Every country and society has it's own set of rules, and should in their country be respected and left alone. It is when others violate these rules, but themselves want SPECIAL TREATMENT, and complain and whine when they are treated the very same way they treat others. It is hypocritacal.
Israel's rules are Israel's rules, just as mine are mine, and yours are yours. It is when one infringes on the other, that the problems occur.
In Nazi Germany, the rules were that if you were a Jew, you worked until you starved if you had a trade, or died in a gas chamber if you didn't.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
I do not see "Only in America" anywhere in there. My point is that of all of our "allies"-Britian, France, Australia, Germany, Canada, etc..... Israel is one of the most ethnically/religiously discriminatory...and not just against Arabs. Saudi Arabia has them beat, but then they have oil...
Dee, in a way I agree with you. With the possible exception of whosale slaughter in the streets or genocide, I think we should mind our own damn business.
Here's what I think should happen in Israel...
1. Israel should be able to defend themselves against any aggressors. If a rocket is sent over the border, level the block. I have NO problem with this.
2. Israel needs to leave the Palestinians the hell alone. It's not their country anymore (historically it wasn't, then it was, then it wasn't, then it was, now it's not again...I may have missed a couple of cycles) and none of their business. They have no business policing the border with Egypt or enforcing a blockade. It's like Mexico sending soldiers to patrol our Canadian border.
3. If Hammas is elected to govern...GREAT! That means that if they start acting like idiots (again), we can blow them up in government buildings instead of housing projects. Leave them alone and let them do their thing. If their thing turns out to be slaughter of innocents, blow them up.
I want to make my opinion very clear. I am not Anti-Israel nor Pro-Palestinian. I call a spade a spade. These issues are multidimensional and I do not know the fix, or even what is right. Here are some of the facts....The Palestinians WON! They beat the Jews and reclaimed their country. A couple of hundred years later the UN decided it wanted to give the Jews their land back. The people (both Christian and Muslim, look it up) were displaced and were NEVER fairly compensated for land that had been in their families for hundreds, even thousands of years. I think that they are understandably bitter. That being said, murder of innocents is NOT justified. What is done is done and if they can't beat the Israelis they need to move on.
Imagine if the UN came in tomorrow and said that everything west of the Mississippi must be given back to the Native Americans. I'm sure everyone would just meekly pack up and move to New York....sure... Convince me of this and you will have convinced me that the Palestinians have NO grievance.