Oh c'mon, media bias from that weak reason? Bias exists everywhere, but you're stretching here.

An execution is more about the death of an unarmed man by someone with a "purpose." Whether by a state or otherwise.

It gets more amazing every day - this desire on the part of the MSM to be anti-Bush even if it makes them appear quite obtuse.

So now it's about Bush instead of the Palestinians or Israelis?

It's only the UN, who cares what those guys think:

* Resolution 106: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid".
* Resolution 111: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
* Resolution 127: " . . . 'recommends' Israel suspends it's 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 162: " . . . 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
* Resolution 171: " . . . determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
* Resolution 228: " . . . 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
* Resolution 237: " . . . 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees".
* Resolution 248: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
* Resolution 250: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 251: " . . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
* Resolution 252: " . . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
* Resolution 256: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
* Resolution 259: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
* Resolution 262: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
* Resolution 265: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
* Resolution 267: " . . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
*Resolution 270: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
* Resolution 271: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
* Resolution 279: " . . . 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 280: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 285: " . . . 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
* Resolution 298: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
* Resolution 313: " . . . 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 316: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 317: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
* Resolution 332: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 337: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
* Resolution 347: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 425: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 427: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.
* Resolution 444: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
* Resolution 446: " . . . 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious
obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 450: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
* Resolution 452: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
* Resolution 465: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member
states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
* Resolution 467: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
* Resolution 468: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of
two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
* Resolution 469: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the
council's order not to deport Palestinians".
* Resolution 471: " . . . 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide
by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 476: " . . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".
* Resolution 478: " . . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its
claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'".
* Resolution 484: " . . . 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported
Palestinian mayors".
* Resolution 487: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's
nuclear facility".
* Resolution 497: " . . . 'decides' that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan
Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith".
* Resolution 498: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
* Resolution 501: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
* Resolution 509: " . . . 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
* Resolution 515: " . . . 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and
allow food supplies to be brought in".
* Resolution 517: " . . . 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions
and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 518: " . . . 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon".
* Resolution 520: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut".
* Resolution 573: " . . . 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia
in attack on PLO headquarters.
* Resolution 587: " . . . 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw
its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw".
* Resolution 592: " . . . 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students
at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops".
* Resolution 605: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices
denying the human rights of Palestinians.
* Resolution 607: " . . . 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly
requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
* Resolution 608: " . . . 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
* Resolution 636: " . . . 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
* Resolution 641: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 672: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violence against Palestinians
at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
* Resolution 673: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United
Nations.
* Resolution 681: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of
Palestinians.
* Resolution 694: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and
calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
* Resolution 726: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 799: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians
and calls for there immediate return.

UNGA Res 50/21 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 12, 1995)

UNGA Res 50/22 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 12, 1995)

UNGA Res 49/35 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995) l

UNGA Res 49/36 - Human Rights of Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995)

UNGA Res 49/62 - Question of Palestine (Feb 3 1995)

UNGA Res 49/78 - Nuclear Proliferation in Mideast (Jan 11 1995)

UNGA Res 49/87 - Situation in the Middle East (Feb 7 1995)

UNGA Res 49/88 - The Middle East Peace Process (Feb 7 1995)

UNGA Res 49/149- Palestinian Right- Self-Determination (Feb 7 1995)

UNGA Res 48/213 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Mar 15, 1994)

UNGA Res 48/40 - UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees (Dec 13, 1993)

UNGA Res 48/41 - Human Rights in the Territories (Dec 10 1993)

UNGA Res 48/58 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 14 1993)

UNGA Res 48/59 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 14 1993)

UNGA Res 48/71 - Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Mideast (Dec 16 1993)

UNGA Res 48/78 - Israeli Nuclear Armanent (Dec 16 1993)

UNGA Res 48/94 - Self-Determination & Independence (Dec 20 1993)

UNGA Res 48/124- Non-interference in Elections (Dec 20 1993)

UNGA Res 48/158- Question of Palestine (Dec 20 1993)

UNGA Res 48/212- Repercussions of Israeli Settlements (Dec 21 1993)

Nearly 3500 Palestinian civilians dead since 2000...but who cares about that?

http://www.btselem.org/English/Statistics/Casualties.asp

I do hope president Bush will have the courage to take a stand for Israel. Israel is our most important ally and is the greatest and most free country in the middle east and perhaps in the world. Israel is also the most important buffer between the western world and the terrrorists who wish to destroy us all. Frankly this President's record concerning Israel has been atrocious at times. More often than not this administration's actions have ranged between pro-Palestinian to treating the Palestinians and the Israelis as equals. The greatest most free state in the middle east who is our most important ally in the war against Islamic Extremist terrorists cannot be treated as equal to a band of terrorists thugs. This is no way to win this war for our survival and it must be changed. The president may get a chance to get this right. We should hope and pray that he does.

