At 04:07 PM 12/30/01 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>So, Israel does not take revenge for attacks? Then what do you call
>helicopter strikes against Palestinians they suspect of terrorism? What do
>you call blowing up a Palestinian police station after a suicide bombing?
Its called war, not revenge.
>Did you ever wonder why people in Europe are so critical of the US and
>Israel? I will give you a hint: unquestioningly defending Israel
Except for the fact that the US does a lot of questioning. There is a
lot of debate in the US about whether Israeli violence goes to far,
frequent official US criticism of Israel for some instances of violence,
debate about whether Israel would be better off unilaterally recognizing
Palestinian Independence, etc,
JDG
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"Our campaign against international terrorism does not represent some
sort of 'clash of civilizations.' Instead, it is a clash between
civilization and those who would destroy it." -Amb. Richard N. Haass
