However, I would oppose a filthy German remark today because times have changed and so have Germans. When the Arabs change, call me.

I do agree, however, agree with the rest of Jorge’s comment.

I think many people have a problem with the fact that it seems to be taking so long. However, the Torah states that the ancient Israelites (who were to displace the Canaanites in a bloody invasion) would do so slowly and over several hundred years. I don’t mention this to make a religious argument, but just to say that even modern Israel’s ancestors understood that a gradual dispossession with periods of intermittent peace was preferable to a non-stop campaign to destroy each Canaanite or Philistine kingdom. Back then, this might have been due to the fact that the tribes had not grown enough in numbers to properly settle the land, though there are alternate theories. Today, I believe it is because we live in a civilized world and as a general rule, ethnic cleansing is wrong. Behaviour suggestive of it results in condemnation – which I think touches on the main point of this post. This condemnation is potentially justifiable – not because Israel commits war crimes (they do not) but rather because the civilized nations of the world are terrified of the consequences of genocidal aggression and therefore are quick to condemn even something that reminds them of genocide (even if it’s not).

But who really cares? Over time Israel will win. The “ethnic cleansing” required to give Israel her peace will take place, but it will take place over time, with compassion, and aside from the constant barrage of anti-semitic media outpouring, it will be more or less unoticeable. I think this is a much more palatable paradigm than that of the vast majority of Israel’s supporters, who cling to the “the sky is constantly falling” worldview.

So, Hazak ve-ematz!

There’s been what seems to be a trend lately of people going on to websites leaving inflammatory comments and then Muslim groups pointing fingers at the blogowners (!) to make them look bad, even though only a commenter said something outrageous. Not saying you’re like that, just that it’s easy to overgeneralize the terrorists with all Arabs, or to confuse contempt for the anti-Jewish ideology of Islam with contempt for all Muslims (some of whom don’t even know what their ideology teaches).
ER

I have written a great deal about the anti-Semitic psychopathology of the Palestinians. I have described their illness as self defeating and self destructive. I have pointed out that every nation that has attempted to destroy the Jews has failed…

The love affair with the Palestinian cause by the loony left is inexplicable, the propoganda put out by the Islamic fundies is so blatant as to be laughable, yet the Media here, and around the globe, continue to promote it.

Best wishes to you and your country from the UK.