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To: el_gaviero who wrote (18966)	2/21/2003 10:32:40 PM
From: Warpfactor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

<<The fight between the two peoples seems perfectly symmetrical to me --- the Palestinians want to throw the Israeli out of Israel, and the Israeli want to throw the Palestinians out of the West Bank. Why are we taking sides in this quarrel? >> Why are we taking sides? Are you serious? How about because the USA is a part of what we call "Western Civilization". Israel would also be grouped under the category of "Western Civilization". The Palestinians represent "Islam". In Western Civilization, our fundamental tenets can be expressed by "freedom" and "democracy". Under Islam, Sharia states that Government and Islam are inseparable. There is little freedom, and there is definitely no democracy. If I haven't stated it plainly enough, let me further elaborate: Since the USA and Israel are both categorized as Western Civilization, we are friendly toward one another as we share these common interests. On that basis do we take the side of Israel. <<The fight between the two peoples seems perfectly symmetrical to me --- the Palestinians want to throw the Israeli out of Israel, and the Israeli want to throw the Palestinians out of the West Bank>> The Palestinian extremists and Arafat are the initiators of violance in most all cases, targeting children and civilians. Following an attack, the Israeli military will retaliate, typically killing more than were killed on their side. Now, it is not too much of a stretch to see that, if the Palestinians would halt their attacks, then the Israelis would discontinue theirs. However, anti-semites everywhere try their best to distort what is painfully obvious to the non-stupid, and equate the Israeli atrocities to that of the Palestinians. Warp