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"Blowing up babies"

Who is blowing up more babies?

This suicide bombing is new. The Israelis have ALWAYS treated the Palestinians like third class citizens. The suicide bombing is only a few years old. I can make a better case for the suicide stuff being a reaction to Israeli cruelty than you can the other way around.

For thirty years they didn't, and their losses were 25 dead to 1 Israeli. How many "babies" do you think each side got?

I've counted 7 Jewish friends, Jewish enough that they attend synagogue, most are active in the local Jewish Community Center, etc. Hell, I belong to it, and I'm as Jewish as the Pope.

All 7 think Israel is dead wrong, and 5 of them are outraged enough to have stopped giving to charities which send money to Israel. As a matter of fact, this board is the only place I find people who excuse anyone for the behavior over there.

It's just sad to see middle-class Americans not upset at ethnic cleansing and religious prejudice after our experience with it. Not only not upset, but advocating it, excusing it.

And remember, the Israelis were as brutal before the suicide bombings.

Most folks will only tolerate being treated like "roaches" and "dogs" for so long. I'm proud of your pacifism.

Arf

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