[Wild Irish Rogue]

We here in freeperland, seem to be the only ones aghast at the everyday acts of terrorism and Israeli's lukewarm response to it. Are the Israeli's so fatalistic and hardened, that they don't see the escalation as anything out of the ordinary? I could not believe NBC News tonight-they focused entirely on the Palestinian civilian casualties, blown up school children, weeping moms, etc. I feel like I've gone into a time warp-according to the media, it seems that terrorism is ok, retaliation is not.

[OldFriend]

Media elites hate Israel with unreasoned fervor.

[terilyn]

"it seems that terrorism is ok, retaliation is not."

You're not the only one that's noticed this. I've fumed regularly over the whiney Europeans and the liberal media shedding tears over the casualties in Afghanistan. Not much mention anymore about the over 3000 people who died in NYC, The Pentagon and PA.

[SKempis]

"We here in freeperland, seem to be the only ones aghast at the everyday acts of terrorism and Israeli's lukewarm response to it. Are the Israeli's so fatalistic and hardened, that they don't see the escalation as anything out of the ordinary? I could not believe NBC News tonight-they focused entirely on the Palestinian civilian casualties, blown up school children, weeping moms, etc. I feel like I've gone into a time warp-according to the media, it seems that terrorism is ok, retaliation is not.

Unfortunately, I think you have answered your own question. While I think Jews do tend to be more humane and self-critical, I think the biggest thing holding them back from responding is the fact that the "world community" is always looking for an excuse to condemn them - and excuse the Arabs.

[mrustow]

We here in freeperland, seem to be the only ones aghast at the everyday acts of terrorism and Israeli's lukewarm response to it. Are the Israeli's so fatalistic and hardened, that they don't see the escalation as anything out of the ordinary? I could not believe NBC News tonight-they focused entirely on the Palestinian civilian casualties, blown up school children, weeping moms, etc. I feel like I've gone into a time warp-according to the media, it seems that terrorism is ok, retaliation is not.

I saw the same report, by a Martin Fletcher. He emphasized the split heads of the Palestinian children, and romanticized their father, who will "risk assassination" to bury them, as a hero. Fletcher made a point of omitting the reason that the children and their mother were bombed -- because they were in the car of the murderous father, who was targeted for assassination.