Sorry - it was a quick reply that sounded funny in my head. Your post above is quite correct - I'm getting to a point where I'm going to shut up for a while. I genuinely do care about civilians of both sides, and I have no doubt that Israeli soldiers are going to do bad things. I am aware, though, that my support for the Jewish cause is …
Sorry - it was a quick reply that sounded funny in my head. Your post above is quite correct - I'm getting to a point where I'm going to shut up for a while. I genuinely do care about civilians of both sides, and I have no doubt that Israeli soldiers are going to do bad things. I am aware, though, that my support for the Jewish cause is likely to lead me into relativism. Ultimately, I see the hatred of Jews as far worse than their (in my mind, justified) hatred of Palestinians. The Jews are the ultimate historical underdog, and deserve a great deal of leeway in what they think they need to do to survive. At the same time, however, if I was one of the Palestinian civilians waiting for the hammer to drop, with the risk that my children would not see the end of the day/week/month, I would want a different course if action to be taken.
There's a lot more I could say, but when it comes down to it, it makes no difference. What is going to happen is out of my hands. I support Israel's aims over those of Palestine's, and that colours my opinions. The end (I think!)
You do know IDF warns the "Palestinian" civilians to leave targeted areas, even to calling on their personal phones, and that Hamas shoots those who try to flee? That's all been reported by both sides for some yrs now. Hamas then blames IDF for the dead regardless how they got to be dead, and the world media slurps it up like free booze!
Sorry - it was a quick reply that sounded funny in my head. Your post above is quite correct - I'm getting to a point where I'm going to shut up for a while. I genuinely do care about civilians of both sides, and I have no doubt that Israeli soldiers are going to do bad things. I am aware, though, that my support for the Jewish cause is likely to lead me into relativism. Ultimately, I see the hatred of Jews as far worse than their (in my mind, justified) hatred of Palestinians. The Jews are the ultimate historical underdog, and deserve a great deal of leeway in what they think they need to do to survive. At the same time, however, if I was one of the Palestinian civilians waiting for the hammer to drop, with the risk that my children would not see the end of the day/week/month, I would want a different course if action to be taken.
There's a lot more I could say, but when it comes down to it, it makes no difference. What is going to happen is out of my hands. I support Israel's aims over those of Palestine's, and that colours my opinions. The end (I think!)
I could have saved a lot of words, couldn't I? Very succinct, Dave.
You do know IDF warns the "Palestinian" civilians to leave targeted areas, even to calling on their personal phones, and that Hamas shoots those who try to flee? That's all been reported by both sides for some yrs now. Hamas then blames IDF for the dead regardless how they got to be dead, and the world media slurps it up like free booze!