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well, I am not pro- any country, so I am anti-israel and anti-palestinian country.
I tend to support entity that causes the least misery on BOTH sides, and right now, I don't see anyone in the middle east with that agenda.
I wish we can all just opt out of these gangs of roving thugs.
by LCD on Mon Jun 18, 07 6:26pm
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NOTE: IF YOU ARE VOTING, PLEASE ALSO COMMENT, even if you only write yes or no as your comment.
Voted : BOTH: You can be Pro for both Israel and Palestinians (Arabs)
I recognize Israel's right to exist as do I believe Palestinians should have a right to exist as a nation, I feel terrible for all people caught in the cross fires.
I do believe The Palestinian people are getting the short end of the stick, or however that saying goes.
I'm not sure I like the word pro either.:)
That's my opinion
Voted : BOTH: You can be Pro for both Israel and Palestinians (Arabs)
sure. larry's right though that pro may not be the best word. for the ballot it works though. supportive might be a better word.
Voted : BOTH: You can be Pro for both Israel and Palestinians (Arabs)
You can be pro-peace, which is pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian.
Voted : BOTH: You can be Pro for both Israel and Palestinians (Arabs)
There are people on both sides who'd rather not fight, who'd rather everyone live in peace.. I'm pro-them, I have no respect for rich powerful men who need war, no matter where they're from or how religious they think they are.
I realize that's a simple answer but the world is simply lost from now on because we won't stop fighting in time, I don't take sides anymore, I don't care about people's imaginary lines in sand.
by Jyl on Mon Jun 18, 07 11:09pm
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People I speak to from middle east, including Palestinians want peace, and only few say they want Israel taken off the map, but they dont see a difference from USA and Israel, they all have that in common, USA, Israel are same. America's 51st state.
Voted : YES: You can be Pro-Israel and NOT be anti-Palestinian (anti-Arab)
If you view it as a human issue, as opposed to a religious/ethnic issue. Religion, to me, is nothing short of sanctioned chaos-slash-murder, and the ethnic issue is laughable. Stand an Israeli man and a Palestinian man side by side, wearing nothing but matchign loin cloths, saying nothing, and I dare anyone to tell the difference.
patch, apologies. I misclicked again, meant to go BOTH. Hope it doesn't skew your results.
Interesting and good comments so far, thanks. I do notice that people are shy or hesitant to participate in a ballot of this nature. I believe there is a very good reason they are apprehensive. I will be presenting that reason and my own view around the time the ballot closes.
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Voted : BOTH: You can be Pro for both Israel and Palestinians (Arabs)
One country for all the people, real democracy, and not apartheid racism.
Thank you to everyone who commented and voted. I said I would add my perspective in prior to the ballot closing, so here goes:
What I have found to be profoundly disturbing, particularly on here, is that there are people who have a double standard. They preach peace and tolerance, but it's just lip service. When the issue of the Middle East comes up, particularly the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, some people's hypocricy is astonishing.
What disturbs me is when people will go on the attack against the Palestinians and make insulting, bigoted and rude comments about them. Call them on this and they will say "they're all terrorists!" Call them on it and they will feign innocence and act like they have no idea what you're talking about.
However, if you dare to be even remotely critical of the actions of the Israeli government or military and these same people will lose total control and call you all sorts of names, most often "Anti Semite."
So why is then that these same people don't see their own hypocrecy?
For them, if you are at all supportive of the plight of the Palestinians, you are a "terrorist sympathizer" or a "Weak liberal." And most of all...you must surely be an "Anti Semite."
It is these same people who have taken the meaning of a double standard to all new heights. Most laughable is when these individual try to deny it all, as if they can magically make the history of their words go away.
So from my perspective, I am able to sepearte governments and military from the people. Are these individuals I speak of able to? No.
Criticize Israel and you are an "Anti Semite." Support the cause of the Palestinian PEOPLE, and they call you a "terrorist sympathizer."
It's over. More and more people are onto you and your tactics. You know what? YOU are actually CREATING Anti semites because you (and that is the universal you) have so mis-used that word and have used it so often, that people are just tired of it. Thank yourselves for that.
So yes, it is entirely possible to support the Palestinian people, but still have issues with their leadership and yes...it is possible to be critical of the Israeli government and NOT be an Anti Semite.
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