While most of the mainstream media is extra careful to not label the members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas as terrorists, there are some who refuse to be so “open minded” as to afford the murderers of men, women and children any such courtesy. That minority of journalists, however, is often accused of unfairly slanting the news and driving away the average user with “subjective” language.
The case can be made that at present, Hezbollah would be more accurately described as an armed militia, albeit an illegal one that international law demands be disarmed.
Hamas and other Palestinian groups, however, do not merit any such consideration, as they have openly and proudly claimed credit up until the present fornumerous actions with the sole aim of mass murdering Israeli civilians - the very definition of terrorism.
To refuse to refer to Hamas and these other groups as terrorists is the same as refusing to refer to Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization.
Many journalists will point to the fact that popular opinion among Middle East Arab Muslims is that Hamas is not a terror group, and so to refer to it as such would be an exercise in subjectivity by presenting events through a Western,Judeo-Christian lens. But again, there are many - and I mean very many - in the Middle East who likewise do not see Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization.
Assuming that these journalists view the bombing of buses, cafes and shopping malls as acts of terrorism, then it only follows that those who commit such atrocities are in fact terrorists. If AlQaeda are terrorists for crashing airliners into the World Trade Center, then Hamas are terrorists for blowing up passenger buses in downtown Jerusalem.
So what differentiates the two groups? Why is one group comfortably referred to as being terrorist in nature, while journalists so vigorously refuse to apply the same label to the other?
Some will note that Hamas, like Hezbollah, is also a political party, deeply involved in Palestinian government. But that argument breaks down once you note that the Taliban and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) - just to name a couple - were or still are likewise involved in government.
The true differentiating factor - and one that the media will never admit to - is that while Al Qaeda is killing all manner of Westerners, Hamas is devoted solely to the murder of Jews, and specifically those Jews who dare to take up residence in their ancient, formerly Muslim-dominated homeland.
Don’t believe me? Think I am unjustly playing the anti-Semitism card? Look at it this way:
- A person straps a bomb to his body and purposely detonates said bomb on board a packed passenger bus;
- Tens and perhaps hundreds of people are either killed or maimed as the intended result of that action;
- A group or organization releases a statement to the effect that the bomber was one of its own and was acting on its behalf;
- The leaders of the attacked nation or community make concessions to the assailants in hopes of forestalling future violence.
Anywhere else in the world, this is terrorism. Terrorism by its very definition has occurred: Unarmed civilians have been terrorized through violence with the aim of extracting political concessions. Those who have engaged in this practice are terrorists.
Sorry to play the same old card again, but to apply a double standard and not recognize the perpetrators of such a strategy as terrorists just because the victims are Israeli Jews is anti-Semitism.
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44 comments so far ↓
1 Charles Wesley // Dec 16, 2006 at 2:12 am
Ryan ,
I believe that an armed militia’s prime objective would be to provide safety and security for an area or country comprised of residents of that area . Hezbollah most likely could have occupied the portion of Lebanon that is being held by Israel as a buffer zone and held it with their newer weapons . This was not their objective , their only objective was to terrorize the citizens of Israel . They baited Israel into a house to house battle using the people of Lebanon ( children ) as shields making martyrs of infants while still firing missiles on the civilians of Israel . Hezbollah is worse than terrorist , I think Arafat would be ashamed of the way they killed their own children by causing them to be targeted . They would hope to reach the status of terrorist in my opinion .
2 Nathan // Dec 16, 2006 at 3:33 am
Hizbullah and Hamas should be taken out. Israel should blow these people back into the cave man era even though they already live close to that anyways. For that matter America should be at war with Hizbullah for the 1983 attack. If I had been President I would have buried them in the desert. Who cares what the world thinks of us; the world hates Jews and Christians and Israel and America. These cave people are going to beat us someday to because we don’t have the ability to be un-politically correct. A terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist.