What also should be abundantly clear is the media's utter disdain for Israel. The media will not support Israel, so it should not surprise us that they have trouble supporting attempts, misguided as they may be, to bring liberty to Iraq.

even more bizarre, reverse the headline.

"hamas leaders executed, israeli arrested".

the msm would never write such...

Now we see the real TEO. He's/she's anti-Semetic. He/she has gone through the entire list of UN Resolutions and dug up every resolution with the least bit of slat against Israel, regardless of how obscure and outdated the resolution.

Now we understand why he so opposes our efforts to bring democracy to the Middle East. If we are successful, the survival of the Jewish state is secure. If we fail, Israel is in jeopardy of being "run into the sea", by Arabs, Muslims, and the Palistinians.

He/she has sided with the terrorists against the only western democracy in the Middle East - Israel.

Now we understand why he so opposes our efforts to bring democracy to the Middle East. If we are successful, the survival of the Jewish state is secure.

Convesely we have gained great insight as to why we invaded Iraq.

Bias is a common practice. That was a frail exhibit of it. Execution has a negative connotation regardless of the events preceding so that particular vocabulary does not undermine the act. If you wish to pull dirt on the media, scrutinize their fanatical approach to Bush’s fluctuating poll numbers. In fact, by withdrawing their whole arsenal of colorful vocabulary to detail the malicious attack, wouldn’t that heighten Bush disapproval? Their mission is to protect and yet civilians are dropping like flies squirting three pints of blood on the descend. He was, need I note, shot in the head. Classic execution style. So the word fits. Please torch down another alley. This one isn’t cutting it.

So, Ash, are you also anti-Semetic? You don't agree that western democracies aren't worth defending? We shouldn't support one of our strongest allies?

As I told TEO on another thread, and it goes for you as well:

"I would invite you to take your liberal, anti-American a** and move somewhere where your enlightened views of America and Americans can be appreciated. May I suggest Cuba - I hear Havana is lovely this time of year. Or maybe North Korea - they share your feelings for the US. Or perhaps Venezuela - I understand Chavez is gearing up for a confrontation with the US. Perhaps you could get a gig as an advisor."

A-10,

A real democratic nation wouldn't need thie big brother to use their veto power to avoid THE REST OF THE WORLD condemning them for occupying lands for 40 years, and relegating the palestinian people to subjugation and poverty.

I denounce violence of any kind, the PLO/Hamas organisations are terrorists, and vile ones at that, their condoning of innocent death is beyond morally reprehensible...but the IDF is in the same boat, i don't know how you can react to a 30 year old rocket, fired into a field, as worthy of a missle strike which kills familes out for a picnic.

If the full brunt of the UN resolutions were forced on Israel, this would likely lead to the extermination of the state of Israel. The UN does not have the interests of democratic nations at heart.

Ash

No we did not invade Iraq to help Israel, however, A-10 does raise a good point. Israe, who is one of our strongest allies and is a pro-Western democracy is worth defending. The record of the Bush administration regarding Israel has been spotty at best. Standard operating procedure has been to generally treat the Palestinians and the Israelis as equal. The bitter fruit of this policy has been to strengthen the Palestinians, a major enemy of the US, and to weaken our ally, Israel.

A-10

You can't like Palestinians and hate Jews, and still be anti-Semetic, they are both Semetic people.

A democracy shouldn't allow its defense forces to recklessly retaliate to 30 year old rockets landing in fields, with artillary strikes which kill innocent familes.

OK, you just hate Jews. Is that better.

TEO: There is some dispute on the aspects of the rocket that hit the Palestinian beach. The Palestinians won't allow a full investigation. Of course the media can be counted to do two things and do them well. 1.) While maybe not being active marxists they are sympathetic to them. As such, they are generally sympathetic to marxist talking points. 2.)They generally have a subtle Palestinian bias.

