I think if you had posted this in the first place the discussion would have proceeded a lot more smoothly :-)
You got extremely emotional, and its within that context that I take what you are saying. I must point out though, that this little piece I have quoted is the most cogent thing you've said that just about anyone can understand about the situation. On 1 June 2010 11:58, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Israel, on many occasions, has stated that people that disagree with what > she does are anti-Semitic. AIPAC has stated that. Israeli activists have > stated that. The anti-defamation league has stated that. That has been the > Zionist cry for years...either you are for us and out imperialistic, > genocidal takeover of Palestine or you are an anti-Semite...or of you are > Jewish and disagree with us, you are a self hating Jew. > > If this was just some group that supported Hamas...I doubt that Turkey, who > at least was, an ally with Israel, would essentially stop diplomatic > communication and pull out her ambassadors. That was an official action. > While Turkey, being a Muslim nation, is very sensitive to Muslim issues, I > don't think they would create a big stir if this was just supporters of > Hamas rather than an actual aid flotilla. > > Yes...this is Israel's fault. They chose to stage a military raid on > civilian ships. They have control, of their military. The military did not > act on it's own. This was ordered by the Israeli government. Also, if > everything is so above the board on this, why are reporters being banned > from talking to the civilians they took prisoner? Even Ha'aretz is saying > that this was a major fuck up on Israel's part. > > BTW...when any country builds a wall...it isn't OK...I don't recall anyone > saying it was ok in either of those countries and is it just as wrong in > Israel. We shouldn't even be allies with Saudi Arabia, one of the worst > human rights abusers in the world...where women are not even second class > citizens and rape victims get harsher punishments than their rapists do. > > I also regularly read Ha'aretz (and commentary from US based Jewish > newspapers) and the English Al-Jazera to see what is going on in that part > of the world from the POV of people in that part of the world ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319881 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
