Posted on 12/10/2001 9:59:26 AM PST by Nachum
It is also horrible to attempt to paint all Palestinians as "[not being against occupation by] Israelis of Israel proper". Many of them still regard all of Israel as being occupied. Hamas in particular, which has the alliegance of perhaps some 30% of Palestinians, advocates a very extreme position regarding "occupation".
This position of your is indefensible. You assertion that because "they are frequented by settlers" they are then legitimate targets for mass murderers is absurd.
Since I've read his book, The Birth Of the Palestinian Refugee Problem this is no surprise. While typically categorized as a "New Historian", Morris, when he kept with the historical record was pretty good and indeed reflected exactly the blame he is indicating in this article, i.e, on the Arabs. It's when he started fooling around with the primary sources where the problems arose as Efraim Karsh pointedly showed in his book Fabricating Israeli History(2000).
Looks like BM's getting older and wiser.
Even if they get all of the "occupied" West Bank and Gaza tomorrow. Wake up!!
..."Delphino, the shopping mall, the areas at Haifa were frequented by settlers. The bus stop were the areas where military personnel hitchhikes. I think it is important that we are educated on these small details that play such a significant role.Plastique is the way you should spell your screenname, the key ingredient in the bombs you apologize for.This distinction is the reason that Israel proper residents are not affected personally by the suicide attacks - beyond to military family members..."
You know, I thought I had seen it all from you people. I have to admit that you have managed to amaze me with this statement.
This is roughly the equivelent of saying the earth is flat.
1.The Land of Israel is the homeland of the Jewish People by virtue of our Forefather's legacy.2. Recognition of a Palestinian State contradicts the very purpose of a Jewish State.
3. An endorsement by an Israeli government of the premise that Eretz Yisrael is the sovereign homeland of an alien people will not obligate the Jewish people.
4. The very notion of uprooting Jewish men, women and children from their homes is an act of brutality, violence and barbarism that is palpably illegal as a violation of fundamental rights of human dignity and liberty.
The world has never witnessed an act of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by a nation upon itself. No nation would tolerate such an action and no democracy would acquiesce to it.
We call upon every coalition party with a sense of duty towards the Jewish People not to share responsibility for such a decision. We call upon the political parties of Israel to deny a majority to any government, which conspires to such action We call upon the citizens of Israel to refuse to participate in this betrayal of trust in any way, do not violate the rules that hold us together as one nation in one state.
We call upon every person and citizen of Israel to avoid taking part in any capacity whatsoever in the criminal acts which the uprooting of Jews represents.
We express our readiness to make our stand in a totally non-violent struggle, against anybody who dares to transfer Jews from their homes. Each one of us is but a link in the chain of generations upon which the fate of the Jewish People is dependent. Therefore, we are obligated to participate in this struggle.
We will not allow the government of Israel to cause a third destruction and a third exile from our land, during our lifetimes.
With the aid of the G-d of Israel, we shall be delivered !
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