Reply #66: We are part of the occupation....us israelis [View All]

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there is almost no protests against it these days, since intifada II and gaza (just to make sure that its clear)

......do we have a need to be afraid?...no, not afraid, but not stupid either. One of the lessons of the 73 war was arrogance, that lesson was learned. When irans president says we're going to wipe israel off the map (or whatever the variation) when hizballa makes it clear that its attacking israel because it exists, when hamas says it wants all of israel, etc...none of those words are to be taken lightly: They may be extremists, but they are extremists with power. (as are the taliban today). Shooting missiles on our cities daily is hardly a resistance....its more like daily attempts at murder

so its more than just a feeling or an emotional Knee jerk reaction. Israel has infact been attacked with the intent to destroying it, its citizens killed just for being israeli, Blood libels continue with no let up (even the classic jews needing muslim/christian blood can been seen in saudi arabia today....).....amazing but it still goes on.

When my kids came back from poland and saw the camps....what impressed them was how close the camps were to polish cities...how could they not know, they asked?...Well, because israel is a citizens army, many of us do have a good idea what is going on in the westbank...and i can assure you no Palestinian kid is starving, Palestinians arent be asked to dig graves and then being shot in the head, no gas chambers, no families are being lined up against a wall and shot, no planes are dropping gas on hebron or bethleham, no artillery is bombardment in nabulus.....

in fact as my jeep drove by....the group of Palestinians by the garage barely even looked up...we were just another vehicle passing by....the occupation is hardly a "nice thing"...but that is a long way from committing genocide.

though i may understand its use...ultimately using exaggerations, fear etc to gain support only increases the resistance from the other side....its dehumanizing no matter which side uses it.

a footnote: israel has the 30th largest army:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces