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To: GST who wrote (127147)	3/23/2004 11:26:29 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

This is not a judicial matter. Israel is at war with the terrorists, and tailors its tactics to winning the war. Israel is trying to neutralize Hamas, before relinquishing Gaza. It is a life or death struggle. Perhaps if you lived in Israel, one would care about your opinion.......

To: GST who wrote (127147)	3/23/2004 12:49:06 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Israel and those who attack it are not moral equals. Israel is a free, Westernized country, which recognizes the individual rights of its citizens (such as their right to liberty and freedom of speech). It uses military force only in self-defense, in order to protect itself. Those attacking Israel, by contrast, are terrorist organizations, theocracies, dictatorships and would-be dictators. They do not recognize the individual rights of their own subjects, much less those of the citizens of Israel. They initiate force indiscriminately in order to retain and expand their power. In contrast to the state of Israel, such organizations and regimes have no moral right to exist. Fundamentally, Israel is the target of these organizations and regimes precisely because of its virtues: it is an oasis of freedom and prosperity in a desert of tyranny and stagnation. If Israel is destroyed, the enemies of freedom attacking it will be able to turn their full attention to the United States. The United States must not let this happen. In America's war against terrorism, it is imperative that America distinguish friend from foe, good from evil, the opponents of terrorism from the perpetrators. In the name of justice and self-preservation, therefore, America should uncompromisingly encourage and support Israel in the common fight against the enemies of freedom. aynrand.org