Reply #19: Its easier to blame the stronger nation [View All]

[simcha_6]

They do the most damage, not because they're worse, but because they have more capability.

I don't condone much of what Israel does. But I also am uncomfortable by what I see as a double standard.

But maybe we should have it. I have a little sister, and when we fought years ago, my parents would say it's my responsibility to end it. I thought this was distinctly unfair, but since I was supposed to be mature, I was supposed to hold back and fix the situation. Unlike the PA, Israel can control its elements, both official and radical. Therefore, they should be held to a higher standard, its argued, because holding the PA to a high standard is like demanding a first grader get accepted to Stanford. In a few years they'll be able to, but not now,