3 Ryan // Dec 16, 2006 at 10:39 am
Charles,
I certainly did not mean to suggest that I don’t view Hezbollah as a terror group. For people like you and me, people who find the mainstream media’s politically correct word games unacceptable, there is no question that groups like Hezbollah are terrorist in nature.
My point was that Hezbollah’s methods do not conform to what is viewed as classical or common terrorism - ie. airline hijackings, bus bombings, suicide bombings, car bombings, etc.
As such, an effort that I feel is unnecessary is required to convince the casual observer that Hezbollah is a terror group.
At this point, I would rather focus on the fact that Hezbollah’s presence as an armed group is illegal under international law, and that since its host nation is allowing this situation to persist, then it - Lebanon - is directly responsible for Hezbollah’s actions.
4 Victor Passenheim // Dec 16, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Well said, Ryan!
I hope a network journalist “grows” some integrity and presents this simple, yet highly important, analysis to the viewing public.
I’m going to forward this along in hopes that somebody blows this elaborate cover-up.
5 Charles Wesley // Dec 16, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Agreed , I did understand that you were arguing against their right to exist . Lebanon may not have the ability to expel them , but ultimately will suffer the consequences for Hezbollah’s actions . I think Hezbollah’s actions are unacceptable as human beings when they setup rocket launchers at a building where all those children were . They probably kept them inside until the bombs arrived . At least that was the impression I received . I am at a disadvantage that I rely totally on our news organizations for all of my input unlike you as you live there . I have come about the opinion that most Islamic radicals are a backward ,uneducated ,slothful people unable to conduct a rational thought process .
I believe that logic is lost on them . The educated leadership of radical Islam uses the young and dumb to carry out their deeds . 72 virgins , In heaven there will not be sex in a spiritual body . What a crock !
Keep up the good work Ryan .
Soon…………………………………………………….
6 Ryan // Dec 16, 2006 at 6:44 pm
I am not so sure Lebanon is as powerless against Hezbollah as they would like the world to believe.
Lebanon’s armed forces themselves are far more powerful than the Hezbollah militia, despite its advanced arms and high level of training.
The real reason Beirut will not go after Hezbollah is twofold: 1. They understandably don’t want to go through another civil war; but more importantly 2. They don’t want to be seen by the rest of the Arab world to be doing Israel a service by removing a group that primarily exists to threaten the Jewish state.
7 jacob // Dec 17, 2006 at 10:14 am
Hamas and Hezbollah may cause a level of terror in Israel but it is nothing compared to the terror the IDF dished out to every single person in Palestine every single day. People disapear and die and no one is held to account. I would say the IDF is one of the few terrorist organizations that enjoys financial and legal support from the United States and imunity from the UN.
Lets not forget that Israel destroyed Lebanon and practically put Hezbollah in a position of power. Who will answer to all the murdered people of the illegal agression in Lebanon? Who will answer for the human rights violations that happen daily in Gaza? Israel is no victim, they are the agressors. No matter how many excuses are used to disguise Israel’s bloody crimes, No one other than the United States will take Israel seriously until they stop commiting these horrible crimes.
I find it funny that countries like Iraq as terrible as it may have been under Saddam, were destroyed for suspicion WMD’s and violating UN resolutions. Well Israel definitely has Nukes and they haven’t obeyed any of the UN resulotions that call for their withdrawl from their Illegal occupation and to let the Palestinians they have turned into refugees go back to their home land.
8 Mike Mickey // Dec 17, 2006 at 6:11 pm
It’s amazing how groups aligned against Israel manage to fall through the cracks in terms of being TERRORIST organizations - even when everyone on the planet knows that’s precisely what they are!
Are Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists? Yes, Ryan. I think they are - and quite so at that.
9 Victor Passenheim // Dec 18, 2006 at 7:09 am
Jacob (if that’s even your real name),
Lay off the crack!!! It’s really messing with your brain.
“People disappear and die and no one is held to account.” It’s called terrorist factions vying for power.
