Jeffrey Salzberg wrote:

> Right.
>
> ...But you left out their complete belief, which concludes with,
"...as
> soon as they indicate their acceptance of Israel's right to exist."
Now
> that such acceptance is (finally!) coming, progress can be made.

Well, now that Israel's right to exist is present, one wonders why some
are still blindly defending the 'settlements' without question.  Your
comments are logical and rational, some comments made here are clearly
not.

> The difference being that crimes against Palestinians have been the
> actions of individuals (not that that excuses them), whereas until
now,
> atrocities against Israelis have been matters of policy.

> No argumant there.  Those folks are wacko.

Indeed the word 'settlements,' as thrown around by most of the American
media, is a soft term.  These zionist 'settlers' have made life hell
for many Palestinians there.  This is well-documented.

> How about if we support it with open eyes because it has the right to

> exist and for over two decades has been under attack by people who
have

Fair enough.  Of course Israel has a right to exist.  But Israel's
actions, and sometimes inappropriate responses, are not beyond
reproach.



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