*sigh* Israel

[Sailor for Warner]

Every time I think Israel is on the verge of making things right with the Palestinians shit like this happens. This is the end of any chance for peace, Drudge was actually right, this young kid is going to start a no-shit Mid East war. It saddens me.

[sweettater]

1. this young kid is going to start a no-shit Mid East war.

it's just an excuse.

[leveymg]

2. Alas, Babylon

"Alas, alas, that great city Babylon . . . for in hour is thy judgment come."

[Yollam]

3. What is it about that little patch of desert...

...that seems to make Zionists and Muslims and Palestinians go BATSHIT CRAZY?

[Sailor for Warner]

4. The Navel of the World

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. The same thing that makes Catholics and Protestants go crazy in N. Ireland

Religious and cultural differences; disputed yet equally valid claims to territorial possession that go back centuries; ancient animosity; mutual fear and suspicion learnt at an early age; long-festering resentment...and so on. No, it doesn't make sense, but then humans, collectively, are neither logical nor rational.

[Yollam]

6. But the Catholics and Protestants have patched things up, no?

I hope the peace will hold there...

[Sailor for Warner]

7. Not the realy fun Protestants

The Vatican is still the "Whore of Babylon" to them. Read the Left Behind books, the Whore who starts the one world religion and is the tool of the Anti-Christ is a Pope. Also listen to EWTN, the real hardcore Catholics (the ones that still go to confession and get mad when people take pictures in the Church after a wedding with the "blessed eucharist" there)

[Yollam]

9. Them sounds like Amurkin ones...

...they ain't like that over in Ainglund, are they?

[Sailor for Warner]

10. Eh there are people of that ilk

Everywhere. Granted most of them are the fault of out American evangelicals.

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. For the most part...

there are still a few mad bastards on either side (Orange fanatics, 'Real IRA' holdouts, etc), but for the most part things have died down...solely because Sinn Fein realised the best solution was a political one (which is a lesson Hamas and their ilk could benefit from; the Palestinians could use a Gerry Adams).

[doc mercer]

11. Israel

"ruinous heap" .... what happens to Damascus when they fight their 4th war with Israel

One must put things in perspective ... Israel is surrounded by 21 countries with a common goal:
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE ISRAELI STATE

One those 15,000 plus rockets Hezbollah has starts getting launched into Tel Avix with VX gas attached I would run for cover as Israel will nuke Damascus and the fly over was a warning

[Sailor for Warner]

12. Oh I know

There is a joke at one of my old commands that the way to deal with the Iran Nuke situation is to give the Israeli's "the keys" to the USS RONALD REAGAN adn say, "Its yours for the week."

[adriennui]

13. they want it because israel has it.

simple as that.

[Poll_Blind]

14. An invitation to the Israel/Palestine forum....

HERE is a link to the Israel/Palestine forum.

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[applegrove]

15. I think it is what neocons want. Israel seemed intent on peace.. but that

wasn't the neocons plans for Israelis. Could they not fun the Palestinians just a little bit more.. so that people were not so desperate?

And where is the campaign to get Iran and Saudi Arabia to fork over some money for school districts.

[cali]

16. What, what, what?

So now American neocons are running Israel? Well, that's a switch. I don't think this has anything to do with neocons. I think the powers that be in Israel were looking for the opportunity to knock out Hamas and completely destabilize Gaza, and they found it. The ongoing operations in Gaza look awfully well planned. It's a calculated move and it stinks.

[undergroundrailroad]

17. Locking per I/P Guidelines

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