Jeroen: Why not? Not all Arabs want to destroy you and your country. I know there are groups in Israel and Palestine in which Israeli's and Palestinians work together, in order to better understand each other, which may eventually lead to peace. Just like not all Israeli's are war-mongering idiots like Sharon, not all Arabs are evil people who want to destroy Israel. You certainly behave in such way.
Me: Jereon, I think what bothers those of us who read your opinions on the Middle East is that you seem to refuse to acknowledge that a lot of Arabs - perhaps even a majority of the Palestinians - _do_ want to destroy Israel and will do everything they can to achieve that. Arab terrorists attack Israeli children. Israel attacks Arab terrorists. And you seem to prefer the terrorists. Do you acknowledge that a powerful segment of the Palestinians _does_ intend to destroy Israel? That's a yes or no question. Do you believe that Israel has a right to defend itself from those who wish to destroy it? That's _also_ a yes or no question. Jeroen: We do? How? We still do business with Israel. We still maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. We aided in the defense of Israel during the Gulf War. We do not round up and deport Israeli's when Israel launches another attack against the Palestinians. Heck, the Dutch Minister of Defense even supported Israel's most recent actions against Yasser Arafat. Me: Every so often I feel like calling you on things like this, Jeroen. _How_, exactly, did the Netherlands aid in the defense of Israel during the Gulf War? Give us an example of an _action_, nor rhetoric (if there was even that). And notably, you don't point out whether you _supported_ that defense or not. Was it correct for the US and Britain to take steps to stop the Scud launches on Israel? And doesn't it tell you something that when Israel was attacked by Iraq during the Gulf War - with no provocation whatsoever - it was met by celebrations in Arab cities? Gautam Me:
