I agree that many of these issue deserve more attention than they have received, though it isn't clear whether that is because the news agencies aren't interested or because they have correctly judged that people aren't all that interested. These stories have not been censored in the usual sense of the word. They are, and have been, out there.
Some of the choices are also odd. Why is World Bank funding for the Israel/West Bank wall big news? The wall itself is well known, and the central issue from every point of view is whether it should be built, not who funds it or how it is funded. It's not like there is some sort of scandal over the funding. The issues are whether or not it is a good security measure for Israel, whether or not it improperly infringes on Arab land, and whether or not it is improper because it would impose "apartheid". None of these issues has anything to do with whether the World Bank is involved in the funding.
The characterization of this wall as the "apartheid wall" also demonstrates clear bias on the part of the Sonoma State people. One can argue about the other issues, that this wall has anything to do with "apartheid" is idiotic. It has no more to do with apartheid than the boundary fences on the borders of most countries, only it is more justified since Israel is under constant terrorist attack. If Israel were interested in apartheid, it would not have allowed hundreds of thousands of Arabs to become citizens and to live all over the country. The people who want to impose apartheid are the Arabs, who can't stand the idea of Jews living anywhere in the Mideast.
Well I hate to break it to you and the truth may be hard for you to swallow, but this issue that you describe as " It has no more to do with apartheid than the boundary fences on the borders of most countries" is ridiculous. Watch this and then argue for it, but watch ALL of it.
President Carter also wrote the following book Palestine Peace not Apartheid. I suggest you read that as well. This is a man who has dedicated his life to trying to aid those in need.
Well I am not surpirsed an AC made the following statement. But I will answer you. "and just like the business-owning jews in germany, many of the jews living in arab countries before israel were persecuted...not everywhere at all times, but it happened."
What happend to business-owning jews in germany was absolutely horrible. And jews living in Arab countries may have been persecuted
"Jewish sympathizers make you sick?"
They do when they favor Jewish life and blood more than that of another race of people. Yo
Im sorry but anything that comes out of the mouth of Jimmy Carter is complete bull. The man spends his entire post presidential life trying to undermine the united states foreign policy, not just with our current administration, but every single one since he left office. He frequently speaks with and works actively to promote and encourage the well being and security of countries that have declared themselves enemies of the west and that of the United States. And not only that, but himself, and many o
Wow... seriously you need some professional counciling. Your opinion about Carter is fine. You can are entitled to your own belief on his agenda although I completely disagree with, but the most disturbing part of your comment was " Personally I dont like jews, but when it comes to Israel, i believe they should nuke palastine and iran and push THEM off into the ocean. I think this wall would be the best thing for their country and I have great respect for a people who live in such a dangerous area where ever
Indeed, they were jews in 'palestine' (which was never a country, but a Trans-Jordanian region) before the State of Israel. There was no jewish independence, jewish majority. No war of '67 or '74 nor any 'wall'.
In the '20s and '30s, countless massacres occured on the jewish population of Jaffa, Hebron and Safed in which man, women and children were slaughtered, raped and killed. These were not ordinary civil disorders, but were truly massacres. See here [wikipedia.org] and here [wikipedia.org].
So yes, there were jews there, but they did
Interesting, but you could at least have linked to the parent article [wikipedia.org]. I hadn't heard about that particular event, probably because it doesn't reflect well on either the Muslims or the Zionists. (You also have to bear in mind that this was after Britain promised to create a Jewish "national home" in Palestine [wikipedia.org].) The whole thing is depressing, but don't think it couldn't happen in a country near you (and probably not involving Arabs, either).
"Indeed, they were jews in 'palestine' (which was never a country, but a Trans-Jordanian region) before the State of Israel. " This is true it was called the British Mandate of PALESTINE. That's where the name comes from. "There was no jewish independence, jewish majority. No war of '67 or '74 nor any 'wall'. In the '20s and '30s, countless massacres occured on the jewish population of Jaffa, Hebron and Safed in which man, women and children were slaughtered, raped and killed"
Funny you should bring up UN Resolutions. Let's look at the first UN Resolution concerning the Middle East. It states that the State of Israel has the right to exist. This is the FIRST ONE, and has been rejected by ALL neighbouring Arab countries.
