Comments on: Gaza Update: Day 5

By: JohnRJ08

JohnRJ08 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:02:48 +0000

Dear "self-defense" my @ss! Ordinarily, when someone shoots +6,000 missiles at your neighborhoods and schools for six years, no one would complain if you reacted. But because this is Israel reacting, a different standard is applied. You have no way of knowing if Israel is involved in "reckless killing of the innocent. You're just parroting the anti-Israel line without personal knowledge of anything. Hamas' age isn't relevant. Before it was Hamas, it was someone else. Hamas is just the terrorist organization-du-jour. And, for your information, Israel has more respect for human life than most people in the Mideast. You don't see Jews strapping bombs to themselves and blowing up crowded falafel shops. That's why so many Muslims and Christians have chosen to live in Israel. Your definition of a "bad neighbor" is topsy-turvy. Israel responds to thousands of rockets with surgically targeted air strikes and you call it a "bad neighbor". The nano-second that Palestinians decided to live in peace with Israel, the hostilities would stop and you know it. JohnRJ08’s last blog post..Why we’re still watching Sarah Palin

By: JohnRJ08

JohnRJ08 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:04:27 +0000

Jack, I don't think it's a question of being "sympathetic with Israel" as much as it is an acceptance that Hamas intentionally provoked the current conflict. I'm plenty critical of some Israeli policies, as are many Israeli citizens. Many Jews were already living in that area before the state of Israel was formed, and it was the homeland of their ancestors, which pre-dates any other culture or society. I would also agree that there are elements within Israel that are as hateful of Muslims as many Muslim are of Jews. Admittedly, this cycle of violence in that region is just that-- a cycle. The problem is, whenever Israel gets a pro-peace government in place and relations begin to improve with the Palestinians, organizations like Hamas step in and sabotage any budding peace process. You can't expect Israel to be Ghandi-like in its response to Hamas rockets. Some day, hopefully, the two sides will realize that ending the feud is in both of their interests and Hamas will be voted out of power by the Palestinian people. No question that Israel's response to sixty years of sporadic attacks and several wars has been to militarize its culture and fight terrorism, sometimes too aggressively. But it has always been out-numbered and it has never attacked a neighboring country without cause or just because it wanted that country wiped off the face of the Earth. And it is Hamas that blends into Palestinian neighborhoods, using its own people as human shields, which leads to more civilian casualties. JohnRJ08’s last blog post..Why we’re still watching Sarah Palin

By: Koss Em Yahood

Koss Em Yahood — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:26 +0000

“self-defense” my @$$!
Since its inception in 1948 there have been more peace talks than there are jews in the world. 60 years of land theft and bending history. For any of you that claim to have any brain; How old is Hamas? Not even 20 years old, and only started home-making rockets recently when they found themselves being victims of endless impresonments, killings and land thefts by the settlers. You have to understand that the Palestinians have been deprived of ALL God-guaranteed rights of living at the hands of the Israelis and have nothing else to lose. Hamas firing rockets at Israel is not an excuse for this reckless killing of the innocent. Again, Israel has no respect for the lives of the non-jews, and thats what makes them a bad neighbor.

By: JackOfHeart

JackOfHeart — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:47:38 +0000

If you are so sympathetic with Israel, then why don’t you give them a piece of land in America far…far from any muslims? Why don’t they establish their terrorist state in the USA or Europe? If the Israelis were not such terrible neighbors (killing children), we would have all lived in peace. Your delusional views on “peaceful state of Israel” is a delusion. If Israel wipes out all Arabs and Muslims in the world, they will expand their settlements until they reach other neighbors to start war with and call it “self-defense”. Time will come when this actually happens.

By: Dantos

Dantos — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:59:03 +0000

Mazen, where do you suggest that they go? Europe put them there after WW2 partially to aleviate their concience after the Holocaust and partically because they still wanted them out of Europe. Where is the home of the Jews you want them to go to? Yes the decision to place Israel there was a poor choice, but the damage is done. It would be no more right to tell them to leave than it was to take the land from the Palestinians in the first place.

Every nation has a right to defend itself against attack no matter how small. I doubt if Canada or Mexico called for the destruction of the US and continually lobbed missles at us, there US would just sit there and take it, or any Euopean country and their neighbors. No leader can maintain credibility if they continue to allow attacks upon their people.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:55:10 +0000

Has Israel ever attacked without “provocation”? Would we, the U.S., tolerate Mexico or Canada bombing Texas or Michigan without retaliation? Does anyone think that Hamas cares about the “Palestinian” innocents? Why aren’t people upset about the Israeli children that were killed?

