Comments on: Exploiting Humanitarian Gestures

By: israellycool

israellycool — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:26:49 +0000

Oh please. I've noticed your modus operandi on other sites. You go on, attack the blog owner without any supporting facts, and then expect courtesy. If I am wrong about something, provide facts to show me how I am wrong! Saying I am wrong is not proof. Where did I censor you? You are still commenting on here, aren't you?

By: Mo-ha-med

Mo-ha-med — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:35:25 +0000

Did. Ha, very amusing. My yiddish word of the day. But didn't you ever learn that it's rude to make fun of people's names? And indeed, i do point out when you report half-facts or when you choose not to see the other point of view. Like I did here. If you choose to maintain a criticism-proof zone here, to censor people who disagree with you by calling them names, it's your choice. I was expecting more from you though.

By: israellycool

israellycool — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:12:13 +0000

I do accept different POVs. I just don't take too kindly to someone who comes on here and claims I engage in deceptive behavior (posting things I know to be incomplete/not true, tweaking reality etc). Hence the Shmo prefix. (or commonly spelled 'Schmo'). Google it.

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:47 +0000

Dave isn't justifying keeping dying people waiting. He's decrying the necessity for such extreme measures–and pointing out that they are necessary when compassion is so violently abused.

By: Mo-ha-med

Mo-ha-med — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:18:40 +0000

Dave, in many instances you really tweak reality. Or choose to see things from a very limited point of view. I also often disagree with your conclusions — justifying things like keeping dying people for ridiculously long periods at checkpoints, as you did here. Otherwise i enjoy your blog, Aussie Dave. I wish you'd just accept that there's a different PoV than yours… Also, quick Q — what's the Sh you add before my name when replying? A joke in hebrew, perhaps? a little insult? Enlighten us!

By: israellycool

israellycool — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:07:47 +0000

Shmohamed, You come on here almost every time and claim I do not report honestly. Sloppy. Show me some facts! You are more welcome to show me the error of my ways. I have no compassion for terrorists. I feel for the average palestinian who is being exploited by their terrorist brethren, and suffers as a result.

By: Mo-ha-med

Mo-ha-med — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:42:25 +0000

First, this checkpoint shouldn't be there in the first place. It's a checkpoint separating a Palestinian town from the next Palestinian town. That's just unjustifiable. And no, Dave, it does not bloody justify holding pregnant and dying women at checkpoints for no reason. That's just sadistic. And if the woman tried to cross through the humanitarian lane, it's probably because she got tired of having to wait in a 4-hour queue every time she goes in or out of her hometown. In Ramadan, while fasting, in the sun. We already know, reading your blog, that you have no compassion whatsoever to Palestinians. But I thought you had more reporting honesty than that.