The UN is often times unsympathetic to Democrtatic countries besides the Arabs have managed to use the oil weapon quite effectively. If the Palestinians would work toward building a nation instead of trying to destroy Israel they would not be living in poverty.

B.

Isreal already apologized for the incident, I don't know what other kind of spin the "media" can put on it, an artillary barrage went astray and killed innocent people, thats it.

You are getting a bit kooky if you think the whole world has some sort of "marxist bias", every nation other than the US has condemned Israel for their actions. Israel controls the infrastructure, trade, and fiscal wellbeing of the Palestinians, Palestine has no chance of self-determination, that is why we are their only friend. The palestinians have a legitimate gripe, their lands are still occupied by Israel, their water rights are in dispute, and they can't have an economy since Israel controls the levers of free-flow of goods and services; so basically unless the Palestinians "give-up" and hope that they can negotiate these things which belong to them at a later time, then what else can they do?

A-10,

I hate institutions who kill innocent civilians, that includes PLO/Hamas and IDF.

Hating Jews is counter-productive since 90% of us probably have Jewish lineage somewhere in our family trees.

TEO: Israel's leaders apologize for everything. I'm not very impressed with them or America's leaders for that matter. Israel is in a fight for its survival. When you factor in the numerous allies the Palestinians have they are far more powerful than Israel. israel fought to defend itself. A rocket may have gone astray. Israel apologized. The Palestinians deliberately blow up civilians and it is celebrated. The Palestinians can count on their allies to suppor them all the time. American support for Israel is quite timid. As such, the Palestinians control the upper hand in the negotiation. The problem is their demands are unreasonable. If they would make a reasonable effort to negotiate, we would have peace. The notion that the Palestinians are some weak defenseless people is degrading to Israel. Israel is in a fight for its continued existence. The Palestinians face no such threat. Israel is ready and willing to make peace. No where is media bias more evident than in the coverage of the Arab Israeli war. To force these resolutions on Israel would result in the extermination of the state of Israel.

I suggested the media leans to the left. As such, they are often sympathetic to Marxists talking points. Chinese and Russians communist leaders have stated that they think to destroy the West that they need to destroy Christianity. The favorite target for the msm is Evangelical Christians. I may have over stated my point, but I find nothing kooky in it.

The leaders of the quasi nation state known as Palesstine, once threatened to "raise the flag of Islam over the environs of the universe." If this were not such a serious threat, the media love affair with these people would be most entertaining. They understand that their is a certain amount of leverage one gains in western countries by playing like one is a victim. They know how to manipulate the media. Their con games are worthy of a Russian. Russia is their chief ally. This is probably no accident. Its not hard to understand why Israel got hit with a rocket. The US along with other western nations has played a large role in Israel's decision to cede territory to a blood thirsty enemy who seeks their destruction and is capable of pulling it off. When one makes concessions to a mortal enemy, this only strengthens this enemy. This is especially so when the allies of these Palestinians are factored in. Far from being an entity with legitmate gripes, the Palestinians are a mortal threat to Israel's continued existence. Until they cease with the threats, Israel has no choice but to deal with them as the threat to Israel's continued existence that they are.

TEO,

No offense, but after reading some of your posts above I had to go throw up. You've got the Israel/ "Palestinian" conflict completely backwards. Here's the truth: Israel is a pro-Western democracy. The "Palestinians" are a de-facto Islamic terrorist state who just elected the Muslim terrorists Hamas whose stated goal is the elimination of Israel.

As for MSM bias, what Mark posted was just one of hundreds and hundreds of anti-Israeli/pro-Palestinian media bias. Check it out for yourself. Click the link below for the full story-
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Littlegreenfootballs.com

06/28/06 06:58 PM: Palestinians Claim Chemical Attack
“Gunmen” from Mahmoud Abbas’ “loosely linked armed wing,” the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, claim that they fired a rocket into Israel tipped with a chemical warhead. GAZA (Reuters) - A spokesman for gunmen in the Gaza Strip said they had fired a rocket tipped with a chemical warhead at ...
276 comments. Last comment: 6/29/2006 at 11:10 AM

06/27/06 07:29 AM: Palestinian Terrorists Kidnap Another?
The media has a new scapegoat on which to pin Palestinian atrocities: the so-called “Popular Resistance Committees,” a thinly disguised Hamas front group that is claiming to have kidnapped another Israeli in the West Bank: Israeli soldier held in a ‘secure place’. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian ...
91 comments. Last comment: 6/27/2006 at 12:11 PM

