> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Halupovich Ilana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 13 december 2001 6:18 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Tragedy in Israel
> <<You are holding a double standard here. You do not feel it would be > fair if the Palestinian Authority would destroy your home in > retaliation, but you seem to think it is quite alright for the Israeli > government to do exactly the same thing to Palestinians.>> > No I don't. "double standard" implies we are talking two different > reactions to the same thing. But that is exactly what you have: two different reactions to the same thing. Your apparent reasoning is: "Is it OK to destroy the homes of innocent people? If those people are Palestinian: yes. If those people are Israeli: no". > <<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?>> > I answer: > Family that is proud of one of it's members being shahid can be hardly > called innocent. IOW, even if those family members never committed an act of terrorism, they are still guilty of terrorism. That is a very dangerous line of reasoning. And a very unhealthy one for a country that claims to be a democracy. Your brother serves in the Israeli army; you are proud of that. The Israeli army destroys homes of innocent people simply because they happen to have a relative who commits acts of terrorism. Attacking innocent people during a war is a war crime. Now, to follow your line of reasoning: those war crimes are committed by the Israeli army; your brother is part of that army, therefore your brother is a war criminal. You are proud of him, therefore you too are a war criminal. Note: I am not saying you *are* a war criminal. I am only applying your line of reasoning here. As a supporter of democracy and human rights, I consider you innocent until proven guilty. On a side note, I do not believe the Israeli army cares whether or not those family members are proud of their relative -- they are his family, therefore their home is destroyed. I cannot imagine that the Israeli army will first ask the family "are you proud of your relative", and immediately leave (without blowing up the house or shooting anyone) if the answer from the family is "no". Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
