Originally posted by MJHerman
Just so I am clear on this.....
Americans can fight a war on terror but Israelis are not allowed to? You need to check your history a bit my friend and investigate a little bit more some of the root causes of the Arab/Israeli conflict.
As to the hating of Jews for thousands of years, the State of Israel was created in 1947. Even if your right in saying that people hate Jews because the State of Israel exercises its right to self preservation, that only accounts for the last 56 years.
And the whole imprisonment without due process thing...Israel must have learned that from the Americans....except the Israelis have no Gitmo to call their own.
There were several UN resolutions one in 1947 which partitioned the land. But officially Israel became a nation in May of 1948.
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00hb0I knew that before I had to look it up - you ought to check you history of Israel as well.
let me refer you to the following link which talks about Jewish group which were illegally taking land from the Palestinians during 1947.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/israel/large/1947.htmhttp://www.palestinemonitor.org/factsheet/History_June2002.htmhttp://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_mandate_oppose_immigration.phpIsarael has every right to fight a war on terrorist... however, the Jews took that land from the Palestinians by acts of terrorism.. such as car bombs, pipe bombs, home made machine guns....
In other words... through violence.
The Bristish stepped out of the conflict, and the UN stepped in to broker the peace.
Ever since Israel has been illegally grabbing land from the Arabs.
The UN has been attempting to pass resolution after resolution to sanction Israel against their settlements in internationally recognized Palestinian settlements... and the US vetos these resolutions... the US should have a dog collar around it's next and the leash leads to its Israel handlers.
Israel is annexing land which is not theres..
So are the Palestinians terrorists? yes now many of them have become this...
they have the best lands taken from them (not unlike the American Indian saga), they ahve been impoverished, been made 3rd class citizens, and have been pushed into a corner by the Israelis...
The Palestinians are a desparate people... because the israelis made them this way...
At some time the violence must stop both sides are guilty of terrorism and inhumane acts.
The side that has the greatest obligation to stop is the side with the greatest might - that would be Israelis. Not only should they stop the physical violence but also the land grab which is a different form of agression.