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Yes, thousands of Israelis have died over the years, but tens of thousands of Palestinians have also died. Millions more have been displaced.
The Palestinians are the ones who have chosen to fight. They are given consessions only to break agreements over and over again. When Israel was given their country back they absorbed millions of Jews from the surrounding countries. The Arab countries did the opposite when it came to the Palestinian people.
Again I ask, why do you think 90% of the Arabs that live in Israel want Israel to remain in control?
We hear the old 'it's the only democracy in the region'
SO?
HOW does that benefit the US?
Are they not the only Democracy in the region? How exactly is that holding us hostage? You keep saying it over and over without giving any examples. Be my guest and tell us how we are being held hostage by Israel.
Americans who do not support "keeping Israel alive at the taxpayers expense" SHOULD NOT be labeled Jew Haters, as that is assumptive and usually totally inaccurate.
Americans who do not support "keeping Israel alive at the taxpayers expense" SHOULD NOT be labeled Jew Haters, as that is assumptive and usually totally inaccurate.
Why do you wanna give them a culture shock?
They're gonna start crying now and there's no ice cream in the vicinity
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Are they not the only Democracy in the region? How exactly is that holding us hostage? You keep saying it over and over without giving any examples. Be my guest and tell us how we are being held hostage by Israel.
We're told Israel being the only democracy in the region justifies the $$$ we send, the implication being bad things would happen to the US should that not be the case. I want to know how? I don't believe there being a democracy in the region or not means a damn thing to the well being of the US. That's being held hostage in my eyes.
The Palestinians are the ones who have chosen to fight. They are given consessions only to break agreements over and over again. When Israel was given their country back they absorbed millions of Jews from the surrounding countries. The Arab countries did the opposite when it came to the Palestinian people.
Again I ask, why do you think 90% of the Arabs that live in Israel want Israel to remain in control?
Yes, you're correct, the Palestinians have chosen to fight. But that is because previous attempts at peace have not given them fair terms. In 2006, Hamas even agreed to recognize the state of Israel in return for the 1967 boundaries but were denied. Do you expect an oppressed people who have been exiled for 60 years from their homeland to just sit still?
Israel imposes checkpoints on the Palestinians, who must file through painfully military barriers while Israeli citizens drive on paved roads. Would this make any Israeli Arab citizen want anything different? no.
Please visit and observe what goes on. It is absolutely awful. While I am not in any way justifying the Israelis that are brutally murdered by rockets and suicide bombers, we do need to keep this conflict in perspective. A US-armed Israel vs. besieged Palestinians.
We're told Israel being the only democracy in the region justifies the $$$ we send, the implication being bad things would happen to the US should that not be the case. I want to know how? I don't believe there being a democracy in the region or not means a damn thing to the well being of the US. That's being held hostage in my eyes.
You don't remotely understand the relationship between Israel and ourselves. Did you know that Israel is the second largest supplier of technology to China? This includes military technology. Do you know how much we glom from them? Ponder the implications of NOT being on friendly relations based solely on that little tidbit.
You must think Israel is just a dust bucket in middle east run solely on US help. Do a little less one minded research and maybe you'll "get it" at some point.
Americans who do not support "keeping Israel alive at the taxpayers expense" SHOULD NOT be labeled Jew Haters, as that is assumptive and usually totally inaccurate.
This is what you site as evidence????
You're not the sharpest kid in your class, are you?
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