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Originally Posted by MakoMike
Spence,
O.K. what part of it do you disagree with. Do you think the Israelis would continue to attack hezbolla if they laid down their arms and said they wouldn't fight anymore? Or do you disagree that Hezbolla would overrun Israel and massacar the jews if they didn't put up a resistance?
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I think the entire statement is bunk, here's my typical long winded response. It's so humid my fingers are sticking to the keyboard, and I can't get them free
Put simply, it's not an
objetive statement. It's a wedge intended to influence people to one side only.
On that basis alone I reject it's value, because I don't want to be
manupulated. by someone with an agenda.
It's unfortunate that our Puritan roots so easily push us into black or white decisions...but the real world is quite gray.
The reality is that the
majority of Christian Arabs in the region support Hezbollah as a legitimate
resistance organization formed in
response to Israeli occupation.
Additionally, Hezbolla provides social and health programs for a very large population. This is in stark contrast to the holocost scenario presented in the statement.
That doesn't mean they're your perfect next door neighbor, certainly they're guilty of
horrific acts. But Israel doesn't exactly have a clear record either, and from an Arab perspective...it's worse!
More to the point.
I believe that there are just as many uber Zionists who want to take all of the West Bank from the Palestenians as there are uber anti-semites who want to expell the Jews to the sea...a small number of both relatively speaking. This fight is being fueled by the extreme who want to position their man on deck for the end of days.
But both Jews and Arabs are perfectly capable of living side by side and in peace...they've done it throughout history and in they do it today, there are over 2 Million Arabs living in Israel right now.
Giving credence to the statement bolsters the positions of the radicals on both sides...and does nothing to help construct a meaningful solution.
-spence