“Who will answer to all the murdered people of the illegal agression in Lebanon? Who will answer for the human rights violations that happen daily in Gaza?”
To the first question - hopefully, but I’m not holding my breath, Hezbollah, the terrorists aggressors who started the war and have found a home with the comfortable Lebanese who looked the other way.
To the second question - Hamas and Fatah. Of course, they never will answer, because these organizations only have one thing in mind and everything else takes a backseat - kill Israel.
So you callous, heartless, wreckless Jacob. How about you go live with your beloved “Palestinians” and find out just how lovely a people they are, both to you and to each other.
BTW, what kind of pills do you have to take to have such an idyllic opinion of Arab culture.
Is it their LACK of freedom of press, lack of freedom of religion, lack of women’s rights, human rights, practice of slavery, genocidal ambitions, or could it be their desire to subjugate the entire planet under Islam, or the way they just can’t help but to kill each other with their warring factions?
I don’t know, sounds like there’s so many good choices here.
Jacob, God’s got your number and He’s not amused.
Watch out for yourself.
10 Jacob // Dec 18, 2006 at 7:40 pm
Victor,
I have shaped my view by living in the middle east for the last 3 years. I never said any one was a saint but the truth continues to be that yes Hezbollah comits acts of terror as does Hamas but so does the IDF. Every one is to blame and no one is innocent. I dont see Israel as a victim, I think all you Hawks need to start seeing that the only way out of this is peace and equal justice for every one not just Israel. If that happens only then will Israel guarantee its survival.
As to the waring factions and civil strife I would say that much of that is caused by the miss management of the occupation. Hamas would have never come to power if Isreal would have negotiated with the Fatah. It seems that no matter who is in power they are never good enough, you cant pick your enemies and you can only make peace with your enemies not your friends.
Hezbollah is more powerful than ever thanks to the illegal agression by Israel. Israel is feeding the flame of hate towards it but acting like bullies instead of level headed diplomats.
Please refrain from acting like you some how know what God is thinking or what he approves or disapproves of, If you were enlightened enough to do that im sure you would have solved this conflict by now.
When you say that people dying and disapearing is a result of factional fighting you are wrong. That would be in Iraq, in Palestine is because of Israel they conduct daily raids into Gaza and kill women and children and arrest people with out letting any one know where they have been taken or why, then they dont give them a fair trail and keep them in jail for years with out accusing them of anything and as if that was not enough they destroy homes and confiscate land daily. I would call that Terror wouldnt you? or would that be human rights violations?
I dont think Israel is evil or bad, I think that the Likud and other right wing extremist are taking Israel in the direction Bush took the USA. If half as many Israelis died as Palestinians have Im sure there would be outrage and probably a war right now.
And yes Jacob IS my real name.
11 Jacob // Dec 18, 2006 at 7:43 pm
P.S the problems is LACK OF FREEDOM more than anything. How do you expect people to live in a civil society when they are not free. You act like every Arab is a barbarian, I hope you dont really belive this because of you do then you are the ignorant one.
12 onthewalls // Dec 18, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Wow, Jacob, the Palestinian propagandists really got you hooked.
It is amazing to me that people would actually believe that Israel just for fun randomly kidnaps and jails people. As if they don’t have enough to deal with already. Did you ever stop to think about WHY Israel conducts such raids and arrests certain, carefully selected Palestinians? Could it be that Israel is telling the truth, and those it arrests were planning to mass murder Jews???
Nah, couldn’t be. Jews don’t tell the truth…
13 Charles Wesley // Dec 19, 2006 at 12:52 am
Jacob < check out post 21 on Want Peace - Crush Gaza . Not all Arabs are barbarians but they cheer on the nuts . They are generally bullied by the thugs that cause all the trouble .
14 Selena // Dec 19, 2006 at 2:30 am
Someone has called me ‘little shitty zionism’ althought I’ve never been in Israel and I’m not Jew, that is what we are ‘fighting for’, against bygotry and hatred.
