At 08:33 19-05-2002 +0200, Ilana Halupovich wrote: ><<You misunderstood me. I said nothing about changing Palestinians' >attitude towards Israel, I was saying that you can not change someone's >overall behaviour by giving that someone custody over a piece of land. >You can only get someone to change his mind by offering convincing >arguments, not by giving him property.>> > >Ilana >Temple Mount is not "property" it's "holly place". <SHRUG> You are >saying that even if Palestinians will get all the land that they want, >their attitude to Israel will not change, unless we will smile while >jumping into the see. I am saying - I am glad you understand that.
<sigh> No, I am saying that you can not change someone's attitude by giving them something -- period. I am not saying that "Palestinians will not change their attitude unless all Jews jump into the sea". Likewise, you (Ilana) cannot change my attitude towards Israel by giving me something; for example, you could give me a piece of land and a nice big house in the most beautiful part of Israel, but that would not change my opinion about Israel's policy towards the Palestinians. >Jeroen<sarcasm> >Hm, here is an other quite effective solution: blanket bomb every town >and city in the Occupied Territories. Not all at once, because Israel >probably does not have enough bomber planes for that, but just one at a >time. Israel can continue to use its standard excuse about that town or >city being a terrorist base. The world will be outraged of course, but >that has happened before and I have yet to see Israel being concerned >about what the rest of the world thinks. >Harsh approach, but the most effective way to get rid of your >"Palestinian problem" is by getting rid of the Palestinians. ></sarcasm>>> > >Ilana >This solution sounds smart to me, but even after *this* intifada, there >is still no majority for it. No I am really worried. If I make a sarcastic remark about blanket-bombing Palestinian towns and people start seeing it as a good idea, the Middle East really is in trouble. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
