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Politics : Polite Political Discussion- is it Possible? An Experiment.

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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (279)7/31/2006 4:55:12 PM
From: Thomas M.Read Replies (1) of 1695
 
As far as Arabs leaving what is now Israel, they did so at the encouragement and guarantee of the surrounding Arab gov'ts

False. This propaganda claim was demolished long ago, by Neocon Christopher Hitchens among others. The Arab governments actively tried to keep the Palestinians from fleeing.

salon.com

I defy you to come up with a verifiable example of "ethnic cleansing" committed by the Jews.

Aside from the fact that this is even taught to Israeli schoolchildren now (see above link), here is just one example:

deiryassin.org

blockade is an act to war under international law

1. Egypt did not blockade Israel.
2. International law is decided in international court.
3. Israel's decision to attack Egypt afetr Egypt agreed to take the case to court indicates the weakness of their (and your) case.

Tom
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