Israel as Terrorists.
Israel, many think of it as a land under attack from terrorism but no one really wants to look beneath the surface. This is a surface supported by zionist intention, notice I do not say Jewish as they are two entirely different things and share two very different aims. Being Jewish entails practicing the jewish faith, being a zionist entails practicing the jewish faith and using it as a means to create ones country and exapnd its borders.
Israel in recent times has come under attack by terrorists and its people have suffered because of it. However the flip side of the equation gives some reason behind the terror and shows a whole other side to the equation. The terrorists that attack israel are descendents of Palestinians, people who lived on the land now known as Israel before anyone had the idea of making it the Jewish holy land. After World War I but before World War II there began a Zionist movement to create a Jewish home land. This idea gained speed the closer we get to World War II and really made itself viable after World War II when a UN mandate took self goverance away from the people of the area. The Zionist groups used this power vacum as a time to establish themselves. Make no mistake the country of Israel was not founded through any legal process but by land grabbing and by force. The people who lived on the land were then evicted from their own homeland with nothing but what they could carry. These are the terrorists now the ones who in their eyes are fighting for their homes. Terrorism is the only option since the nation of Israel only seeks compromise that benefits itself, not two sided. It is the true defenition of apartheid and the world turns a blind eye. Palestinians cannot travel freely, are subject to illegal search and seizure and are forced to drive cars with differnet license plates for easy identification. Nowhere in the "civilized" world is this acceptable. It is a fact that over three times as many palestinians have died in Israeli reprisal attacks than Israelis who have died in terrorist attacks, whos the real terrorits? But hey, this is the same Israel that uses the common tactic of bombing a building then bombing it again 7 minutes later so that they can take out support personel, really a quite friendly nation. Not to mention there use of phosphorus as weapon during their occupation of Lebanon in the early 80's. Its amazing how theyve managed to build so many enemies so quickly.
My main complaint of the day deals with the storming of a Palestinian prison to gain control of 6 prisoners. Mighty Israel rolls in with all sorts of armor and man power to take over a cinderblock prison. And while they do this the observers turn a blind eye and let it occur. No where else on earth would this be acceptable. There is something known as diplomacy, somethign the Israelis have not heard of apparently. There is generally a process that must be followed regarding the transfer of prisoners and in the civilized world it does not include destroying buildings and forcing prison guards to surrender. Nor does it require having prisoners strip to their underwear in a display of power and humiliation. These are not humane tactics and while they are performed under the guise of self preservation one must ask if they are doing anything to make themselves safer when they act this way. To me it appears that they do not.
Until Israel understands that an open dialouge and compromise must be present for peace there will be no end to the violence. If Hamas is to recognize Israels right to exist and not to use violent means to protest and oppose them, at what point must Israel and the rest of the western world acknowledge the ELECTED palestinian government even if it has memebers that we regard as terrorists. They have held off attacks and bombings and are working for a peace, they will not regard Israel just as Israel will not accept them. It is a two way street and simply because you have the bigger toys and one of the most influential lobbying groups ever known does not make it right. Open a dialouge, agree to disagree on exsistence but keep violence out of it, make steps toward each other, unless they do this the gap will continue to widen and more and more innocent people on both sides will suffer.
Israel in recent times has come under attack by terrorists and its people have suffered because of it. However the flip side of the equation gives some reason behind the terror and shows a whole other side to the equation. The terrorists that attack israel are descendents of Palestinians, people who lived on the land now known as Israel before anyone had the idea of making it the Jewish holy land. After World War I but before World War II there began a Zionist movement to create a Jewish home land. This idea gained speed the closer we get to World War II and really made itself viable after World War II when a UN mandate took self goverance away from the people of the area. The Zionist groups used this power vacum as a time to establish themselves. Make no mistake the country of Israel was not founded through any legal process but by land grabbing and by force. The people who lived on the land were then evicted from their own homeland with nothing but what they could carry. These are the terrorists now the ones who in their eyes are fighting for their homes. Terrorism is the only option since the nation of Israel only seeks compromise that benefits itself, not two sided. It is the true defenition of apartheid and the world turns a blind eye. Palestinians cannot travel freely, are subject to illegal search and seizure and are forced to drive cars with differnet license plates for easy identification. Nowhere in the "civilized" world is this acceptable. It is a fact that over three times as many palestinians have died in Israeli reprisal attacks than Israelis who have died in terrorist attacks, whos the real terrorits? But hey, this is the same Israel that uses the common tactic of bombing a building then bombing it again 7 minutes later so that they can take out support personel, really a quite friendly nation. Not to mention there use of phosphorus as weapon during their occupation of Lebanon in the early 80's. Its amazing how theyve managed to build so many enemies so quickly.
My main complaint of the day deals with the storming of a Palestinian prison to gain control of 6 prisoners. Mighty Israel rolls in with all sorts of armor and man power to take over a cinderblock prison. And while they do this the observers turn a blind eye and let it occur. No where else on earth would this be acceptable. There is something known as diplomacy, somethign the Israelis have not heard of apparently. There is generally a process that must be followed regarding the transfer of prisoners and in the civilized world it does not include destroying buildings and forcing prison guards to surrender. Nor does it require having prisoners strip to their underwear in a display of power and humiliation. These are not humane tactics and while they are performed under the guise of self preservation one must ask if they are doing anything to make themselves safer when they act this way. To me it appears that they do not.
Until Israel understands that an open dialouge and compromise must be present for peace there will be no end to the violence. If Hamas is to recognize Israels right to exist and not to use violent means to protest and oppose them, at what point must Israel and the rest of the western world acknowledge the ELECTED palestinian government even if it has memebers that we regard as terrorists. They have held off attacks and bombings and are working for a peace, they will not regard Israel just as Israel will not accept them. It is a two way street and simply because you have the bigger toys and one of the most influential lobbying groups ever known does not make it right. Open a dialouge, agree to disagree on exsistence but keep violence out of it, make steps toward each other, unless they do this the gap will continue to widen and more and more innocent people on both sides will suffer.
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