When they'll accept this one, we'll move on to the others.
Funny too you should talk about the Geneva Convention. I'm imagining people like you weren't screaming about Geneva Conventions last summer, when Hezbollah terrorists violated many Geneva laws of humanit
Funny too you should talk about the Geneva Convention. I'm imagining people like you weren't screaming about Geneva Conventions last summer, when Hezbollah terrorists violated many Geneva "laws of humanity, including attacking a country without any reason or warning, abducting foreign soldiers (which are still captive, by the way) and shooting missiles from densely populated living flats just to make sure civilian casualties (for which they beg) will reach the world news. Perhaps this has indeed been one of
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I agree that many of these issue deserve more attention than they have received, though it isn't clear whether that is because the news agencies aren't interested or because they have correctly judged that people aren't all that interested. These stories have not been censored in the usual sense of the word. They are, and have been, out there.
Some of the choices are also odd. Why is World Bank funding for the Israel/West Bank wall big news? The wall itself is well known, and the central issue from every point of view is whether it should be built, not who funds it or how it is funded. It's not like there is some sort of scandal over the funding. The issues are whether or not it is a good security measure for Israel, whether or not it improperly infringes on Arab land, and whether or not it is improper because it would impose "apartheid". None of these issues has anything to do with whether the World Bank is involved in the funding.
The characterization of this wall as the "apartheid wall" also demonstrates clear bias on the part of the Sonoma State people. One can argue about the other issues, that this wall has anything to do with "apartheid" is idiotic. It has no more to do with apartheid than the boundary fences on the borders of most countries, only it is more justified since Israel is under constant terrorist attack. If Israel were interested in apartheid, it would not have allowed hundreds of thousands of Arabs to become citizens and to live all over the country. The people who want to impose apartheid are the Arabs, who can't stand the idea of Jews living anywhere in the Mideast.
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Watch this and then argue for it, but watch ALL of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEq2dYF6lw [youtube.com]
President Carter also wrote the following book Palestine Peace not Apartheid. I suggest you read that as well. This is a man who has dedicated his life to trying to aid those in need.
The fact
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"and just like the business-owning jews in germany, many of the jews living in arab countries before israel were persecuted...not everywhere at all times, but it happened."
What happend to business-owning jews in germany was absolutely horrible. And jews living in Arab countries may have been persecuted
"Jewish sympathizers make you sick?"
They do when they favor Jewish life and blood more than that of another race of people. Yo
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" Personally I dont like jews, but when it comes to Israel, i believe they should nuke palastine and iran and push THEM off into the ocean. I think this wall would be the best thing for their country and I have great respect for a people who live in such a dangerous area where ever
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This is true it was called the British Mandate of PALESTINE. That's where the name comes from.
"There was no jewish independence, jewish majority. No war of '67 or '74 nor any 'wall'. In the '20s and '30s, countless massacres occured on the jewish population of Jaffa, Hebron and Safed in which man, women and children were slaughtered, raped and killed"
There was no independence for the
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When they'll accept this one, we'll move on to the others.
Funny too you should talk about the Geneva Convention. I'm imagining people like you weren't screaming about Geneva Conventions last summer, when Hezbollah terrorists violated many Geneva laws of humanit
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Human Rights Watch: Discrimination Against Palestinian Arab Children in Israel's Schools [hrw.org]
Haaretz: JNF cannot discriminate against Arabs in allocating land rights [haaretz.co.il]
Al-Ahram: 'Democratic' racism 1 [ahram.org.eg]
Al-Ahram: 'Democratic' racism 2 [ahram.org.eg]
Of course you can argue whether this qualifies as apartheid, but it is hard to deny the inequality between Jews and Arabs in Israel.
It has no more to do with apartheid than the boundary fences on the borders of m