When Israel moves against terrorists, I applaud them, and consider that for the most part we are making common cause.
But Israel has, IMO, used this as a pretext for harming innocents themselves. It is no secret that they wish to take land that was taken by them in war, but which has always been inhabitted by people who in many cases had no quarrel with anyone but were unfortunate enough to be Arabs.
I personally know of a couple of such instances, and it is WRONG. It is wrong to bulldoze homes owned free and clear by Palestinian Arabs who have done nothing, but who are being victimized because Israel claims it has a right to protect itself.
If the government here insisted on doing these things within our borders, many here would scream. But it's okay if Israel does it?
I'm consistent. It isn't okay when ANYONE does this.
But Israel has, IMO, used this as a pretext for harming innocents themselves.
Are you saying that Israel has purposely harmed innocents under the pretext of defending itself ?
Would you say that such action is akin to what the US is now doing in Iraq ?
It is no secret that they wish to take land that was taken by them in war, but which has always been inhabitted by people who in many cases had no quarrel with anyone but were unfortunate enough to be Arabs.
Israel clearly has the power to take absolute control of these lands.
Why is it, do you think, ... that they have not ?
Israel doesn't have a right to protect itself?
Look, the parallels are obvious. Many fine, upstanding Iraqi and Afghan people lost their property or lives in our recent actions. Because they were "unfortunate" enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Such is the way the cookie crumbles. If your army uses your neighborhood to take potshots at a neighboring country, your odds of being "left alone" are slim.
SD