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The Iron Dome is no joke. It has saved scores of lives.That's what
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostThe Arab countries need to go to their rooms and stay till they behave! Why are they acting like Europe was before they stopped fighting each other? Why can't they turn their swords into plowshares?
Israel has never defined its border and it does not incorporate certain land into its own state thereby according the occupants the same rights as Israeli citizens, it "occupies" certain [primarily Palestinian] areas.
The whole history of the region since 1945 is far from simple and there are no goodies and baddies."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostThe Iron Dome is no joke. It has saved scores of lives.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostThe Arab countries need to go to their rooms and stay till they behave! Why are they acting like Europe was before they stopped fighting each other? Why can't they turn their swords into plowshares?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
Well how would you feel if you were turned out of your home by a group of people who claimed a right to your property and land and premised that right on some ancient religious texts?
Israel has never defined its border and it does not incorporate certain land into its own state thereby according the occupants the same rights as Israeli citizens, it "occupies" certain [primarily Palestinian] areas.
And Israel has only occupied lands after the Arabs have declared war and attacked. There is a lesson to be learned there.
Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostThe whole history of the region since 1945 is far from simple and there are no goodies and baddies.
The other side does the exact opposite -- and are even known for surrounding themselves with civilians when they know attack is imminent
While there are a dearth of angels in this war, one side is clearly worse than the other.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
Well how would you feel if you were turned out of your home by a group of people who claimed a right to your property and land and premised that right on some ancient religious texts?
Israel has never defined its border and it does not incorporate certain land into its own state thereby according the occupants the same rights as Israeli citizens, it "occupies" certain [primarily Palestinian] areas.
The whole history of the region since 1945 is far from simple and there are no goodies and baddies.
If this does turn into an all out war, my money is on Israel. Every time the Arabs take it too far, Israel kicks their butts.
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Originally posted by Sparko View Post
The Palestinians were not natives to the area either. The Jews were there before them, as even the architecture of the region proves (for example, the Dome of the Rock is built on the ruins of the Jewish Temple). And Israel has tried and tried to make the region home to everyone who wants to live in peace. The Arabs won't have it.
If this does turn into an all out war, my money is on Israel. Every time the Arabs take it too far, Israel kicks their butts.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
The conflict goes back thousands of years (you can find the roots of it in the Old Testament), and it's unlikely to end before Jesus returns."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostGiven how many of them were making peace with Israel, thanks to Trump in a deal that explicitly left the Palestinians out of it (one of the main whines by the left which seeks to minimize these historic agreements), I'm not sure just how much Arab support the Palestinians will receive. Most of it is likely coming from Iran.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostGiven that the region was repeatedly described as being nearly desolate prior to the Jews moving back I don't think very many of those there now can claim they were turned out of their homes.
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAnd Israel has only occupied lands after the Arabs have declared war and attacked. There is a lesson to be learned there.
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostOne side issues multiple warnings telling the other side exactly where they're going to strike and perhaps even when so as to minimize casualties among innocent civilians
The other side does the exact opposite -- and are even known for surrounding themselves with civilians when they know attack is imminent
While there are a dearth of angels in this war, one side is clearly worse than the other.
"It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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