Comments on: Let’s Not Infantilize the Palestinians By Not Calling it War http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/12/29/lets-not-infantilize-the-palestinians-by-not-calling-it-war/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jimmie http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/12/29/lets-not-infantilize-the-palestinians-by-not-calling-it-war/comment-page-1/#comment-676927 Jimmie Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:38:58 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=7226#comment-676927 I can't recall the last "olive branch" the Palestinians held out to Israel, going back at least to Oslo. You remember Oslo, when the Israeli's granted the PA almost everything it wanted as an opening offer and Arafat responded by walking away and launching another Intifada? And Israel gave the Palestinians Gasa, and all the infrastructure in it, which Hamas then turned into a rocket attack base. You might recall that even with the Hamas truce in place, thousands of rockets have rained down on Israel without a single Israeli military reaction. The very simple fact is that Hamas has committed repeated acts of war against Israel and now Israel is reacting as any other nation would. You can twist yourself into a pretzel to rationalize that away, but it doesn't change reality. I can't recall the last "olive branch" the Palestinians held out to Israel, going back at least to Oslo. You remember Oslo, when the Israeli's granted the PA almost everything it wanted as an opening offer and Arafat responded by walking away and launching another Intifada?

And Israel gave the Palestinians Gasa, and all the infrastructure in it, which Hamas then turned into a rocket attack base. You might recall that even with the Hamas truce in place, thousands of rockets have rained down on Israel without a single Israeli military reaction.

The very simple fact is that Hamas has committed repeated acts of war against Israel and now Israel is reacting as any other nation would. You can twist yourself into a pretzel to rationalize that away, but it doesn't change reality.

]]> By: Christopher Jensen http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/12/29/lets-not-infantilize-the-palestinians-by-not-calling-it-war/comment-page-1/#comment-676922 Christopher Jensen Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=7226#comment-676922 I do not agree with you. Our governments blind policies to back the Israeli's has been the sole reason they have been emboldened as they are. For the past 10 years, in which the Palestinians have held out an olive branch, the Israeli's have refused to recognize the Palestine governing body of the moderates, have pushed back dates for peaceful meetings, have blocked foreign humanitarian aid, has angered Muslim nations by using aggressive military tactics, and has murdered more Palestinians than anyone apparently wants to talk about. Another interesting fact is that, in the Bible, the Israelis are one of the first nations to go on record, by their own account, to have committed genocide. Americans should put their foot down and say enough is enough: no more money and aid for these killers! Apparently our government doesn't have the cajones to do anything about it while the fat cat Jewish Lobbyists here fatten congressional purses. I do not agree with you. Our governments blind policies to back the Israeli's has been the sole reason they have been emboldened as they are. For the past 10 years, in which the Palestinians have held out an olive branch, the Israeli's have refused to recognize the Palestine governing body of the moderates, have pushed back dates for peaceful meetings, have blocked foreign humanitarian aid, has angered Muslim nations by using aggressive military tactics, and has murdered more Palestinians than anyone apparently wants to talk about.

Another interesting fact is that, in the Bible, the Israelis are one of the first nations to go on record, by their own account, to have committed genocide.

Americans should put their foot down and say enough is enough: no more money and aid for these killers! Apparently our government doesn't have the cajones to do anything about it while the fat cat Jewish Lobbyists here fatten congressional purses.

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