I hope that point is obvious....or else we got a real problem on our hands
HAMAS has been in power since the mid-to-late 80's, while the occupation has been going on since 67'. It wasn't the terrorists who caused this; Israeli action created the negative feelings which spawned these organizations. When the Palestinians had no where else to turn, they accepted the terrorists as their saviors, as the people who were trying to fight back. As liberators. Terrorism is inherently evil, but when you're being swept down stream, you'll grab whatever branch you can reach to pull yourself out of the water. And now, you're right; they're just trying to remain in power. It's developed into more.
A flat statement like, "Firstly, genocide doesn't exist," sounds like you're saying... Genocide doesn't exist. It certainly doesn't read like, "Firstly, there is no genocide in the occupied territories." And you know it doesn't. This is a non-issue anyway. I'm done with it.
Fair question. The occupation started when the Israelis won the 6 Day War. Now you answer mine.
I answered yours. Go for it.
That other people decide I'm being abrasive when a mod does doesn't surprise me. I expect it. You've given as much attitude as you've received. You've been condescending and rude, and I'll admit, I've been so too. If you're willing to dispense with the attitude, I am too -- but if you continue to behave as we both have thus far, you can't really expect me to just 'suck it up.'
It's childish to say, "if you hit me with a stick, I'm likely going to hit you back?" No. I don't tolerate all the attitude any better than Courtesy does.
yes it is (but that's not a good example because that could be misconstrued to mean that its self defense)
Yes he should too, but that is my point, just because someone else is doing something wrong, it doesnt mean it's right for you to do.
Wonderful, so you’ll just spare us the sanctimonious complaints that someone noticed the same issues with your comments and post as another poster, next time. Carry on.
Oh don’t worry there is no mystery why you have to trot out the same clichés and lazy arsed feints every time you get challenged on your hackery. Ya know the strawman/strawman gambit, the puerile rationalizations sprinkled amongst all the trolling, your penchant for clinging to and trying to polish turds, etc etc. Sorry Junior, there aint no mystery as to what exactly your affliction is. But if you want to blame on it a loss of short term cognitive recall have at it, this would at last be one label application by you that I agree with.
Well over six-thousand (documented, and there's reason to believe the number of unrecorded deaths could greatly change that total) Palestinians have been killed in the past eight years. Around a thousand of those casualties were children. Israeli deaths are around six to seven hundred. How many do you think have died since the First Intifada? All of which could have been avoided had Israel respected the Palestinians' basic human rights, as opposed to the 'Iron Fist' policies they had in place at the time this all began. I don't know about the birth-rate in Gaza... I just have information on the death-rate.
What, that American's are the most informed people in the World? You know I was being facetious... The majority of American's are extremely ill-informed on World events, and even the happenings in their own country.
Massive acquisition of new land and occupation was the policy they chose towards that new land.
Check. As in the symbol, not the chess position.
Parting snipe? Doesn't matter, I guess.
Where is it? I don't remember.
, thats why he called to change it back like how it was ..
