----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:16 AM Subject: Re: Tragedy in Israel
> At 22:59 1-12-01 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: > > >Or maybe, instead of talking about "tragedies" whenever Jews are killed, we > >should start referring to certain groups of Palestinians as the evil sons > >of bitches that they are. > > Will we then also be allowed to refer to certain groups of Israelis (and > individual Israelis) as the evil sons of bitches they are, whenever > Palestinians get killed? > If it was an unprovoted killing of civialins going about their daily lives (e.g. opening fire in a mosque) certainly. I know of one instance when that has happened, and the person was arrested. Do you believe that there is no moral difference between setting off a bomb in a market that is intended to kill indiscriminately, and targeting someone who has personally taken military action against you and yours and has personally caused death? Do you suggest that the only possible way to fight a war of self defense is try and find guilty everyone that is fighting against you, and then arrest them? Dan M.
