Rock > as bad as Isreal currenly is behaving, they aren't nearly as bad as some of the thugs we've supported
Sure. But Israel is supposed to know better. The history of the Jewish people is replete with persecution and oppression, including the Holocaust, so one would think they would have compassion towards others and certainly not shoot children in the back. By no stretch of the imagination can such acts be called "self-defence" which is the favorite term used for wiping out Palestinian women, kids and their homes etc.
Furthermore, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is not just confined to the MidEast but has now set the whole region alight, was responsible for 9-11, and could even start WW3. Thus, it is in everyone's interest, not least the Israelis and Palestinians, that the conflict is settled as soon as possible and not allowed to escalate, which it has. For this I hold the US responsible because, instead of acting as an "honest broker" and arbitrating fairly, it has come down on Israel's side and thus has enabled Israeli/Likud fanatics to do as they please. |