Anyone who justifies, supports and commits a terrorist attack targeting specifically civilians (Jews) can be called a terrorist. No matter if they are calling for a ‘noble cause’, there is always one (human rights, freedom, God….).
We should consider who is attacking and who is ‘responding’ for being attacked.
As Spaniard and I certainly know what a terrorist attack is. We have lived with that threat for many years. No-one can be in Israeli shoes unless you do know what it’s living among people who really hate you and want to kill all your family.
15 Joyce // Dec 19, 2006 at 3:04 am
Jacob,
Have you ever read the Bible? It sure doesn’t seem like you have. Because if you have, then you would know that the Bible is how God lets us know what he approves, and disapproves of. You would also know that God gave that land to the Jews, his chosen people. That is their land, and they should not negotiate with anyone, to give away any of the land God gave them. Even so Israel has already given them land, and that didn’t solve anything . Do you watch the news? Giving them land isn’t enough, they won’t be happy until they wipe Israel off the face of the earth. And are you saying because of their lack of freedom that is an excuse for their actions against Israel? Their lack of freedom is not Israel’s fault, they should put the blame where it belongs, their government. And far as how many Palestinians have been killed, that is the fault of the terrorists. Israel should not be at fault for defending themselves. After all wouldn’t you defend yourself, if someone was attacking you? I know I would. Anyway if you will read the Bible, it will help you to understand how all this conflict began, and how it will all end.
16 Victor Passenheim // Dec 19, 2006 at 4:22 am
Jacob,
You are a liar and I would take you to court to prove it and I would win.
To completely answer everything you have said would be a complete waste of my time, because everything you say is twisted and a lie.
Bottom line, Israel wouldn’t be in the predicament it is in now if they would simply refuse to bargain with terrorists. You yourself are a supporter of terrorism. No other nation in their right mind would have put themselves at an existential crisis the way Israel has, simply to make peace with people who clearly do NOT want peace.
Make no mistake.
If Jacob is your name, then it is TOTALLY wasted on you. What Israel really needs to do is to get rid of the likes of you, even before they get rid of the “Palestinians”.
You know NOTHING about peace.
17 Victor Passenheim // Dec 19, 2006 at 4:26 am
Joyce,
Jacob’s charge about the “Palestinians” lack of freedom is a complete LIE. There is no place in the entire Middle East where Arabs have more right and freedoms than in Israel. The checkpoints are a necessary evil. In a country where Arabs are constantly looking for chances to strap on an explosives belt and blow themselves up to kill as many Jews as possible, the only way that Israel has successfully been able to curtail the attacks is with checkpoints.
I, for one, would simply not allow them in to begin with.
18 Mike Mickey // Dec 19, 2006 at 4:43 am
Amen, Victor! The Israelis are not the problem in the Middle East! As you suggest, if the Arabs would lay off the dynamite underwear, the Israelis wouldn’t NEED checkpoints to keep their citizens safe.
19 Charles Wesley // Dec 19, 2006 at 5:08 am
Victor, how many times have you heard of an Israeli walking into a restaurant and blowing up a lot of innocent people ? Or indiscriminately shooting rockets into neighborhoods or blowing up buses with civilian riders . How many airplanes has the IDF crashed into buildings or blown up in midair . I’m sure they must have done something to be called terrorist but I can’t think of it unless maybe Jacob thinks defending there-self is terror .
20 Victor Passenheim // Dec 19, 2006 at 6:21 am
Mike and Charles,
Here, here! The greatest contributors to civilization of all times, the Jews, are likewise the most hated people of all time. In the same twisted manner, the greatest threat to the world today, ‘radical’ Islam, is coddled by that great bastion of freedom, the UN.
Those of us who believe in God know precisely why this is so.
Still, it’s hard to stomach.
