tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429848419628957272.post6911557390346338318..comments2010-11-16T18:51:01.021-08:00Comments on A Different Perspective: Slow LearnersLyndon G. Fursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14511532121551263250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429848419628957272.post-23541771574017986992009-01-22T12:52:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:52:00.000-08:00I think it's pretty well established that it was I...I think it's pretty well established that it was Israel, and not Hamas, who broke the cease fire.I Opine for Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395066919531246296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429848419628957272.post-19029848361843091042009-01-09T07:15:00.000-08:002009-01-09T07:15:00.000-08:00You would do well to read up on the other side of ...You would do well to read up on the other side of the story. <A HREF="http://www.antiwar.com/orig/niva.php?articleid=14022" REL="nofollow">Hamas didn't want this war</A>, and they know full well the strength of Israel. The problem is that the people running Israel have no interest in the peace process or in a viable Palestinian state under any conditions.<BR/><BR/>I believe you're mistaken when you believe that "recognizing the supremacy of Israel" will allow the lives of the Palestinians to improve. For years, Israel has been systematically strangling Palestine - not for security reasons, but for demographic ones. It's not without reason that the Palestinian situation is frequently compared to the Warsaw ghetto.<BR/><BR/>From the Israeli perspective, if the Palestinians were allowed to be full citizens of Israel, then their higher birthrate would make them the majority in the foreseeable future. However, there's a strong sentiment in Israel that all the land promised to them in the old testament is rightfully Israeli, and they can't give up any of it for any reason. The solution has been to force the Palestinians into a geographically tiny area and then making life in Palestinian areas a living hell, in the hopes that the Palestinians will go away. This has been Israeli policy for many many years, right up to and including the present.<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend <A HREF="http://www.mideastweb.org/refugees1.htm" REL="nofollow">mideastweb.org</A> as a resource on these issues, it's a site that strives to present both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian issue in an impartial manner.Bramblyspamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757494299526723285noreply@blogger.com