I keep hearing about analogies about Mexico or Canada attacking the US, and how we would respond. I thought of a better analogy that might be closer to reality. Say the Navajo Nation was encouraged (by some third party, say Israel) to have an open election for a leader because that'd be a good idea. They had the election and a fringe group that thought the Navajo should reclaim their land gained power. The fringe group was voted in, but their tactics are not supported by most Navajo. The fringe group lives close to and with these non-supporters. During this time, US citizens were moving onto the Navajo Nation reservation to settle because they thought they deserved the land, because it was sacred to them. The fringe group begins attacking the US citizen settlers on their land, and eventually start attacking US citizens off the reservation. They make homemade bomb and any thing they can get their hands on. They lob missiles to innocent people who live close to the reservation, and on the settlements and people are killed. The US government isn't going to get pushed around. So, they start performing air raids, trying to kill all the members of the fringe group to squash the whole idea of attacking settlements or people living near the reservation. They reason that if all the people who believe in it are killed, it won't happen anymore.....or maybe if they show how tough they are, the Navajo will be too scared to lob bombs at them of suicide bomb them. So, they start bombing houses of the fringe group. The families of the bad guys are killed, and some of their neighbors...but they should have thought of that before they elected these bad guys. So, the fringe group starts hiding in schools and hospitals. The US bombs them too. Children and other people are killed....but, it's not the US's fault because the fringe group was with them. If they didn't want to be killed they shouldn't allow the fringe group to hide with them. (Stupid kids can't even keep out these armed guys hiding with them.) The bombing from the fringe group heats up and the air attacks become bigger and more frequent. More Navajo start to take sides with the fringe group and want to fight the US government. Finally it get's too risking for the US, and they blanket bomb the entire Navajo Nation, killing everyone. Problem Solved.
Good job. I've always compared this to cowboys and indians. I never understood why the native Americans were so angry with us when I was younger. Now I do. x
Answer this.If England,France,Australia,US,Canada,(the list can go on and on ) were in the same situation as Israel is WHAT would these countries do?I'm not even mentioning Russia or China.Until you and others can answer that question you people can look up all the nonsense you want on 'internet' and copypaste it,link it or whatever.Have fun.Many of you peoples twisted views have gotten quite boring.
I think the question is "What is the situation Israel is in?" That's what I was getting at. And maybe a question would be "What would _you_ do if you were in the position a Palestinian child is in right now?" (or a Palestinian who does not support Hamas. Or a Palestinian that does support Hamas.) (I really didn't cut and paste this...I just thought of it this morning. I thought it'd be a quick write, but it turned out a little more elaborate than I thought. But, I'm happy if others are thinking about it in similar terms. Can you give me the link, HawaiianEye? I was thinking about writing a letter to the editor, but if someone already did, I wouldn't....also I can never make those letters short enough.)
I'll get right to the point.Its my impression that the 5 or 6 of you that keep putting this anti-Israel nonsense on this forum don't give a rats ass about Palestinian children or Palestinians period-you just hate Israel.(You are entitled to your opinions).Well ,I live in the best state in the US, Hawaii.On our beautiful set of Islands I've spoken to many tourists from all over the world in addition to many other people.They generally fall into 2 categories.1.Many people like Israel.2.Many others have no problems with Israel.------------A small minority are like you folks and American media,but thats it.---And I hate to burst your bubble but most people don't care about the Palestinians period.Actually I've found many people hate Palestinians and view them as a burden.Sorry but thats the truth.
I think you have the wrong impression. Anyone who hates a group of people based on where they were born, and thinks they are a burden, are probably not the type of people I'd listen to. I think it's more a discussion about what is actually happening, and not some hidden hated for a group of people. But, if you like listening to people like that, that's fine...but this might not be the best place to look for them. There's a lot more hateful forums out there were you are more likely to find what you are looking for. If you want to address the actual posts, and provide feedback, that'd probably be a better way to learn. Others will learn and so will you....if you want to.
The people I have spoken to throughout the years are people from many, many backgrounds,ages,walks of life etc. and again from ALL OVER THE WORLD.I'm just stating what the majority of peoples opinions are.
I won't try to argue what the majority of people feel about Palestinians, but I think it's important to remember that there were probably other times when other groups were hated by the majority and were thought of as a burden. I think maybe that's part of the problem with this debate. Because (if what you say is true) so many people hate Palestinians, they are unable evaluate the situation rationally.
Here's another one. Moses and the Egyptians. One wonders if a Palestinian Moses will come from the ranks of Israeli Jews? x
