Quote:Yeah, and occupying territory acquired through conquest. For thirty years. Against dozens of UN resolutions, or near-resolutions vetoed by the US. And setting up further and further settlements into land initally controlled by Palestinians, then claiming the right to defend those settlements, thereby annexing large tracts of land for reasons that seem to be little more than religious (Golan Heights, anyone?).
Israel did not occupy a single square-kilometer of land in an act of agression. Not one. Every bit of land Israel has occupied since 1948 was the result of Arab agression. Had the Arabs never started war against Israel, Israel would be alot smaller today.
Little more than religious reasons to occupy the Golan Heights ? LOL. The Golan Heights are of HUGE military and strategic importance. Israel occupied them after it had to experience for years how easy it was for the Syrian artillery positioned there to fire upon large parts of Israel. One more time, the occupation of that area was the result of Arab agression.
Quote:Israel need not resort to methods as barbaric to attain ends that are no more justifiable
What do you think are Israel´s ends, other than protecting its citizens ?
Quote:Sorry, Moldran, it's not so easy. Israel has all the sophistication and power of a modern democracy. Palestine is scarcely past the tool age, except for their expertise in blowing up civilians. Israel need not resort to methods as barbaric to attain ends that are no more justifiable. Maybe if Palestine had a nuclear detterent and 6 billion dollars a year from the US, they might pick up some of the more modern tricks themselves. Certainly they'd find the attack helicopters pretty spiffy. Fly 'em by Ariel Sharon's house, and claim the resulting explosion was "retaliatory elimination of a known Zionist-terrorist leader." I'm sure it would go over great on Al Jazeera.
You still fail to realize the fundamental difference between the Israeli and the Palestinian actions. One side tries to protect its citizens. The other wants to exterminate what it thinks is the enemy.
I am #$%&ing glad the Palestinian nutcases are not better equiped. Had they nuclear weapons, they would not use them as a deterrent, but probably fire them upon Israeli cities. That is the difference.
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