Civilian attacks on both sides are wrong.

But Israel is given a free reign to kill and plunder while Palestinians are asked to turn in their guns and be sacrificial lambs.

The significance of beard growth is not to be overlooked. Having a a generously grown facial cover has meaning for both the Israelis'and the Palestinians. More so for the strict followers of Islamic conservatives. For those who want to know the reason(s), there is not enough space for me to expand on the subject.You will have to perform a bit of research and I believe you can realize insight from your research.

"On May 20, 1990, an Israeli, Ami Popper, who had been dishonorably discharged from the army, lined up Arab workers in the road in Rishon-le-Zion, and killed seven. One of them was Haniyeh’s brother. "  And the world wonders why some Palestinians want the complete separation of jews and Arabs.  Looks like some suicide bombers and extremists may not be as crazy as the media paints them out to be.

It would be great if someone could send this article to the heads of state in the area, as well as the pricipal. But when hearts get hardened it is a challenge for them to soften, unless a person is willing. The answer is Jesus Christ, but that is to come. We must pray for both sides and their politicians.

As seen the story,I noticed that Mahluf is a very good friend of ismail, but as things happened, or happening for his brothers and many of his relatives, friends,or his country that also needs or important to know, Not only from his side, from Isreal too.His friends like Mahluf and international community should give a special care not to give up or leave this matter as what maybe happened for both sides specialy that poor innocent palatines /Israelis. All there are humans not animals simply leave like its happening now.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could make all our problems go away by just saying "stop it!".  Unfortunately the problems of the world are just a bit more complicated to be resolved with a simple phrase, like "just say no to drugs".

I guess Palestianain blood is cheap.  Not to mention that life for a Palestianian laborer in Israel is like a dream come true for the average Palestinian (kingdom).  It makes me have a bigger appreciation for the Mexican's in the United States.  I pray hard for Palestinians to gain what people in America take for granted.  Most Israelis consider themselves above anyone who is not Israeli.  If you don't believe, go see for yourself.  Even Americans with U.S. Passports get treated like crap.  They treat Americans visiting Isreal as enemies.

Now that you have slaughtered 1150 Palestinians (450  children), you have just created thousands of future militants.

The next time you want to simplify an onslaught and add a romantic touch to it, make sure that you come up with a more creative story.

Give the Palestinians the land you have stolen from them, and none of them will brow a beard ever again.

Just like a typical Israeli!!  And just like the typical inaccurate, misleading media story re: the Israeli-Palestinean dispute.

Neither Danny Mahlouf, quoted in this report -- or Martin Fletcher -- the NBC news correspondant writing this report -- point out that:

1) Gaza was occupied by the Israeli army all during the time -- the 1980's -- that is involved in Danny Mahlouf's story re: employing Ismail Haniya.  In fact, Israel invaded and occupied both the Palestinean populated Gaza Strip and West Bank in June 1967, during the "6 day war" -- and only left Gaza after numerous Palestinean uprisings and Israeli dead in 2002. The Israeli army still occupies the Palestinean West Bank.  Other than the conquest, Israel has no legal basis for that occupation.  And, further, in the Israeli occupation zones, Arab Palestineans have very limited political, economic and legal rights.  Those rights that Arab Palestineans do have are inferior to and subservient to the rights of Jewish Israelis.  
2) Most of the Palestineans believe that this was -- and still is -- a continuation of what happened in 1948 -- when Israel was founded.  Basically, in 1948, what had been part of "Palestine" for over a thousand yrs became the new state of Israel.
3) the Palestineans -- incl Hamas -- are now pushing for a "one state solution"  -- meaning that what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza would be joined together to form one state / one country.  It wouldn't matter what it is called -- Israel or Palestine.  What would matter is that every Arab Palestinean and Jewish Israeli wishing to move back to their country -- the new "one state" -- would be welcome.  And what also would matter is that one state would be governed under majority rule in a democracy.  

For the Jewish Israeli's -- this solution would not be acceptable because they would lose political and military control over the new state.  Arab Palestineans, combined with Arab Israelis, would be a slight majority of the population in the new state. With Arab birth rates much higher than Jewish Israeli birthrates -- that Arab majority would increase over time -- meaning perpetual Arab majority rule in a democracy in that new "one state."    

