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To: monkeyshine
While the Jewish army did act very aggressively...

Thats what armies are trained to do, at least the winners. I mean no disrespect to you, and am not directing my comments to you. I enjoy your posts. There might be some value in discussing these things in a historic context, ie Deir Yassin vs. the Hebron massacre. Civilians killed at Deir Yassin are a tragedy, whether 100 or 250. Civilian deathe on either side, and there were many, is a cause for sadness. But only the Israeli side seems to recognize that. But bringing up Deir Yassin in the context of the ongoing deliberate slaughter of Israeli citizens by the Palestinians, and the murder of American citizens by the supportors of Islam, well its revolting.

If the PA supporters want to discuss atrocities Arab populations have been subjected to, why only a few hundred at a time? As Emeril says, kick it up a notch. Hama, Syria. The town surrounded and shelled. 20,000 to 25,000 civilian deaths. And it wasn't the Mossad dressed up as Syrians. Though in the next ten posts someone will have a link that says it was.

237 posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:14 PM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson
No, you are exactly right. Deir Yassin was a military event. It wasn't an intentional slaughter of civilians, it was a reaction to the ambush. Yes, civilians died, but it is unknown to what extent each of those who died participated in the trickery and ambush of the soldiers. Some likely deserved to die in the firefight they started.

The Hebron Massacre on the other hand was a deliberate, non-wartime massacre of civilians for no purpose other than to cause death. It does not compare at all to Deir Yassin, which does not compare to Hama in any way shape or form.

243 posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:25 PM PST by monkeyshine
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