I think the problem is - you forgot to blame Bush and all the Republicans in this thread.

 

[FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1][SIZE=+0]big·ot[/SIZE] [/SIZE][/FONT] (bgt) [SIZE=-2]KEY [/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]NOUN: [/SIZE]
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.


[FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1][SIZE=+0]prej·u·dice[/SIZE] [/SIZE][/FONT] (prj-ds) [SIZE=-2]KEY [/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]NOUN: [/SIZE]

1. 1. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.

There are a number of cultures that I consider to be superior to, or at least comparable to my own. Arab culture is not one of them. My opinion of Arab culture is not based on preconceived notions, but facts that I have posted here.

 

It is not a matter of leadership. We have see the support US wholeheartedly gives Israel since it was created with maybe times of slight moderation in between. There is no sincere interest in solving the Middle East crisis the way I see it.

 

But I have remembered in other threads.

 

The fact that I said you are pathetic and you taking it as an insult only show more, your problem with being as sociopath (those that disassociate guilt from themselves) So seeing how this has become a lesson in language, you need to know my reference to you as pathetic is as follows:

I feel sorry for you, I regret you are as you are i.e.:
from Dictionary.com

pa•thet•ic (pə-thět'ĭk)
1. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).
2. Arousing or capable of arousing scornful pity.
3. Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "
a wretched life" [syn: hapless]
4. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
5. Inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett

Now I could go on to insult you, but am sure the very fact that am even thinking about you, is more than likely arousing you and the fact that am posting this in the GD and not the Sexuality section should tell you am not here for you masochistic needs, nor would I do that in anyway, as I am hetro.

So once again your pathetic. I feel sorry for you, if you have problem with that, that is entirely your problem.

 

Don't feel sorry for me. Feel sorry for the Arabs. They never recovered from the Mongolian conquests of the thirteenth century, and they are still living in the middle ages.

 

Virgin Mary from Nagasaki

 

Dpm,

The Palestinians could also use your pity. They're taking a real beating in Gaza. :excited:

 

i'm fairly confident that if international law had been followed, there would not have been this genocide in gaza. forgetting the war crimes commited, hamas' attacks seem to grow from the illegal occupation (and settlement) of their own land by the israeli's... like building on their land and destroying theirs... of course your going to get hostile groups when an invading country settles on your land.

if that law wouldn't have been violated there very well might have been 2 states. instead, we have genocide after 18 months of starvation.

1120 deaths with over a third of them children is significant and i fear things to come.


yea.. i def sound pro palestinian, but just because i am so horrified at what happened to these people. and it deeply saddens me that most americans have no idea what is going on right now because no media outlet is reporting news. i saw a UN resolution on some country in the middle of africa but you do not see a single article about the un and israel.

obviously no offense to anyone. this is my opinion. and this does not make me an anti-semite so do try to attack me please.

 

I hope this does not seem like an attack, but I would like to know how it can be illegal for Israel to occupy and settle land conquered in a war fought to destroy Israel.

 

Instead of reading several different versions of the Bible and Koran you should try some history. It was illegal because according to the UN mandate that created Israel they could not expand their borders.

 

These are worrying times, the peace effort doesn't seem to be having the desired effect, will the ceasefire vote succeed?
Israel's government seems stoic in it's determination to accomplish whatever tasks it has set itself. We're seeing some extremely worrying reports coming out of Gaza, not least the deliberate shelling of UN installations.

Should Irael's attack on that UN compound be considered an act of war?
Certainly, if it is believed that Israel fired 'white phosphorous' shells at UN targets, it is and should considered so.
I'm not even sure the UN can declare war in this matter, but something certainly needs to be done to slap Irael back into place. If it isn't done and done soon, this may lead to WWIII.


If this ceasefire vote does not succeed, action would definitely need to be taken and I believe the only action Irael would listen to is military action!
America certainly has not done enough, in my opinion, to persuade it's allies Israel from their current path.
Something about that seems a little too convenient.
Perhaps this was a deliberate ploy to pull Iran into conflict?

 

Two very good points. Personally I think there is ample evidence that what Israel hoped to accomplish was to outrageously punish the Palestinian People while George Bush is still in office and am betting they suddenly agree to a cease fire before January 20th.

It amazes me how much Israel's attack on the UN compound is making the news when they have actually attacked both UN and Red cross convoys just last week. One thing that seems sure to me is that a military as capable as Israel's is would have so many "accidents".

And its not going to create World War III because Iran and every other Arab state in the region knows perfectly well that Israel has the only nuclear arms in the Middle East and would not hesitate to use them.

It could have been since I've been reading reports that Israel asked for the US's blessing to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities and was told no by the Bush administration.

But I don't agree that international miltiary intervention is needed to stop not only these war crimes but actually prevent any further ones and actually facilitate peace. All the US has to do is cut Israel's economic and military funding and Israel will be the ones starving. Israel simply cannot survive without billions of US aid every year.

 

By what standard? If you pour enough money into a country from outside, it's going to raise the standard of living. Does that make them "better", or just "more affluent"?

 

Well let's see. The Israelis have a higher standard of living, even though they lack oil. They have a higher level of technology. They are better educated. They have one of the best militaries in the world. They are just simply more civilized. Do you really think you would like to have acid thrown at your face by a man who thinks you are not wearing enough clothes? In Saudi Arabia a woman cannot be seen in public without the presence of her husband or a male relative.

 

All funded by the US. Merkin Tax dollars at work, fella!
Make you feel proud?

 

Did the UN mandate say the Arabs could not try to destroy Israel? Because they did try in 1948, 1967, and 1973 I think that should abrogate any restrictions on Israeli expansionism.

 

Yes, I am proud that my country, the United States, supports Israel. :excited:

Are US tax dollars the reason Israeli men do not throw acid in the faces of Israeli women? Are US tax dollars the reason Israeli women can go out in public alone? Are US tax dollars the reason Israeli women who get raped are not expected to commit suicide?

One out of five Nobel Prizes has been won by a Jew. A nation created from a race like that will excel at everything.

 

I think I read somewhere recently that US aid to Israel amounts to $5,000 per person per year. So yes an additional $5,000 a year would make me more affluent.

Well then lets start pouring money into the Arab States and see if it helps them become as civilized as Israel. If nothing else if we did that they would at least hate us less.

And I suppose there are pros and cons to everything. In some places in the US its not safe for a woman to go anywhere alone.

Not if the Israelis actually carefully propagated the myth and actually provoked the wars in order to expand their borders in spite of the UN mandate. Which is exactly what Israel did.

http://chss.montclair.edu/english/f...APTER 1: Moshe Sharett and His Personal Diary

No I am not proud of my country for helping to sponsor terrorism and ethnic cleansing, nor am I willing to see that kind of support continue and I believe a majority of Americans are beginning to feel the same way.

And while you make much of extreme acts committed by a relatively few extremists there is another question to ponder. What would Iran and Iraq look like today if we had not disposed the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran and helped Saddam Hussein come to power and keep him there for decades? What would Saudi Arabia and Kuwait look like to day if we had not propped up their ruling families for more lucrative oil deals? What would the rest of the Middle East look like today if we had helped support them like we did Israel instead of exploiting them?

And what would the New York sky line look like if we had done that? I firmly believe it would still look just like it did before 9/11.

 

I see Israel could announce a unilateral truce in gaza but will warn the army will respond to Hamas fire, maybe now children will stop being kiiled