Instead -- what Danny Mahlouf wants, -- like most other contemporary Israelis and biased, myopic media types like Martin Fletcher -- is simply to go back to the way it was in the 1970's and 1980's -- with Israeli's in political, military and economic control over the Arab Palestineans thru occupation, no Arab resistance, and both Arab Israeli's and Arab Palestineans treated as second class citizens of a "Greater Israel."    
4) the only realistic alternative to a "one state" solution is the "2 state solution" -- that is a Palestine, made up of Gaza and the West Bank, coexisting and having normal political, economic and trading relationships with a state pf Israel.  That is the solution that the US Govt, the UN and the European Union has been pursuing since the early 1990's.  For that solution to work -- the Israeli's MUST withdraw their occupation Army and their Jewish Israeli settlements and population from the West Bank.  Every single Israeli Govt. -- incl the current Olmert Govt. -- has refused to do this -- thus making the "2 state solution" impossible to achieve.  

That is the reason the Israeli-Palestinean dispute continues to result in violence and bloodshed every few months to every few yrs.  Because the Arab Palestineans -- whether thru Hamas, or the Fatah-controlled "Palestinean Authority" -- refuses to allow the current situation -- which has existed for the past 41 yrs -- to continue without Palestinean resistance.

Fondly remembering the days of Israeli occupation of Gaza in the 1980's -- from a Jewish Israeli perspective -- is NOT going to change any of that -- and is not going to bring peace and peaceful coexistence anytime soon to Israelis and Palestineans.  Reaching an agreement both can live with will.  

 According to every study ever done, the majority of Israelies long for peace.  They speak of it, vote for it, plan for it, and work toward it.  The same studies tell us, the majority of Palestinians want the destruction of Israel.  They speak of it, vote for it, plan for it, work toward it.  Emotions can aid in the accomplishment of great things, but only when they are led by wisdom and facts.  Wisdom cannot follow where emotions lead, because emotions have no sense of direction, or logic.

For the true story about Palestine, rent, download, or buy "Occupation 101"

Golda Meier summed it up best: "When the Palestinians treasure the lives of their children more than they hate the Jews, there will be peace"

The only "palestine" was a political construct made by England after they defeated the Ottomans. The Jews were given 7% of it; the rest went to Jordan (the West Bank), and Egypt (Sinai and Gaza). The ARABS that lived in Israel left in 1948 at the behest of the Arab Nations, to allow them to throw the Jews out (remember, there have been Jews living in Israel for 3500 years- the Muslims have been there for 1000)- there were no Palestinians, as ther was no Palestine after the partition by England. Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan- the Arabs living there were Jordanian; and the Gaza from Egypt- the Arabs living there were Egyptian. It's amazing that these people are barred from entering Egypt, or Jordan by those respective governments- why should Israel be responsible? Hamas was elected by a majority of Gazans, as a known terrorist organization whose clearly stated goal was NOT peace, was NOT allowing transit of humanitarian aid, was NOT the opening of the border, but WAS AND STILL IS the obliteration of the Jewish presence in the entire land of Israel, to which end they shot rockets and mortars on a daily basis, from civilian areas in Gaza, into civilian ares in Israel. If the Mexican or Canadian government did that to the USA, or Germany did it to France, or Iraq did it to Iran, the recipients of that shelling would not tolerate it for several years before retaliating, as Israel did.
    By the way- all of you talk about the displaced "Palestinians"- what about the oce 800,000 Jews displaced from the Arab countries over the last 60 years (in addtion to the hundreds of thousands murdered in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, etc), and who are still persona non grata in those countries- what reparations for them? Shouldn't they be allowed to get their homes and property back? Arabs are allowed to go into Israel, and ISRAELI Arabs have the same rights as all Israelis- but as a Jew, I would be hard-pressed to get a visa to enter most of the Arab countries. Hamas, and groups like it, are spewing hatred all over the world- you sow what you reap.

There is a simple solution to the problem in Gaza. that solution is, don't fire rockets into Israel. The Palestinians need to learn the Iran and the rest of the Arab world could careless about them and their cause? They use the Palestinians to needle Israel with because they know Israel in more than they  themselves want to deal with. Simple solution, no more rockets, no more invasion or bombs.

What a chance we all have to really listen to one another and hear what we have to say. I have learned so much by reading this thread. It is not a new argument by any means for people to not get along.But let us become more aware. Let us do what we can starting where we are to listen and love one another. Peace starts with each one of us. (Whether we live in the Middle east or not)

I hear a lot of bleeding hearts for palestinians, how many Israeli brothers and family memembers were killed my palestinians suicide bombers before this nut case out of the Israeli army did what he did. The palestinians will not themselves do what they want Israel to do. They judge a nation by the act of one man, every action recieves a re action fire a rocket get a bomb, fire a rocket get a bomb, and the war goes on.

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