06/25/06 04:19 PM: Palestinians Threaten Chem/Bio Attacks
The Palestinian terror gang Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (the suicide bomber wing of Fatah) now says they have chemical and biological weapons. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) They’re asking to be smacked. Hard. The Aksa Martyrs Brigades announced on Sunday that its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological ...
104 comments. Last comment: 6/26/2006 at 6:14 AM

06/21/06 05:35 PM: Palestinian Terrorists Responsible for More Civilian Deaths
I’m going to start rewriting biased, morally bankrupt MSM headlines like this one (hover over the link to see AFP’s version, or click if you don’t mind being subjected to a barrage of badly written propaganda): Palestinian human shields killed, terrorists escape. The reason for these air strikes: UPDATE ...
98 comments. Last comment: 6/22/2006 at 9:03 AM

06/16/06 09:08 AM: NYT: Rocket Attacks Clumsy, Inaccurate, Not So Bad Really
The New York Times wants us to know that those hundreds of Qassam rockets Palestinian terrorists are firing into Israel, in a deliberate attempt to murder civilians at random, are clumsy and inaccurate. And the MSM Template is applied again, quoting an “official” of the George ...
85 comments. Last comment: 6/17/2006 at 12:08 PM

06/16/06 07:42 AM: Palestinian War Crimes
Charles Krauthammer dispenses some hard truths about the Gaza beach bombing: Who Is to Blame for Grief on a Beach? An expert at a local chapter of a human rights group disputes the Israeli claims. Okay. Let’s concede for the sake of argument that the question of whether it ...
79 comments. Last comment: 6/17/2006 at 12:52 PM

06/15/06 02:54 PM: A Case Study in Media Bias
Hamas says they’ll stop firing rockets into Israel, and the wire service headlines are a case study in pro-Palestinian propaganda. By Nidal al-Mughrabi, at al-Reuters: Hamas govt says it wants ceasefire with Israel. By Ibrahim Barzak, at the Associated Press: Hamas offers to renew truce with Israel. Agence France Presse’s ...
74 comments. Last comment: 6/15/2006 at 11:37 PM

06/12/06 08:34 AM: Palestinian Civil War Watch
“Gunmen” versus “security forces” in Gaza: Hamas gunmen fire rockets at forces loyal to Abbas. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank rockets at the Gaza headquarters of the preventive security force loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, witnesses said. Two people were wounded ...

06/01/06 01:34 PM: CNN Reporter Tours Terrorist Rocket Factory
A CNN reporter gets a guided tour of a terrorist rocket factory in Gaza: Reporter’s dangerous trip to secret rocket factory. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) First we crowded into a small room with breeze-block walls and a corrugated tin roof. This was where aluminum was melted down then poured ...
97 comments. Last comment: 6/2/2006 at 11:37 AM

05/28/06 08:33 AM: What Media Bias?
Terrorists in Lebanon launched a rocket attack into Israel today. But the BBC’s headline could not possibly be more ridiculous: Lebanon border clash breaks out. In fact, get a load of all these wire services headlines for the story, almost every one of them focused on or emphasizing the Israeli ...

...And on and on and on...

Don't forget to check out today's headlines on Littlegreenfootballs' main page: LGF

Freedom,

Believe whatever you want, it must be the rest of the world that is wrong, not you.

The war with Palestine will end, when ISrael wants it to end, until then, it's just two children hitting eachother, tit-for-tat, one of those kids has a baseball bat, and the other has spit-balls.

Third Eye Open,

From Hamas' Charter:

"Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."

"The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. "

"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors."

Hamas is an Islamic terrorist organization that the majority of the Palestinian "children" voted for in a democratic election. Save your moral equivalence arguments for someone as uninformed as you are. Pathetic.

Hamas does not play with spit balls. This is a very powerful organization. Plaestinian leaders have admited to being a part of world wide jihad. This enemy should be treated as a very powerful enemy who is capable of tremendous damage. This is no mere child.

Hey guys, when one group is fighting with bomb-belts and 30 year old rockets made from melted down trashcans, and the other group has state of the art tanks, warplanes, artillary, satellites, and nuclear weapons, there is no moral equivalence, it is mearly out-gunning a repressed people who can't even feed themselves without international support.

So save your BS for one of your ditto-heads, Pathetic!

B.,

You're off your friggin rocker, can you show me some evidence that Russias supports Hamas?

