Your sentence construction is so poor that I have no idea what you are saying, Joseph. Care to readdress?

But I feel without a Hamas, or Fatah a terrorist organization that Israel Government call it. Israel wouldn’t exist in that part of the world. It sad but is true Israel need a terrorist organization to survive. The United States is not arming Israel to parade it in the streets of Tel Aviv.

huh?

You’re saying Israel “needs” a terrorist organization to “survive”??? That’s an interesting concept. Ya mean that if there weren’t those bent on it’s destruction, it wouldn’t exist??

Tell me you don’t vote please. I suspect, by your broken English, you are foreign?

Like or Dislike: 0  0

I feel sad about this situation, lots of innocent lives were taken from both side. But I feel without a Hamas, or Fatah a terrorist organization that Israel Government call it. Israel wouldn’t exist in that part of the world. It sad but is true Israel need a terrorist organization to survive. The United States is not arming Israel to parade it in the streets of Tel Aviv.

Like or Dislike: 0  0

Oh, I should have noted that, besides writing amazing accounts of Churchill and WWII, Martin Gilbert has written extensively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (For those who like maps, his book ‘The Israeli-Arab Conflict in Maps’ is a classic)

Like or Dislike: 0  0

I found some thing Palestinian-Israeli conflict here for http://who.town9.com/history-of-palestine

Like or Dislike: 0  0

I want to first commend you on your posts. Second, I wanted to share one of my own that I’ve made on another blog. I thing it will spur thought and debate. It is below in quotations. As to recommending books, I would recommend anything by Martin Gilbert – he is Winston Churchill’s official biographer. He’s an amazing scholar and very thorough and objective.

“I share your pain at the loss of civilian life, and I think that Israelis share your pain as well. But I think it is important to make several points here.

Surely there is a distinction targeting terrorists with unfortunate collateral damage (Israel) and targeting civilians with the intent of killing civilians (Hamas). Believe me, if Israel wanted to commit genocide, in bombing a thousand targets in the most densely populated area on earth, they would and could have killed far more than 500 people (75% of whom, according to the UN, are armed terrorists). I think Israel is trying to avoid civilian casualties and, with some unfortunate unavoidable exceptions, doing an outstanding job.

At that, surely if you have a problem with Israel firing at civilian centers, you would also condemn Hamas which is – you guessed it! – targeting civilian centers. Your silence in the face of Palestinian terrorism is telling…

Moreover, I would argue that your denial of Israel’s right to defend its civilians against lethal Hamas attacks – essentially having innocent Israelis and their children be sitting ducks for genocidal terrorists – is nothing short of genocidal itself.

The painful scenes that Palestinian children are witnessing are sad, but also important. Palestinian children are also learning an important life lesson – terrorism against innocent civilians doesn’t pay. Far from achieving independence and honor, it brings Palestinians suffering, humiliation and devastation. Instead of building rockets and training to be suicide bombers perhaps these children will do something more than their foolish parents – perhaps they’ll build themselves an economy, hospitals, and infrastructure and become something more than a hotbed for terrorism and hate.

Oh, and as for the “occupation.” Israel withdrew from Gaza two years ago. The Palestinians – in elections monitored by Jimmy Carter and the EU – elected Hamas. So what on earth is “occupation” other than yet another buzzword to excuse all Palestinian wrongs?”

Like or Dislike: 0  0

Can anyone recommend a good book on the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, starting with the war in 1947?

I’m looking for a not-too-lengthy account, from a historical perspective, not so much from an ideological or political one.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

Like or Dislike: 0  0

Folks, be VERY skeptical of the “atrocity” pics coming out of Gaza. Just about all of them are going thru hamas before the press prints them. On top of that, if the photog wasn’t a hamas sympathizer they wouldn’t be allowed to take pics. Multiple instances of faux-tography have been found. Check Little Green Footballs for proof.

Like or Dislike: 0  0