21 Joyce // Dec 19, 2006 at 7:17 am
Victor,
I agree, I didn’t mean for it to seem like I believed that the Palestinians didn’t have freedom in Israel. And I agree that the checkpoints are necessary, because they definitely can’t be trusted. I also agree with you about not letting them in Israel.I wouldn’t let them in either, because as you said it is their objective to blow up themselves, and as many Jews as they possibly can.
22 Victor Passenheim // Dec 19, 2006 at 8:09 am
Joyce,
I know you didn’t! I was just taking the opportunity to point out yet another lie from that great ‘Patriot’.
It’s just appalling to me how people can say such things. I don’t even think somebody with such a mentality would change their mind if they were direct victims of that violence. Which just goes to show you how far a soul can be twisted.
23 Joyce // Dec 19, 2006 at 6:53 pm
Victor,
I agree, it’s a shame people like that try to twist things to their way of thinking.
24 Nerah // Dec 21, 2006 at 7:57 am
Jacob,
This response is a little late but maybe you will look back. Again what is in a name..? Alot in your case….
Note the capital letters in the words Man and the pronouns…
But he said,(Jacob) “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” So He said to him, “What is your name?” he said, “Jacob” And He said, “your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” v29 Then Jacob asked, saying “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
Genesis 32:24-30
Maybe we should quit wrestling with God and definitely with man and allow Him to Bless us, there are many promises and blessings to Jacob in the Scriptures, they are ours for the taking if we would just accept them and quit struggling so much. Blessings and not cursings are so much better!
25 Nerah // Dec 21, 2006 at 8:15 am
Jacob, let me try that again,
v24Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. v26And He said, “let Me go for the day breaks.” ( connect this to the above scripture on Dec.21 7:57a.m. that starts But he said,)
26 Dojun Marn // Dec 23, 2006 at 4:50 pm
You people are sick. Bibles, rights to the land, blah blah blah. How dare you?
The Zionists finagled their way to getting support in assaulting the indigenious people of Palestine, the Palestinians, and they have been persecutors of these people ever since.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves to support the Holocaust of Palestine in support of these Zionist vermin. The Jews of the world were offered Uganda and Madagascar among others to create a Jewish nation in which to live in peace and security. They chose Palestine and in so doing chose to displace by force people that had rightfully lived there for generations if not millenia.
America should bomb Tel Aviv and the security wall, then we can talk after that.
27 Charles Wesley // Dec 24, 2006 at 2:12 am
If you idiots could act right Israel could have dragged you out of the stone ages . But the palestinians haven’t got sense enough to realize that . Your (palestinians ) standard of living is better today than it would have been if the Jews had not returned . Their rich brothers didn’t care about the Pals. and let them live like the outcast they are long before the Jews returned . But let the exiled Jews declare their statehood on a desolate piece of wasteland and all the sudden they are worried about the poor Palestinians .
That mosque on Mt. Morriah has no right to occupy that space . Mohamoud only dreamed that he stepped on that rock and went to heaven . He had only heard of it in folk lore . But ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I do believe that God caused the Dome of the Rock to be erected and sustained as an obstacle to the building of the third Temple of God and as an instrument to fulfill his prophesy . The Bible existed in it’s earliest
form thousands of years before Islam . God didnt lie or change his mind and yes the land will be inhabited by his CHOSEN PEOPLE . All of it .
How come in all the vastness of the Islamic lands there is no place for the Palestinians ? The plain old fact is that the descendants of Ishmael are jealous of the fact that God made his covenant with Isaac instead of Ishmael . The Islamic people are taught to hate the Jews . But God said it would be that way . And it is.
28 Joyce // Dec 24, 2006 at 4:12 am
Dojun Marn,
How dare you? Just who do you think you are, to say where the Jews should live? That land was given to them by God, and not you, or anyone else, have the right to question God’s decision about that. I’m really getting sick, and tired, of hearing how so mistreated the Palestinians are. Any problems they have are self- inflicted, and they need to quit feeling sorry for themselves, and do something productive in their lives. Instead of trying to destroy Israel. They go around acting like a bunch of madmen, blowing up themselves, and others. And you have the nerve to call us sick? I think you’re the one who should be ashamed for supporting them!
