Posted on 11/12/2005 10:09:04 PM PST by ncountylee
IN A stinging attack on the Israeli government, the moderator of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly, David Lacy, has accused the Jewish state of "theft" by constructing its highly controversial separation barrier inside the Palestinian territories.
On a two-week trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Rt Rev Lacy said his visit to the West Bank town of Bethlehem - just south of Jerusalem and now separated by an eight-metre concrete barrier - had left him "gobsmacked".
I was very much in sympathy with why the Israelis built a wall here, and still am to a certain extent," he said. "But when you actually see where it is, you see that it's not for security, it's for making political statements. It's theft of land and I don't know how you can justify it on the grounds of anti-terrorism."
Lacy went on to describe the concrete barrier as "a huge, horrible, oppressive sign of distrust and hatred in the birthplace of the son of God", adding that he would have found it easier to accept the barrier if it had followed Israel's pre-1967 border with the West Bank.
According to Israeli officials, the barrier is required to stop Palestinian suicide bombers from entering Israel, and since building began, suicide attacks have dropped by 90%.
The final southern section of the barrier - of which Israel says only 6% will be a concrete wall - is expected to be completed by early next year.
What a maroon....
Apparently, the Reverend doesn't give a cr*p about that. Let him take up donations to buy the "stolen" land and give it back to the Palis. (I'd like to "gobsmack" this idiot.)
very odd for a true Scot to take this position .
Centuries of Scots wished they had an effective wall
to keep the successive waves of Brits out !
maybe it's a case of envy ?
The Romans built Hadrian's Wall between the Solway Firth in the West and the River Tyne in the east "to separate Romans from Barbarians" [the Scots!].
http://www.aboutscotland.com/hadrian/
The Wrong Liberal Reverend Lacy.
Stuck on stupid!
France is getting what the Israelis got before the fence, France is burning and the right reverend 'tard still doesn't get it
STUCK ON STUPID!
was very much in sympathy with why the Israelis built a wall here, and still am to a certain extent," he said. "But when you actually see where it is, you see that it's not for security, it's for making political statements.
Is this supposed to be a bad thing?
Memo to "reverend" Lacy:
Son, what the **#@$!@#%^^@#$$ are they putting in your drinking water!
Sheesh, what an allahufubarhead this guy is!
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