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Date Posted: 15:31:32 01/08/09 Thu
Author: Paul
Subject: Re: Palestinians
In reply to: Michael 's message, "Palestinians" on 11:43:04 01/07/09 Wed

I saw that Michael. And the entire post made me so sad I didn't trust myself to respond and do so in a civil manner. I have very mixed feelings about Israel's very hard bombardment in such an urban area. No matter how accurately they attempt to guide their missiles and bombs they can't help but have a great many civilian casualties. On the other hand, I have to condemn a fighting force that launches mortar attacks from the steps of school buildings and hospitals. Their purpose is to cause the death of innocents so as to point an accusing finger at the Israeli retaliation. The Israelis at least are making an effort to minimize civilian casualties whereas the Hamas fighters are deliberately putting children in harms way.

I would hope that this would prod Israel's ally, the U.S., into demanding that both sides negotiate a peaceful settlement, but I'm not holding my breath. This small nation is surrounded on all sides by Arab nations that have sworn to destroy it and so they view all attempts at negotiations as attempts to whittle away at their power base and leave them weaker and unable to defend themselves.


>On the other forum that i know many of you looked at
>before leaving due ot the overzealous management there
>has been soem posts about the present crisis in Gaza.
>
>im sure all on here are deeply disturbed and concerned
>by the terrible injuries and deaths be the victims of
>the bombs be Palestinian or Israeli. Suffering, injury
>and death does not discriminate.
>
>On the forum one American person posted not only her
>full support for the actions of Israel (I can see some
>case for the Israelis taking soem action to stop the
>missiles) and not only felt all the victims deserved
>it, but actually described the Paelestians as 'sub
>human' and 'rats'.
>
>How mad can this world have become that fellow human
>beings - men women and children pretty much the same
>as all of us with the same needs, hopes, fears - can
>be viewed by noe person in this way.
>
>If she was describing the people guilty of firing the
>rockets I would at least understand the venom
>(although still not accept or agree) but she was
>talking about all Palestinians.
>
>How much hatred and ignorance still thrives around the
>world. It always will - and so there will always be
>wars.

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