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Originally posted by RaDios
reply to post by audas
Ok - I'll play - WRONG.
There was a war between Israel and the Palestinians. With the help of the USA, Israel won that war. As with the end of any war there are concessions made. These concessions will always benefit the 'victor'. Because Israel won the war, they got some land. It's the Palestinians who have never acknowledged the fact that Israel has the right to be there and the right to the land.
So on all points, YOU are wrong.
Originally posted by kozmo
Show me a link to the surrender that the Palestinians signed giving Israel their land.
Originally posted by Dutty_Rag
A statement that Palestinians desire death as much as Israelis desire life does not constitute proof of the existance of a cult of death.
It sounds like a propaganda response that actually echos a lot of truth. If I was in charge of a nation where the majority of the population have reached a point where they would willingly die for their country to give their families and their descendants a better future - I'd probably want to tell people about it. It's an incredibly powerful statement.
But some kind of unjustified, religion inspired cult of death? I think not.
I think religions role in Hammas and this conflict is overestimated. Sure it is banded around a lot with the word Jihad, but thats almost in the same way that Isreal band around the word Nato to somehow back up their actions. It's all propaganda.
Threatening Israel with Jihad is much more terrifying than saying - our rag tag bunch of fighters with no modern weaponry or training are gonna come get ya' - do you not agree?
I'd also even go further and ask that we look at what Jihad is. Is Jihad some construct based around hate? Is it based around the gain of land or material wealth for the 'muslim cause' - no it isn't. Sure it has been used in rather twisted capacities to justify actions of a number of true terrorist groups - but in this case - if Hammas or other Muslim leaders wanted to declare Jihad, it would almost be the identical counterpart to the UN issuing a resolution or perhaps even mobilising a security council force. Different culture, different way of doing things - amounts to the same.
Originally posted by munkey66
reply to post by plejarenentity
you are right!
People love strapping bombs to themselves for no reason and blowing up, I quite often go into my neighbours house and punch him in the face because he has done nothing to my friends or family, but just because his family was persecuted for years.
I also go into my other neighbours house and starve his children and cut his electricity because of something that happened years ago that was beyond my control, if he tries to defend himself I think I will get my big brother to back me up and show him the arsonal I have (which is illegal because I refuse to sign the non proliferation pact), but tnats all OK because someone I knew in my family was persecuted over 60 years ago.
so before jumping to the defence of anyone or anything, ask yourself "why would a person comit suicide if they where being treated well?"
Originally posted by RaDios
As for the rest of your arguments - they are all based on the incorrect premise that Israel is the aggressor. This is the fundamental error that gets good hearted, well meaning people all tied up in knots. They won the war in 1967 and they won all the spoils that came with victory. The Palestinians have just been sore losers.
Originally posted by MilitieTempliSalmo
Originally posted by ShAuNmAn-X
reply to post by MilitieTempliSalmo
Man. You need to chill on the racial stereotyping and wishing death upon others. I know that you may feel bad about what the person said but he didn't attack you in any way. You're on the wrong forum to be spouting stuff like that my friend. One person's views never echo the views of an entire group of people. Just let it slide and remember, opinions are like arseholes, everyones got them.
Back to the topic. I stopped giving this thread any credibility when I read about the "Greasy haired guy at the kebab shop".
I'm sorry Shaun... but noone has the right to consider themselves better than any other human being.
Too bad we didnt develop a Selective Nuclear Device that only wipes that kind of ppl...
Originally posted by plejarenentity
Now the 2 or 3 years of the `final solution`.. which is basically what adolf hitlers gassing of the jews was called, NOBODY DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT... NODBODY STEPPED IN, NOBODY LIFTED A FINGER TO HELP THE JEWISH PEOPLE!!!!!