Quote Originally Posted by orangat
To put your scenario into the Israeli context, Israel has no moral standing to react to terrorist attacks, since it is the expansionist aggressor with thousands Palestinian/Lebanese political prisoners, most of its used water is stolen from the Arabs and has hundreds of thousands of settlers in hundreds of illegal settlements in the remaining 22% of Palestinian land with designs of taking over that very last bit.
So. The whole situation is Israel's fault?

The PLO, Hamas, and Hezbollah were/are simply peace-loving organizations who are willing to trade in their arms for ploughshares as soon as the Zionest scum drop their policy of hegemony?

Honestly...



The situation is so complicated and convoluted that anybody who believes it can be simplified as you have just tried to do obviously has no understanding of it.

Yes, the Israelis have often overreacted and not chosen the wisest course. No they are not completely innocent.

But they also have their backs against the wall with no real satisfactory choices available to them.

Look at the situation now.

The fighting and terrorist activity by Muslim extremists has been ratcheted up to its highest level in years, directly on the heels (likely even because of) the Israelis having begun to make conciliatory gestures, such as unilaterally disbanding settlements and giving up captured territory.

What can the Israelis do?