Blogcritics Comments on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Comment by Ruvy in Jerusalem on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:51:51 EDT

Mr. West, You left out the important part of my comment. I'll re-add it back so I can rub your nose in reality. This very attitude has been the attitude of much of (but not all of) the "peace" camp and it has led us to the terrible state we are in now. The peace camp, Mr. West. The kind of people that Corrine haSoferet represented when she wrote here. These are the kind of people who thought it was important to understand the "Palestinian narrative" and to ignore our own; the kind of people who pulled out of South Lebanon and Gaza, who push for a Jew-free Hebron; the kind of people who call observant Jews a cancer in Israel, who call those of us who live in Judea and Samaria a cancer. And what have they brought us to? They have brought us to military defeat on the field, a situation where the IDF cannot even afford to go into Gaza because it lacks sufficient ammunition and food. They have brught us within range of missiles from Syria, Lebanon and Gaza, missiles that will destroy hundreds of buildings and kill thousands of people when launched. The peace camp that you admire so will bring on death and destruction and tremendous human suffering because of its arrogance and its treason. The "peace camp" will bring us nothing but the peace of the grave. No further comment necessary.

Comment by Michael J. West on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:36:19 EDT

Dawn says: If the Israelis want peace, and I believe above all people they do, then they must not lower themselves to the contemptible standards of those who oppose them. Ruvy replies: I'm sorry to tell you that your analogy would not work. In fact, if adopted, it would be the most arrogant and foolish of mistakes. No further comment necessary

Comment by zingzing on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:59:06 EDT

briana: "[Islam is] the ONLY religion I know of that sanctions killing just for being of another religion and not converting." do you even know what "jihad" means? and have you read up on religion much? it's history has always been violent, and the christians are no exceptions (just what do you think the inquisition was? the crusades?)

Comment by Ruvy in Jerusalem on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:07:13 EDT

Dawn, I'm sorry to tell you that your analogy would not work. In fact, if adopted, it would be the most arrogant and foolish of mistakes. This very attitude has been the attitude of much of (but not all of) the "peace" camp and it has led us to the terrible state we are in now. To have a better understanding of what goes on here, you would need to visit, as Corinne Hasoferet suggested to you four years ago. But even that window of opportunity may be closing soon. Soon a terrible war will occur here that will significantly modify the realities on the ground - how I dare not presume to predict.

Comment by Briana on Negotiating Middle East Peace and an almost four-year-old

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:20:56 EDT

But what about it Islam? It's the ONLY religion I know of that sanctions killing just for being of another religion and not converting. Plus in "Palestine," is Islam not a state religion or if not, won't they make it that way once they have "their" state?