Comments on: What Are the Roots of Support for Palestine? http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/ Serving Up Snark Since 2005 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gbeilqm http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-59943 gbeilqm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:47:56 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-59943 quZYhJ , [url=http://prwfjvopdgsz.com/]prwfjvopdgsz[/url], [link=http://udobpyokkarh.com/]udobpyokkarh[/link], http://pfupoqrwexsx.com/ quZYhJ , [url=http://prwfjvopdgsz.com/]prwfjvopdgsz[/url], [link=http://udobpyokkarh.com/]udobpyokkarh[/link], http://pfupoqrwexsx.com/

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]]> By: Bunny http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-57747 Bunny Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:02:13 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-57747 All of my questions settled-thakns! All of my questions settled-thakns!

]]> By: Matt Downhour http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-47034 Matt Downhour Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-47034 And a quick note: the Jews were not shipped to Palestine. For 50 years there had been a movement to get them to learn Hebrew and sneak illegally into the British protectorate so they could someday lay claim to the land. And a quick note: the Jews were not shipped to Palestine. For 50 years there had been a movement to get them to learn Hebrew and sneak illegally into the British protectorate so they could someday lay claim to the land.

]]> By: Matt Downhour http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-47033 Matt Downhour Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:31:53 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-47033 Larry, I don´t doubt that you really feel for the Palestinians. But you feel for them probably because you actually hear about their plight, which no one is denying. And I wouldn´t deny them a state; frankly, I think the last thing Hamas wants, however, is to have a state given to them by Israel. But the real question is, why does the media refer to Israeli operation as an invasion, and the Sri Lankan operation as just that, an operation? Could it not have something to do with the fact that the US wants the Palestinians to have a state, to appease the Arab nations, while the US wants the Tamils to just go away? If you read some history, Larry, you´ll see that 60,000 people have died in the Sri Lankan conflict, and yet nearly everyone will agree that Sri Lankan Sinhalese have the right to rule of Sri Lankan Tamils, despite how clear it is that such a set up will always lead to violence. I´m just wondering if you can point out one reason to treat the two peoples differently except for self interest. And if you can´t, get off the moral high horse and admit that you ultimately support Palestine because an independent Palestine is good for the US. Larry, I don´t doubt that you really feel for the Palestinians. But you feel for them probably because you actually hear about their plight, which no one is denying. And I wouldn´t deny them a state; frankly, I think the last thing Hamas wants, however, is to have a state given to them by Israel. But the real question is, why does the media refer to Israeli operation as an invasion, and the Sri Lankan operation as just that, an operation? Could it not have something to do with the fact that the US wants the Palestinians to have a state, to appease the Arab nations, while the US wants the Tamils to just go away? If you read some history, Larry, you´ll see that 60,000 people have died in the Sri Lankan conflict, and yet nearly everyone will agree that Sri Lankan Sinhalese have the right to rule of Sri Lankan Tamils, despite how clear it is that such a set up will always lead to violence. I´m just wondering if you can point out one reason to treat the two peoples differently except for self interest. And if you can´t, get off the moral high horse and admit that you ultimately support Palestine because an independent Palestine is good for the US.

]]> By: Liz http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-47030 Liz Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-47030 The "Holy Land" is the most contested piece of realty in the world - that's probably why no one looks at the Tamil tigers... no one wants to live on an island that might be flooded by rising sea levels. I consider the holy land a lot less holy because of all the squabbling that has happened because of its mere existence. Before Roosevelt died, he talked with King Abdulaziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Because of the Saudis' unfaltering (secret) support of the Americans during WWII, Roosevelt told the King in a letter that he would not vote for the creation of an Israeli state without consulting the Arabs. FDR died; Truman came to power; the Holocaust was brought to light and *poof*! Some people thought it would be a brilliant idea to give the Jews a nice big chunk of desert that they had never seen before. So European Jews are shipped off to take over a land that was never theirs (sure, their "ancestors'" had it thousands of years ago, but they were European). Now, all the people who were born there are natives, and that can't be disputed. But since the US uses Israel as a watchdog for the area, that might stir some bitterness in the hearts of Arabs who are distrusted by the west. The whole situation is so complicated, but I am 100% for the Palestinians. The “Holy Land” is the most contested piece of realty in the world – that’s probably why no one looks at the Tamil tigers… no one wants to live on an island that might be flooded by rising sea levels. I consider the holy land a lot less holy because of all the squabbling that has happened because of its mere existence.

Before Roosevelt died, he talked with King Abdulaziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Because of the Saudis’ unfaltering (secret) support of the Americans during WWII, Roosevelt told the King in a letter that he would not vote for the creation of an Israeli state without consulting the Arabs. FDR died; Truman came to power; the Holocaust was brought to light and *poof*! Some people thought it would be a brilliant idea to give the Jews a nice big chunk of desert that they had never seen before. So European Jews are shipped off to take over a land that was never theirs (sure, their “ancestors’” had it thousands of years ago, but they were European). Now, all the people who were born there are natives, and that can’t be disputed. But since the US uses Israel as a watchdog for the area, that might stir some bitterness in the hearts of Arabs who are distrusted by the west. The whole situation is so complicated, but I am 100% for the Palestinians.

]]> By: Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers! http://intelligentdiscontent.com/2009/01/15/what-are-the-roots-of-support-for-palestine/comment-page-1/#comment-47029 Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers! Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:40:47 +0000 http://intelligentdiscontent.com/?p=2053#comment-47029 Polish dog, you convoluted defense of israel is truly amazing. How do you do it? What's missing in your screed is even a basic understanding of the history of the region. But here, how bout this? How bout we just stop slaughtering Muslims for awhile? ESPECIALLY with u.s. weapons of mass destruction. A century of colonial meddling has NOT won us any friends in the Middle East. Like in Latin America, our days are over. It's time to butt out. And it's also time to reign in fascist, racist israel. The creation of israel was HUGE mistake. The world is now pretty much in agreement that if there is to be any peace at all, isreal must accept its old borders and stop slaughtering its neighbors. Polish dog, you convoluted defense of israel is truly amazing. How do you do it? What’s missing in your screed is even a basic understanding of the history of the region. But here, how bout this? How bout we just stop slaughtering Muslims for awhile? ESPECIALLY with u.s. weapons of mass destruction. A century of colonial meddling has NOT won us any friends in the Middle East. Like in Latin America, our days are over. It’s time to butt out. And it’s also time to reign in fascist, racist israel. The creation of israel was HUGE mistake. The world is now pretty much in agreement that if there is to be any peace at all, isreal must accept its old borders and stop slaughtering its neighbors.

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