By: JohnRJ08

JohnRJ08 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:30:55 +0000

It seems that "Jack" could use some treatments himself-- preferably electro-shock therapy. And Mazen, his alter-ego, is so consumed with hate he can't even put together a sentence. I think it borders on funny that people like them begrudge the Jewish people such a small piece of the land their ancestors sprang from 5,000 years ago, especially when you consider that Israel is surrounded by much larger Muslim countries that possess the majority of the world's oil wealth. This anger at the Jews for daring to defend themselves is just a complete joke. I don't like innocent people being hurt any more than anyone else, but no one can deny that Israel was provoked. JohnRJ08’s last blog post..Why we’re still watching Sarah Palin

By: tania

tania — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:22:04 +0000

mazen you are nazi

By: gorge

gorge — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:21:18 +0000

mazen you are 0 =ziro

By: pro zioni

pro zioni — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:28 +0000

mazen you are so dumm… you are terorist !!!!! not israel

By: JohnRJ08

JohnRJ08 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:23 +0000

Mazen, bone up on your world history. The Jews lived in Palestine thousands of years ago. Remember that whole "Promised Land" thing in your Bible? JohnRJ08’s last blog post..Why we’re still watching Sarah Palin

By: blogger @ the blog of record

blogger @ the blog of record — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:04 +0000

“The treatment for Israel is one of three;
1) Surgical removal (recommend Dr. Nasrallah)
2) Chemical therapy (recommend Dr. Assad)
and if all fails;
3) Radiation therapy (By Dr. Ahmadinijad)”

So which one would make you happiest, Jack?

By: mahmod

mahmod — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:09:59 +0000

in this story batman is the good side and batman want to halp to the Joker bet friend of the Joker instigator him against batman,

- when the world will understand that israel only want to protect on her civilian ?

i am student, my age is 16 years old and i write for protect on my country that she bombed from the world by demonstration pro arabic , you didn’t now what happan in israel really !

europe, amrica,asia -look better aboute the situation in israel.. dont put the blame on israel !

By: JohnRJ08

JohnRJ08 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:07:21 +0000

The Joker/Batman analogy is an interesting one. The Joker/Batman relationship is one of action/reaction, just like the Hamas/Israel relationship. In a sense, after you've been on a mission long enough, it becomes an end in itself, just like the scenario played out in Tom Clancy's "Patriot Games." It's no longer about the long term objective, but the success of each mission. Also, when Joker says "You complete me," he is suggesting that Batman is the reason he exists and he is, therefore, partially responsible for Joker's atrocities against innocent. This has been the mantra of most terrorist groups throughout history. I suppose a lot of people think that there would be peace overnight in the Mideast if Israel gave back the Golan Heights and West Bank, and allowed "Palestinians" the full 'right of return.' That's terribly naive. The endgame for Hamas and many other Islamic groups, including Iran, is the total destruction of the Jewish state. They're not subtle about that at all, and this overt agenda changes everything, in terms of how Israel can respond. JohnRJ08’s last blog post..Why we’re still watching Sarah Palin

By: mazen

mazen — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:03:08 +0000

And what the heck Israel is doing in the middle of a 100 countries that cant stand them? Go back home to your far hoods you jew terrorists

By: JackOfHeart

JackOfHeart — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:01:44 +0000

Israel is basically a “failing transplant” thats is being naturally rejected by the entire body. Israel is a very bad disease that has proven to be fatal to children. The treatment for Israel is one of three;
1) Surgical removal (recommend Dr. Nasrallah)
2) Chemical therapy (recommend Dr. Assad)
and if all fails;
3) Radiation therapy (By Dr. Ahmadinijad)

By: knossos

knossos — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:51:15 +0000

#11 Ben G
In this Movie, Joker also says, when Batman asks him “Then why do you want to kill me ?”:
“I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you ? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no. No! You .. complete me.”
#6 BeanTown:
Once more somebody denunciates opinions of others as antisemitism. God ! Is this a prayer-mill ! When will you be some more imaginative ?

By: mahmod

mahmod — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:48:45 +0000

i am arabi and i think that now israel not wrong in this action in gaza, despite i in the islam side i think the hamas was do a big mistake when he throw on israel a rockets becuse israel cannot to be a apathetic to this situation,
hamas wrong and he must be a paid , maybe now israel destroy the hamas ( inshalla )

israel me to with you, be strong against the hamas.

By: blogger @ the blog of record

blogger @ the blog of record — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:36:07 +0000

Knossos,

If you agree that Israel needs to do something to stop the rockets pooring down on it from Gaza, what do you propose it should do, within reality, to achieve it?

By: HAMAS=TERORISM

HAMAS=TERORISM — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:32:29 +0000

ctown you are cazy!

i live in israel , my home is neer to the rocket are throw by the hamas.. you now that this “ksam” or “grad” are make to people kiiling.. i think you are didnt now this!
my children go every day to school and thay so scary from the alarms,yesterday “ksam” hurt in my garden and was a luck that i and my family not was in the home, hamas want to strike in children and to be proud in this, but enough ! israel stop to be indifferent and the army of israel go to war in gaza,in the hamas,
IN THE TEROR!

israel –> the country , the one and only country for jew !

israel no hate the arabic people, israel just want to protect on her civilian .

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