Subj : Re: OT Military To : All From : Cherokee Date : Mon Jan 13 2003 02:06 pm --- sloppy wrote: > Israeli abuse of Palestinans? Israeli men aren't strapping themselves full of explosives and shooting their way into Palestinan settlements. No, but Israeli soldiers have killed hundreds of innocent Palestinians, in addition to lots of guilty ones. The Israeli Army occupies Palestinian villages and refuge camps, and supports colonization (heh, had to stick a TW term in here) of land that does not rightfully belong to Israel. Who do you think lived in Israel before 1948? It wasn't the Jews. > We should stand by Israel because they have been dealing with terrorist attacks for years, and maybe, just maybe if the Arab world (besides Egypt and Jordan) would accept the right of Israel to exist, steps could be made to end the violence. Israel's policies towards the Arabs have brought on the terrorist attacks, just as US policy in the Middle East brought on Sep 11. I'm not saying terrorism is justified, far from it. But just because someone is .