> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Halupovich Ilana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 11 december 2001 6:15 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Tragedy in Israel
> <<Suppose your brother kills a Palestinian. The Palestinian Authority > sends a group of soldiers to your house, they give you one hour to > remove your possessions, then blow up your house in retaliation for the > death of the Palestinian killed by your brother. Do you think that > would be fair?>> > I answered: > "You think that there is symmetry between Israeli soldier and > Palestinian terrorist. I don't see such symmetry. <SHRUG> How do I > feel? I feel that Palestinians are trying to throw me into the sea and > I feel justified to return Arafat back to Tunis. " > Let's re-phrase (sp) it: "I feel that Palestinians are trying to throw > me into the sea and I feel justified to return Arafat back to Tunis." - > meaning - I *would not* think it would be fair. You are holding a double standard here. You do not feel it would be fair if the Palestinian Authority would destroy your home in relatiation, but you seem to think it is quite alright for the Israeli government to do exactly the same thing to Palestinians. > "You think that there is symmetry between Israeli soldier and > Palestinian terrorist. I don't see such symmetry." - is my reason. This is not about who does the killing, this is about punishing innocent people for the crimes of their relatives. How can you justify that when it happens to someone else, but not when it happens to you? > My question is as relevant as yours and is also according a facts. > Jewish settlements in Shomron, Jehudea, Gaza? *Most* of them on the > lands that Palestinians sold. > So how about answering *my* question now? Especially the part about > capital city? The fact that individual Palestinians sold their land to Israeli's does not mean Israel can send in her troops to occupy the entire territory. I do not even know if those Palestinians sold their land voluntarily, or were forced to sell it. As for our capital: nobody disputes it, no country (except The Netherlands, of course) claims it as their capital. If Amsterdam *were* in the same situation as Jeruzalem, we would probably manage to negotiate a treaty that would be acceptable for all parties. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
