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I'm the first to condemn terrorism. However those
Palestinians
who
are
being
slaughtered by the almighty IDF in Gaza are not terrorists.
Those
Palestinians who killed IDF soldiers in Gaza are not
terrorists.
They
are
resistance fighters defending their homes.
Those Palestinians who kill innocent Israelis are
terrorists.
The
IDF
when
it kills innocent Palestinians is a terrorist organization.
Can we please differentiate?
******
The best definition of "Terrorism" I have found is the
definition
given in Britannica.com, which is . . .
TERRORISM is "the systematic use of violence to create a
general
climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about
a
particular political objective." Source: Britannica.com
http://www.britannica.com/search?query=terrorism&ct=
By this definition, both Israel and the USA are also guilty of
terrorism whenever they try to suppress legitimate resistance
to
occupation by inflicting "accidental" death and injury to the
civilian
populations of Occupied Palestine and Occupied Iraq.
In both cases, the best way to end terrorism on both sides of
both
places is to end both occupations.
Rev. Bill McGinnis
http://LoveAllPeople.org
http://Anti-Terrorist.net
I'm not sure about the US in Iraq but certainly Israel seems to
fit
the
definition.
Nope. Israel is merely defending herself against a group whose
charter
specifically calls for her destruction. In your zeal to condemn
anything
Israel does have you looked into Hamas's charter? Its quite
revealing.
You should also look up the Islamic practice of 'taqqiya'.
Israel has offered a solution to the Palestinians on no less than
5
occasions. The Palestinians have rejected peace options everytime.
Why?
Because of something called 'blind hatred'.
While I agree that a suicide bomber targetting IDF troops is not a
terrorist
(terrorists hit civilians, not military targets) that *still*
doesn't
make
their actions legitimate. Targetting the IDF is only going to lead
to
more
death and continued suffering for the Palestinians.
I agree, Hamas is a terrorist organization.
Funny how you chose to leave that out in your condemnation of Israel.
Israel
is a nation state with every right to defend herself from any group or
organization calling for her destruction. Hamas does exactly that,
and
Israel not only has the right of self defense, but also the MORAL
RESPONSIBILITY to protect her citizens.
One could say the destruction of ALL Palestinians is protecting
Israelis.
And I suppose you would support that strategy and morally justify it?
Nope. I would say the best thing for both parties is the two state
solution.
I agree. Why haven't they done it?
Because palestinians® are very much like you -- they want to live off
other peoples' taxes, american, european, israeli.
.
