation of beleaguered suburbanites. With nary a semblance of unethical behavior on their part while getting there.
Doesn't the illusion strike you as odd? Don't you feel like you're missing quite a bit of that 'on the ground' realism that really comes in handy when you're considering a foreign conflict?
I do not believe that Israelis should die just for being born there. I do not support Hamas or any other group that believes violence will solve their problems. But for pete's sake, somewhere there has to be place where personal identification with Israel ends and the realization that direct action and culpability on the part of the Israeli government, with the support of many of its people (many of them religious zealots) plays a part in the continued rocket attacks and general insubordination of the Palestinians living there with them. I mean, come on. I don't understand why, WHY, this unquestioning support of Israel exists. I can only imagine that it is some sort of misguided identification with them because of their lifestyle and (largely) skin color. Which isn't much of a reason, if you ask me. Prove me wrong. Please.