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Unlike many of my fellow citizens I find myself neutral
regarding the Israelis and Palestinians. Spokesmen for
the latter make such wildly unrealistic demands
concerning the Israelis needing to pull out of Jerusalem
altogether (something they won't do 'til hell freezes
over) that it reminds us why the Arabs continually come
off worst: they are chronically disorganised, hysterical,
militarily incompetent, and they inhabit a dreamworld.
They're also cruel: the murder of those Israeli soldiers
reminded me of the way their Yemeni cousins kidnapped
and publically murdered (very nastily) British soldiers
in Aden in the early '60s. The Israelis provoke me
to bitter laughter, however, as they lash out in spasms
of violent indignation when subjected to terrorism - the
same terrorism they themselves practiced against the
British Army when it was carrying out the UN mandate in
post-war Palestine. Don't forget, either, that when
Argentina was losing lots of A4s during the Falklands
set-to, Israel was ready to replace them pronto.
They're no friends of ours. Let them stew.
Anthony Harrison
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I don't want to have a general discussion about the
politics of the Middle East, I make the simple point
that indiscriminately shooting at civilians is going
to engender a violent response, and that is what
the Israelis are doing.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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