Reply #3: sorry, I can't agree [View All]

[tn-guy]

That sort of comment reflects "moral equivalence" thinking at its worst. The idea that Hamas and the Israeli government are equally obliged to make concessions is ludicrous. Until and unless the Knesset calls for the elimination of Palestine as a political entity and the forcible elimination or deportation of all Palestinians there is not moral comparison of Israel and Hamas worthy of serious discussion.

Israel is far from perfect but the last I heard, Palestinian Arabs who live within her borders are able to go about their business pretty much unmolested. Palestinian Arabs have and do hold seats in the Knesset. When I see a Jew serving as a member of some Palestinian government we can talk about what "both sides" need to do.