@izzythepush,
izzythepush wrote:
Arafat stood up for his people, the IDF has slaughtered Palestinians on an industrial scale, but you don't care one whit about that. Over 300 children murdered in operation cast lead alone.
And, I would have to believe that you are very remorseful for the Israelis that are dead, or disfigured, from suicide bombers in busses, cafes, or college cafeterias (the suicide jackets being filled with nails and ball bearings). Remember, it is getting a little late to continue to buy the Arab propaganda that Israel, as a Zionist state is the colonization of Arab land by European Jews. It really reflects the liberaration of Sephardic Jews (aka, Arab Jews, in Arab countries) from being SECOND CLASS CITIZENS for hundreds of years under the hegemoney of "loving" Muslims. In other words, the liberal/progressives have bought the one-sided story that Israel was ONLY supposed to be a safe haven for Jews, just in case another Hitler ever came to power. Well, that is an intangible concept (like life insurance). What is tangible today is that a few million Sephardic Jews are living as first class citizens, because they are living in a Jewish state. They couldn't even leave their prior countries; only after the 1957 war were they liberated.
And, the willingness to kill Arabs is different amongst the Sephardic Israelis than the shrinking population of Israelis of European descent. Perhaps, the Sephardim have what is called a VENDETTA. Now you can see that from their perspective they are not the European usurpers that many liberal/progressives believe, when Israel is discussed. It is really a turf war amongst two monotheistic Arab faiths. One older than the other by at least two millenia.