GAV: we are seeing another good example of citizenship in israel. israel's
illegal and barbaric actions against palestine are encouraged by the US. this
is truly horrific stuff. however one of the pieces of news you won't get on
CNN or ABC or whatever rubbish you have over there is the refusal of over one
thousand israeli soldiers to take part in this massacre. most of these
soldiers will end up in jail. their actions are a good example of intellectual
(recognising the injustice of the 'war') over social value (doing what is
legal - what your state tells you to do). reports of any israeli dissent to
sharon and the stupid and cruel policies of his government are conspicuous by
there absence from mainstream media
Hi Gav,
I found this question interesting (It was on a show a month ago that asked a
group of Middle Eastern students): just wondering what your or anybody elses
htoughts were about this.
"So given the recent state of escalated violence in Israel and the West Bank,
let me ask you this question, 'cause a lot of people are saying now that the
Palestinians really do not want to live in peace with Israel.
What they wanna do is annihilate them.
There are 280 million Arabs that surround the state of Israel.
There's 4.5 million Jewish-Israelis.
Now, we all know that the Israelis could annihilate the Palestinians if they
wanted to, militarily.
They have the bomb.
Even if they didn't use the nuclear bomb, they could do it with conventional
means.
They've never done that.
Flip the script.
What if for one hour, one crazy Sadie Hawkins hour, the Arabs had the ability
to annihilate the Jewish state? Do you think things would be different? Do you
think they would show the restraint that Israel has for over 50 years?
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