29 Nerah // Dec 28, 2006 at 5:31 am
Dijon Mustard,
Complete Ignorance! I won’t waste my time!
30 Charles Wesley // Dec 30, 2006 at 3:01 am
Dojo, you should be blogging on Brain dead .com
31 Charles Wesley // Dec 31, 2006 at 3:01 am
Yes Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist . In every sense of the word they are terrorist. Syria will be coming at Israel next ,but not as terrorist . THEY WILL COME TO TAKE LAND AND SPOIL . That is the difference between a terrorist and a conquering army . I do believe that Israel will stop that conquest very short of it’s goal . Look out for Russia .
32 Nathan // Jan 10, 2007 at 4:42 am
Dojo is just an angry Arab who hates the west but is using the all hated evil internet to speak to us right now. What a loser.
33 Sylvestre // Jan 10, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Such crap from the likes of joyce, charlz, and nathan,…oh, get a grip!
what were the ten commandments? so-called jews and deluded christians and moslems broke quite a bunch of these so the zionist could have their bastard land!!!
as for u selena, u are misinformed!! u don’t have to be a jew or live in israel to be a zionist. and u don’t have to be a moslem or follow izlam to be a terrorists. The IDF/IOF is jammed packed with terrorists. That goes ditto for the american government!!
34 Joyce // Jan 10, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Sylvestre,
It seems to me we must of hit a nerve. The truth hurts doesn’t it?
35 Charles Wesley // Jan 11, 2007 at 12:47 am
Lonely Man,
Your master will show up pretty soon and you can keep each other company for an eternity .
36 Nathan // Jan 12, 2007 at 2:12 am
“The IDF/IOF is jammed packed with terrorists”
“That goes ditto for the american government!!”
Would you be able to provide me any concrete evidence of your assumptions? No you can’t thats right because your full of it, indeed Joyce we must have struck a nerve.
37 Charles Wesley // Jan 12, 2007 at 3:02 am
Sly your insults have been recieved and recorded for ever with the Lord . You could not understand how pleased that I am to be counted with other Christians .
You have made my day . To have no distinction as a servant of Jesus Christ is to serve another . Thanks man .
38 Joyce // Jan 12, 2007 at 7:57 am
It sure seems that we did Nathan. I believe Sylvestre just can’t handle hearing the truth, without going off the deep end with all his ranting and raving. But one day he will have to face the truth whether he likes it, or not. And I pray that he will change his ways, and will get right with the Lord, before that day comes.
39 sara // Jan 18, 2007 at 10:11 pm
fight army against army,
then no one will say “occupation” .
they are terrorist they make they life in Israel for many israelis too stressful, just the stress of knowing they are ready to kill anytime is harsh reality.Jihad,
when all of Israel wants “live and let live” situation they just want” hell on earth”, where is their brain?
up their a*s!
40 Charles Wesley // Jan 20, 2007 at 1:25 am
Sara , Gods will is being done daily . The time of Jacobs trouble is almost upon us . None will escape . But I will rejoice at the literal fulfillment of Gods prophesy . He didn’t give us prophesy to fear our demise but to strengthen our souls . He did this not for the people of old but, for the people of today (YOU) . We will have need of his prophesy to navagate through the impending Great Tribulation as well as our daily tribulations . God bless you.
