[SteveH]

Israel is an extension of American ideas

I do not find religious discrimination, curfews, land confiscation, stop searches, checkpoints, and travel restrictions particularly American. What American would stand for that if it happened stateside? As an American, I also wonder why Israel gobbles up the lion's share ($3B/yr) of foreign aid. (Actually, I object to it, all of it).

There are many Palestinian Christians. They suffer in relative stoic silence. You won't hear much, but they suffer the effects of collateral damage and the various forms of religious apartheid that Israel practices. So Christians-versus-Moslems as a reason for denigrating Palestinians is absurd, and people who support Israel in the belief that they are supporting Christian ideals in the abstract seem to me to be sadly misinformed. And yes I've been to both sides.

[dennisw]

.......various forms of religious apartheid that Israel practices.

Why do you resort to commie buzzwords and sloganeering? Why do you parrot the left?  Every Arab nation has driven it's Jews out while 1.1 million Arabs live in Israel.

[freebilly]

You won't hear much, but they suffer the effects of collateral damage and the various forms of religious apartheid that Israel practices.

Gee, maybe the Israelis should behave like some of the democratic Islamic Republics and just kill anyone who isn't the "right" religion....

[dennisw]

I do not find religious discrimination, curfews, land confiscation, stop searches, checkpoints, and travel restrictions particularly American. What American would stand for that if it happened stateside?

Simpleton. Israel happens to be at war. This is what you do when you have a population of Jihadists trying to kill you.

[Porterville]

Oh, I see, your well informed and everyone who disagrees with your point of view is sadly misinformed....I get it. So when the leadership of any group(Palestinians) funnels money earmarked for their people, who by and large support attacking the other group (Israel); and then uses that money to funnel in weapons, recruit killers, plan mass killings of children, women, and innocent men; that's okay. When I think about it, your morality is malformed; you make me puke. I don’t care where you been, I’ve seen hell too and give a damn about people trying trump me on experience.(Oh, you met a Palestinian and an Israeli once. Ever see the backside of an RPG flying over your head??)

[cookcounty]

"There are many Palestinian Christians. They suffer in relative stoic silence."

Indeed they do suffer. And mostly at the hands of the muslims. Which is why the Christians in Arab states and in Paliestine suffer much more than the Christian Arabs in Israel. (whose lives are threatened only by the jihadists.