Palestinian mobs attack Israel border, then cry foul when the Jewish nation defends itself. When you kick and poke a sleeping bear, you can not fault the bear when you get bitten.
The "Bear" is not sleeping. It is just sitting there stubbornly refusing to negotiate a two-state solution that is inevitable if peace is ever to come to the region.
"Step back from your prejudices and take a look at the situation from the Israeli perspective." Why did I know that would happen? Anyone who is critical of Israeli policy is immediately accused of being prejudiced. Try looking at it from the Palestinian perspective: Your country is invaded based on a centuries old belief that the land is not yours, & you are held like prisoners in your own country. Or try this analogy: Mexico invades Texas to take back the land that for centuries belonged to them. Maybe the Texans might be a little pissed off. Or how about the U. S. of A taking over a country that for centuries belonged to Native Americans? The Native Americans ain't too happy about that, either.....
Did I miss something? Everything I've read says that the Palestinian protesters marched unarmed. How is that attacking the Israeli border, even if they breached it? That's certainly a far cry from attacking, as has been done in the past. Some will be against Palestinians no matter if they are armed or unarmed, apparently.
Nothing you said addressed anything I said. I never addressed any issue of rights, whether it be the rights of Israelis to kill Palestinians or the right of Palestinians to breach the Israeli border. I am perplexed by the idea that marching on a border by a largely peaceful group can be construed as an attack.
I would love to know how you can conclude that I hate America and Israel because of that first comment I made. I never once discussed nor even mentioned any policy of America's nor Israel's. All I did was mention the facts as I had read them and how they contrasted with the description of the original article.
J (wish I could type) Mickey May 17, 2011, 12:34am EDT Nasr, 1) they have no right to storm the border - would be no different than here, if people stormed ours. A Country has the right to defend its borders, period.
2) they were certainly throwing rocks ect, and it sounded like gunshots coming from the Palestinians.
3) all the videos show Isrealis firing tear gas canisters to dispel the crowd - that is their right.
Mickey this is my point exactly. Everytime Palestinian attacks Israel their agenda is lost among the violence.
I read a report Syria bussed many people to the border, and probably to take some media coverage off of their crackdown on protesters there. Wouldn't surprise me.
JORDAN was once called "Trans-Jordan" and was the Palestinian state but the PLO and Arabs counselled the Philistines to remain and help rid the world of the Jews instead! it's all about murdering every last Jew on the planet! y r ppl so dumb???
The Arab world whether justified or not has a deep seeded hatred for Israel and its people. In turn since the U.S. tends to back up Israel most Arabs also tend to hate Americans. That is a fact, political correct or not.
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It's classic regional politics!!!
Nothing you said addressed anything I said. I never addressed any issue of rights, whether it be the rights of Israelis to kill Palestinians or the right of Palestinians to breach the Israeli border. I am perplexed by the idea that marching on a border by a largely peaceful group can be construed as an attack.
I would love to know how you can conclude that I hate America and Israel because of that first comment I made. I never once discussed nor even mentioned any policy of America's nor Israel's. All I did was mention the facts as I had read them and how they contrasted with the description of the original article.
Nasr,
1) they have no right to storm the border - would be no different than here, if people stormed ours. A Country has the right to defend its borders, period.
2) they were certainly throwing rocks ect, and it sounded like gunshots coming from the Palestinians.
3) all the videos show Isrealis firing tear gas canisters to dispel the crowd - that is their right.
Mickey this is my point exactly. Everytime Palestinian attacks Israel their agenda is lost among the violence.