Posted on 05/16/2008 5:42:41 PM PDT by mozarky2
This week marked the 60 th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. For many it is an occasion for celebration, but not for all. For Palestinians it is known as Al Nakba, which means "the catastrophe. "It is not surprising that winners and losers perceive things very differently. What is interesting, if not surprising, is that Americans are so well versed in only the Israeli side of the story. It is a symptom of our appalling ignorance of history and needs to be rectified.
They would be constantly warring with Jordan,Egypt the other Arab countries.
It is a symptom of our appalling ignorance of history and needs to be rectified.
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Which history? The actual factual history or the Palestinian revised version? If there ever was a people who deserved no country of their own it is the Palestinians. Maybe my mind might be changed when they stop indoctrinating their children to hate and to kill. Maybe my mind might be changed when I see their leaders spending money on their people rather than on weapons. When Palestinians discover what civilization is all about and start living it maybe then they’ll change some minds. Until then most of us have eyes and ears and can clearly see who the bad guys with appalling ignorance are.
One does not live with cockroaches, nor negotiate with cockroaches or ever live in peace with cockroaches.
Either you expurgate them or you leave.
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