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While I agree in part with your statements about the IRA, the idea that that blanketly targeted civilians is false. If by civilians, you mean co-conspirators, informants, etc, then yes, they targeted those. However, it is nothing like these Middle Eastern terror orgs which target people they know nothing about, other than that they are Jewish or Western. If you believe the IRA made regular practice of targeting protestants simply because of their faith, you're again mistaken. While the violence appeared sectarian, and on some level may be, it was not solely due to their faith. It was the simply fact that much of their opposition happened to be protestant. Obviously religion was a dividing line, but there was no desire to destroy all protestants or all of England. I'm sure hatred led few to wish for that, but the efforts did not indicate that, but rather a struggle to be left alone. Also, you pegging me as an IRA apologist is just stupid, as I previously stated I did not condone their tactics, but simply did not fall victim to the propaganda produced by the British government.
Now, regarding Israel...you're right again, much of the middle east conflict is not black/white, but some of it is. Let me ask you this, given your distaste for Israel and your apparent support for their attackers, what would you suggest they do? You mentioned some sort of proportional reaction, is that what you expect? If so, is Israel then not failing to protect its citizens? Should they merely wait for attacks to respond, and have their people live in constant fear? I'm sure there are many, if not a majority, of middle eastern muslims who do not wish for the eradication of Israel and the Jews. However, Israel is threatened by terrorist groups which wish for exactly those things. I think a fundamental disagreement people have regarding this issue involves islam itself. While I believe there are many muslims who are peace loving people, I do not consider the Islamic faith to be peaceful. This isn't to say that violence is the original intent of the faith, but I believe that most involved in the Islamic faith, especially in the region, view Jews as subhuman. I, and others, believe that they(Arabs and Iranians) are taught and fully believe that Jews are their natural enemy. Because of this, many people in the world view the Islamic faith as dangerous, and I think that in today's atmosphere it is. Once again, this is not necc reflective on what the intent of the faith is, but given its leaders and popular sentiment, I believe it to be true. I truly believe that Israel is a country whose sole desire is to be left alone. They have not shown anything to the contrary. They are surrounded by countries who hate them, and are thus placed in the precarious role of protecting its citizens at all times, without rest. Like any violent prolonged situation, there will be incidents where Israel is overly violent or inhumane. However, the large majority of their action is defensive, and if offensive, it is only to protect themselves in the future.
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