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Thread #111572   Message #2359203
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
06-Jun-08 - 07:51 AM
Thread Name: BS: Israeli Jews/Israeli Arabs
Subject: RE: BS: Israeli Jews/Israeli Arabs
"Dislike of Israelis?" No, I can't see any evidence of that either. Israel perhaps, not Israelis.

Being strongly critical of a country's regime just is not the same as hating the inhabitants of that country, in the same way that being opposed to a political party or a religion has to mean hating the adherents of that party or that religion. People who detested apartheid South Africa, or who loathe the present regime in Cuba cannot be assumed to have hated white South Africans or to hate Cubans.

True enough, some people seem to find it very hard to avoid confusing the two, but I can't see any indication that Carol does.
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My understanding is that America's failure to provide a proper system of health care for its citizens has nothing to do with being unable to afford to do so, but is a political choice made by the people in power. Military aid to Israel, and the costs of the war in Iraq surely have little to do with this - if the money wasn't spent on that I doubt if it would be available for providing a pattern of health care that is not seen as ideologically acceptable. At this time it'd probably be used for tax breaks for wealthier Americans.