As I have said numerous times...this talk of an "occupation" is just absurd. It's not factual, and it only leads to violence. You cannot occupy land that no country or people lay claim to. The land some ATTEMPT to call "Palestine" is land that was not part of any sovereign nation...as an article I recently posted mentioned- there is no "Palestinian" language...no true "Palestinian" culture, no land called Palestine at all.
This is a great article on the history of the conflict with the "palestinians." For those of you who would attack Israel or attempt to make up imaginary history in your heads, this won't matter much- you'll continue to deny the truth until the day you die. But, for those of us that are reasonable people who have no trouble differentiating between good and bad- this piece is quite powerful.
It's a shame that the US and international media refuse to report the truth much of the time, and they constantly distort the facts to portray the palestinians as "victims"- victims they are not. Not today, not ever.
International bodies like the United Nations do the same thing and worse by often condemning the actions of Israel when they use their lawful right to self defense...or by trying to demand that Israel do more for the peace process- when, in truth, they have done all they can, and the palestinian leadership has refused ever offer ever laid on the table.
The many arab nations that have threatened and continue to threaten Israel should finally admit once and for all- peace if not their goal, and it has never been their goal. Their goal is the destruction of the state of Israel and all the Jewish people. The peace process has been stalled for some time, and things aren't likely to change anytime soon. You cannot negotiate peace plans with murderers...which is exactly what the palestinians are.
Posted by Josh at February 1, 2004 12:59 AM | TrackBackhttp://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=E05747B6-AC6B-4F04-9B04-8793BE19A179
It's about time Sharone has eased up his brital stance towards Arabs in the region. Let's just hope this decision is taken as a gesture of peace from Hamas and other terror groups, and a more peacefull existance can come about.
Posted by: HOODLUMinc at February 3, 2004 08:53 PMHey Josh, I reposted my comments on these two threads:
http://www.thebluesite.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=324
http://www.thebluesite.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=321
I look forward to continuing this lively debate with you. Unless of course you're ready to admit you're mistaken.
Posted by: Lowdown at February 4, 2004 01:15 PMDamnit! You had to post that in here huh? Now he's gonna delete my post again.....damn commies...
Posted by: HOODLUMinc at February 4, 2004 09:28 PM