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Originally Posted by Rigged
LOL. It wouldn't matter if someone sent you a video tape of the entire thing and it was a bunch of dancing Krishnas. You would still deny it. Israel does plenty wrong, the way they treat the Palestinian people is terrible. I doubt average people living in West Bank did anything to deserve the kind of treatment they get.
There are two sides to every story and your Israeli propaganda doesn't convince anyone.
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An interesting tirade. Obviously you are not familiar with my posts. All because I am not judgmental???
“Israeli Propaganda”??? Simply pointing out that there
is more than one side to these issues hardly qualifies as ‘propaganda’ of any kind. Either Israeli, or Arab. I do not share your view that the world is black, and white. If only there were only two sides (as you put it), everything would be as simplistic as you see it. Unfortunately there are hundreds (if not thousands) of “sides” involved here.
As for the way that the “Palestinian people” are treated! This is pretty much out of the hands of the Israelis right now. Changes are needed, and nobody can deny that! However the Israelis have no power to force the “Palestinian people” to make the changes that are required here.
The only people who have the power to change these things, are the “Palestinian people” themselves.
In the decade that Arafat was in exile, things were very good for everybody (comparatively speaking), though maybe not perfect. There were no bombings, no suicide bombings, no rocket, and mortar barrages, no roadblocks, no check-points, not even a wall.
There was no need for any of these things. Back then there was peace, and commerce. People had learned to get along. An independent “Palestine” was almost a done deal (the only thing that was missing, was a responsible governing body).
This past is proof that things do not have to be the way that they are today. There is no reason why things cannot return to the way that they were before. Nor is there any reason why things cannot be better then they were before. The problem is: As things stand right now! There is not a damned thing that the Israelis can do about how things are right now.
If you wish to blame the Israelis, for all of the damage that Arafat has done, then that is your business. (Arafat’s choice to leave Camp David empty handed was his, and his alone.) Knock yourself out, for all of the good it will do.
“You would still deny it”??? Deny what exactly? I have already (quite clearly (Post #19; Page #2 of this thread)) stated that I was not there, and as such I am in no position to second guess the decisions that were made. I have only Kblair7's description of the riot to go by.
Did the Police overreact?
I do not know!
I was not there!!!
But it is obvious to me that someone was making the decisions, and that they are comfortable that they will be exonerated at their hearing. Otherwise they will be in prison for a very long time.
“Israel does plenty wrong”??? I have never even implied otherwise. I simply try to point out, that the Israelis have reasons for everything that they do. I make no judgments! The simple act of pointing out that the Israelis have their reasons for the things that they do, does not condone their actions, nor should it be interpreted as endorsing their actions.
I am a very firm believer of “constructive criticism”! Just because I am unable to think of a better solution to suggest, does not mean that I endorse a policy, or action! It only means that I do not have any alternate solutions to suggest, and as such I am in no position to pass judgment one way, or the other!
PS:
If you think that things are bad now? Wait!
I am afraid that things are about to get a whole lot worse. Pretty soon, people will look back on these days, as “The good old days!”