It isn't an all or nothing approach. I did write that i praise several Muslim countries such as the lebanon, Emirates and Qatar as well as Israel. I am asking for people to consider that both sides have wronged, not only the traditional scapegoat; Israel
On Jan 22, 4:13 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > Many of us here would appreciate, support and empathise with Israel > AND criticise it in the same breath. The All or Nothing choice you > seem to be projecting is a false one ! > > On Jan 22, 5:21 pm, Errol <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You want to solve the problems in the middle east, by focussing > > entirely on the wrongs of one side only. It is after all, pollitically > > correct these days to bash the Jews. > > > Bin Laden also quotes the Israeli invasion of the Lebanon, and the US > > tolerance of that action as one of his motivations for destroying the > > twin towers, but he ignores the fact > > that Israel was repeatedly invaded by coalitions of Arab League > > countries. > > > When Israel was overwhelmingly outnumbered, they were the underdog > > that received sympathy from the world. Through hard work, education > > and dedication, they transformed a desert sandpit into an economically > > powerful and successful nation. Now the sympathy is towards the hugely > > numerically superior, Arab nations, who want this paradise built from > > a sandpit back > > > I am neither Jewish,nor Israeli, nor American, but I have travelled > > extensively throughout the middle east and admire only a handful of > > countries form the region > > > 1) Israel - For hard work and intelligence > > 2) The Emirates - for hard work and foresight > > 3) Qatar - for having enough spirit of independence to host the Al- > > jazeera network, which is anathema to both the US and the more > > fundamentalist Arab countries > > 4) The Lebanon - for the will of the ordinary people to survive the > > stupid wars and civil wars > > > On Jan 21, 9:16 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are problems with the middle east, most of it is caused by people > > > giving away or taking what is not theirs in the first place. Starting with > > > the British and the division of Palestine. then with the Jews always > > > taking more than they were given. If there is ever hope for peace Israel > > > must be brought under control and return the borders to those of the > > > original division. Then you must remove all the nucular bombs and bomb > > > making facilities Isreal has.. > > > then you have a start.. > > > Allan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