41 Michael // Mar 2, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Though it is quite obvious that this is a one sided forum, I will tell you all of my personal experience in the west bank, I am a Canadian, and worked to provide aid in Palistine for a little over a year, I did see and hear of Palistinians plotting revenge on Israeli soldiers, and in every single instance it was motivated by anger over dead family members, now I hear you all saying that they shoot “terrorists” before they can strike, well let me tell you a little bit about a little game I witnessed, I was helping to rebuild a wall demolished by bulldozers so a widow and her family would have a home to go back to, when a familiar sound of high powered rifle fire reached me, then a young boys screams, alone crossing a path a 7 yr old palistinian boy had been shot from about 30 yards by young men in IDF garb, seconds later an old woman ran into the path to try to reach the screaming and confused child, but when she got within ten feet another shot rang out and the woman fell to the ground, a group of men then made an attempt to reach the boy still screaming clutching the stump at his knee where his leg once was, and more shots rang out, two of the 4 men were shot dead, and one wounded gravely trying to carry the child to safety, now you tell me did that boy represent some sort of terrorist threat? Did the old woman? I am a peaceful man, but the scene replays in my head each night and my blood boils with anger and frustration at the waste of life and youth, all to amuse some evil little soldier boys cowardly shooting from beyond the reach of the families. I can tell you that this is not isolated, not uncommon and completely ignored by the world. I left two days after this event and it has changed my life. I did not go to that hell on earth with any hate in my heart for Jews, Moslems or anyone else, and I am not prescibed to any of these ridiculously archaic fantasies, but I can tell you that I cannot remove the hate I feel for those IDF soldiers and try very hard not to entertain fantasies of there painful demise, but they have changed me forever, I was only there for 10 months and witnessed FAR less than most that live there and I would have given my life that day to eradicate those soldiers from this earth, now how do you think someone who has lost entire families to laughing untouchable soldiers would feel? I know that I will be harshly critisised for stating any opinion that doesn’t support Israel, and really don’t care for the opinions of people who get all of their information from the US government fed news agencies. If you think that somehow these IDF care about peace, go over and see for yourself, its not about peace its about HATE, and its on both sides, only one side has the support of the richest nation on earth while the other is labeled “terrorist”
(BTW I have about 9 hours of video footage from my stay including Israeli children goaded into throwing bricks at me and three young women because we gave chocolate to some young muslim boys, if you know someone that will host it I will gladly share. Google video and youtube deleted it on me 3 different times)
42 Nerah // Mar 3, 2007 at 7:10 am
Michael,
I have no doubt that there are Palestinians who are hurting too! I was not the IDF soldier who did this so I cannot say for sure what happened…However I do know that even young Palestinian children hate and want Israel/Jewish people destroyed….They would like to join in Jihad and shahada.. Muslims use thier children and citizens to help kill Jewish people. I have every respect for the IDF and believe most likely they were fighting terrorists, whether 7 y/o or a women! The Muslims use citizens…thier own and Israel’s(and Lebanon’s at one time) as targets to make Israel look bad!
http://www.pmw.org.il/
go to videos and Children are combatants in Palestinian Ideology! It is pretty clear!!!
43 Michael // Mar 3, 2007 at 6:45 pm
I don’t think targeting an unarmed 7yr old boys legs and then waiting for more targets to come to his aid has ANYTHING to do with protecting Israel. This was for sport plain and simple. The ugliness of those soldiers laughs to me was straight out of a horror movie. Also the VAST majority of people I spoke to weren’t interested in anything but being able to feed and house their families. Of course there are many elements that want to destroy Israel and most of them are led by some religious zealot or another. It gets easier and easier for these despicable so called “religious” leaders to recruit uneducated angry young men to do their bidding, but the IDF cannot stop this bloodshed by becoming the very thing they claim to fight against. All they are managing to do so far is breed MORE anger and they are NO better than the suicide bombers and cowardly rocket lobbers. I do not condone these acts no matter how angry the palestinians are, in fact most palestinians are just as afraid of these terrorist as they are the IDF, my point is I hear all this garbage about how the IDF is good and the terrorists are bad, when in reality there is no longer any difference between the two. They both kill in the name of god. If there was a god, I sure he would have abandoned both sides by now in disgust.
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