With comments like that (and I beleive them to be sincere) you change the argument. No longer is the objection to that ACTIONS of the Israelis but their existence.
Now I understand the reasoning. Essentially the case being made is that even if the Israelis were not oppressing the Palestinians (allowed them to form their state on all of Gaza and the West Bank) it wouldn't be enough. The Palestinains would NEED to be able to cross the border and have jobs in Israel, would NEED transhipment of goods via Israeli ports, would NEED transit routes across (it's really a long way around via Egypt and Jordan neither of which are actually friendly to the Palestinians). And they would LOSE these things as soon as some of them continiued to attack. Which everybody knows would happen (internal politics).
You are of course free to decide that if in this situation there can be no peace for the Palestinins unless Isreal is eliminated and of these two peoples you prefer the survivors to be the Palestinians. I am of course free to decide the opposite. We can choose to be partisans in this conflict.
Just don't bitch about consequences. What you may not be taking into account is the relative priority you assign to this matter compared to the priority assigned to it by the "Zionists". Don't complain if there are repurcusions affecting all your other issues.
Re: Protest against Israel's actions in The Mid-East in Wellington
Date Edited: 06 Aug 2006 08:05:05 PM
With comments like that (and I beleive them to be sincere) you change the argument. No longer is the objection to that ACTIONS of the Israelis but their existence.
Now I understand the reasoning. Essentially the case being made is that even if the Israelis were not oppressing the Palestinians (allowed them to form their state on all of Gaza and the West Bank) it wouldn't be enough. The Palestinains would NEED to be able to cross the border and have jobs in Israel, would NEED transhipment of goods via Israeli ports, would NEED transit routes across (it's really a long way around via Egypt and Jordan neither of which are actually friendly to the Palestinians). And they would LOSE these things as soon as some of them continiued to attack. Which everybody knows would happen (internal politics).
You are of course free to decide that if in this situation there can be no peace for the Palestinins unless Isreal is eliminated and of these two peoples you prefer the survivors to be the Palestinians. I am of course free to decide the opposite. We can choose to be partisans in this conflict.
Just don't bitch about consequences. What you may not be taking into account is the relative priority you assign to this matter compared to the priority assigned to it by the "Zionists". Don't complain if there are repurcusions affecting all your other issues.