-Caveat Lector- Dearest Prudy-- I still love you but you continue to be beyond my comprehension. What you (and so many others on this list) seem to forget--or not register--is that Israel is about the size of Rhode Island. That it was an arid, uninviting spot and that settlers made a success of it there without a single oil well. They did indeed bring the desert to bloom. I am not sure of my facts but their population was about 20% Arab, I believe. These Arabs were allowed to go to university and to participate in the larger culture. There are many viewpoints in Israel and I do not know the percentage of right-wing fundamentalists but I don't think the majority is huge. Most Israeli Jews are not religious but secular Jews. (Secular humanists--the kind our president hates). I don't think they started out threatening to blast their neighbors off the map.
On the other hand, the Palestinians, who surely do suffer and surely earn our sympathies, have done nothing but put their energies into violence,swearing not to rest until every last Israeli has been annihilated. While the Arab countries surrounding the Palestinians are vast, they have not chosen to absorb or develop the Palestinian energy to make the most of what they do have. The militance of Israel has been, to some extent, an effort to keep things impersonal, while the whole of the Palestinian energy is intensely personal--a rageful vendetta against another people that will go to the farthest extreme of suicide and martyrdom in an attempt to achieve it's purpose. It is truly self-destructive and will never succeed. If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, why should you be surprised to get the same results. What is going on now is the result of the suicide bombings. What will you do when the suicide bombers come to your local mall. Will you embrace their cause? In my way of thinking, even if they are right, they are wrong. Before the British took over, there were the Turks. Before that there was a history of 2000 years of violence, bloodshed, and confusion. For only 200 years in all its history was Palestine peaceful. Once under the Muslims and once under the Jews. Present day events are only a drop in the bloody pool of Israeli history--not an anomaly. As for politics, Israel is the only really secure foothold the US has in all the Middle East. No wonder we support it. They represent us in the Middle East. They are US authority such as we may never ever establish in Iraq. I stay on this list because there is some interesting information to be culled from it, but the anti-Jewish sentiment here scares the [EMAIL PROTECTED] out of me. Jews continue to be only 2% of the US population. And not all of those are smart or successful. You'd think folks would feel secure in their overwhelming majority,. There are probably more Mexicans than Jews in the US. I supppose it is the bedrock of human nature to need a scapegoat. On 22 Jul 2004 at 7:39, Prudy L wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > In a message dated 7/21/2004 10:11:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > He managed to transform the International > Court of Justice's sharp advisory opinion about Israel's separation fence into > an acrimonious resolution of the UN General Assembly, gaining another victory in > the Palestinians' diplomatic campaign against the fence. > > > Wouldn't it have been a good thing if the UN General Assembly had been around when > Hitler > started his shenanigans. We might have escaped the entire Holocaust thing > altogether. Prudy www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