Russias supports a Palestinian state, like most nations do, but Hamas is linked with Chechen rebels, which are in a bloody war with Russia, so how exactly do they support them?

Man, check your sources here, I think you're just making half this stuff up.

TEO: Whether the relations between Russia and the terrorists are deep and strong relations or if they are loose relations based on current interests I can't say for certain. Iran provides active support for all of the terrorists. Russia provides active support for Iran. They clearly know what they are doing. Russia has has been the chief military supplier of the "Palestinians." They are trying to supply Syria with rockets that would severly hamper the ability of Israel's air force to operate. I'm not sure if these transfers of the rockets went through. the US and Israel were opposed to this becuase Syria supports terrorists and it seems likely these weapons would make it into the hands of terrorists. Russia actively supports North Korea. Iran is North Korea's biggest customer. Since the 1980s Russia has worked hard to infiltrate anti-Russian groups, such as Al Qaeda. Russian intellegence defector Alexander Litvinenko has stated that Ayman a-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's number 2 man is a Russian agent. I cannot say if this is true. Also, some reports have indicated that Al Qaeda has recruited Russian spetznaz. Again, I do not know if this is true. Given Russian duplicity, I would be hesitant to casuallay dismiss this. I think the situation in Chechnya provides a convenient reason for Russia to mobilize their armed forces. The situation in Chechnya has been described by at least one witness as "one big Abu Ghraib." The relations between Russia and the terrorists states could be simply loose affiliations based on perceived current interests or it could be something much deeper. At a minimum we need to take actions to try and persuade Russia not to support these people in any way shape or form. Russia did have some of their people killed recently. Hopefully this will cause them to re evaluate the situation. I think international relations are often based on based on a cost benefit analysis. As long as they are receiveing some type of assistance from the Russians the terrorist states are much more dangerous than they would be other wise. Admittedly what we can learn from defectors or eye witnesses is limited. Also it should be pointed out that Yessar Arafat and Abu Mazen were trained in Russia. I may be over estimating the situation but I am not making it up and I do not think I am off my rocker to point this out.

TEO,

"Hey guys, when one group is fighting with bomb-belts and 30 year old rockets made from melted down trashcans, and the other group has state of the art tanks, warplanes, artillary, satellites, and nuclear weapons, there is no moral equivalence, it is mearly out-gunning a repressed people who can't even feed themselves without international support."

So let's see if I have this all right. You hate Jews. You support the Palistinians and terrorists. And you don't think that there is a moral equivalence between a western democracy trying to defend itself against a movement which has vowed their destruction and a terrorism-based movement which exists only to attempt to destroy Israel.

IMO Israel has exhibited exceptional patience and restrain in dealing with the Palistinians/terrorists. If they so choose, they could wipe them off the face of the earth. And nothing Allah, the nations of Islam, or the combined Arab countries could stop them.

I do not understand your hatred for Israel and Jews (which you have not denied). The Jews have lived there for over 3,000 years. They were almost wiped out during the Holocaust (which you probably deny occurred) by the Nazis. They were given rights to their land by the 1947 UN Partition Plan. They have been attacked by Arabs, Muslims, and terrorists ever since. They are the only western democracy in the Middle East.

I could support the Palistinian cause if they would spend more time improving their lot and embracing freedom, instead of trying to destroy Israel and the Jews. I guess its jsut part of the genetic makeup of the Arab/Mulsim. Either that, or the brainwashing Islam has conducted on many in the Middle East. If the Israelis can exist and thrive on what little territory they possess, why can't the Palistinians?

So, Ash, are you also anti-Semetic?

No. I am for being honest and straight forward. "Some of my best friends are Jewish" I worked for a Jewish Newspaper. And I will tell you many within the Jewish community here feel that Israel is too militant

So, Ash, are you also anti-Semetic?

You deduce I am anti-semetic from this statement:

"Convesely we have gained great insight as to why we invaded Iraq."

Get a grip, A10. Use your inquiring mind. Phew

I am for being honest and straight forward. "Some of my best friends are Jewish" I worked for a Jewish Newspaper.

Posted by: A-10 at June 30, 2006 11:20 AM

A-10, yeah. People like TEO are so far gone even when you explain that the Hamas government is a terrorist organization dedicated to wiping out Israel and that a majority of the "Palestinian" people voted for Hamas terrorists, they still don't get it. Good grief.