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Originally posted by ktsnake
Comparing them to Iraq isn't going to make a very good case at all.
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I wasn't comparing Israel/Palestine to Iraq at all, as you can see at the beginning of my post I even said
"This doesn't have to do with Iraq, but UN resolutions"
What I did say, however, is that using the fact that Saddam has ignored UN resolutions or lied about them as an excuse or a reason to invade WILL NOT FLY - basically because the US has done the exact same thing and if that is our reason to invade, we are hypocrites.
We just might have to start a new thread on reasons to support Israel - becuase the more I read about it and the more I learn about I can't imagine what I was thinking for defending israel for so long. The only reason I can come up with to defend Israel is that there are rich pro-israeli lobbiers in congress and rich pro-israeli members of congress and the Presidents don't want to lose their support.
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The fact is that in Isreal's case they are acting in Palestine to defend their own people.
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The fact is that the Israeli Zionists many years ago decided they wanted their own country, where the businesses and the government and the people were all jewish so they could no longer be persecuted in Europe. And for sentimental reasons they chose the area of Palestine, as Jerusalem is a sacred city for Jews, Chirstians, and Muslims (it is said that here is where the prophet Mohammed ascended). They forced out the Muslims and Christians in the city out of their homes and took over. there is armed occupation in all israeli controlled territory, and you have to have special israeli security clearance to get in - which doesn't happen for the arabs and muslims whose homes are there. The israelis are buliding a 12ft high fence with threnches and security cameras all around to keep the palestinians out. It's more like the Palestinians are trying to defend their people - from the Israelis who keep killing them with their high tech weapons and helecopters provided by the United States and good old taxpayer money.