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Thread #150703   Message #3634520
Posted By: Musket
19-Jun-14 - 07:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: Small hope for Israel/Palestine
Subject: RE: BS: Small hope for Israel/Palestine
No. I would like to see all terror groups crushed and the political organisations that people vote for free from the terror wings that they are associated with, wouldn't you?

I have this thing you see, about democratically elected governments and opposition parties. I will ask that they be held to account, I will criticise their motives and in the case of Hamas, their corruption, and when they get beaten at the ballot box, or when other parties in league with their aims get beaten, I see it as a good sign. Based on my view. It is a bad sign perhaps for a Palestinian family being oppressed by Israeli soldiers.

But unlike war mongerers and pretend soldiers, I don't see any point in using military might to kill off a political viewpoint. Yes, hold the kidnappers to account. In fact put them in the dock with the Israeli generals using the kidnap as an excuse for oppression, endangering the lives of the young people even more.

I don't want to see religion inspired violence beaten, mainly because you can't, ever, and secondly because peace comes when you eradicate the issues they justify themselves with.

Jaw jaw, not war war, as Churchill said.

In any event, "Islamists" are being crushed, regularly. By Muslims. By followers of the Islamic faith. Funny that..