Where did you get that from? I never said any such thing.
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- Advocates for forced re-education camps for Palestinians
- Advocates for embargo on any future possible Palestinian nation
- Declares Palestine a nation of extremists, murderers, and rapists, complicit in crimes
- But doesnât equate Hamas with all Palestinians
I think thatâs a fair assessment of just the past few posts?
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Mostly the last half a dozen or so posts you have made.
Or the dozen or so prior to that.
And so on.
Maybe you donât mean to imply that but just are doing it accidentally?
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I clarified earlier than Iâm not in favor of an embargo on anyone. I was just asking Polymath why he doesnât advocate for it.
Re-education âcampsâ? No, not camps. Just changing what is taught in schools to children.
Yes, I think that Palestinians are for the most part a nation of extremists, but not all rapists and murderers. They are extremists because they have been brought up to think that way - hence why I favor changing the education they receive. As far as being complicit in crimes, not all of them, but many of them. Again, this is due to the education they receive - in Gaza, thatâs due to Hamas, in the West Bank itâs due to the PA.
Hamas are the leaders, who push the others down this path. The regular civilians are not as bad as Hamas.
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Generous.
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Would you advocate a change in what is taught in schools to Israeli children? Or just the Palestinians?
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I havenât seen any claims that in Israeli schools, the kids are taught to glorify violence, and that their ultimate goal in life is to kill Palestinians.
If they do teach things like that, then yes, absolutely, I 100% say that should be changed.
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So . . . where is this attitude learned? Good evidence exists to suggest that there are Israeli soldiers who hold this attitude.
And by good evidence, I mean that Iâve talked with Israeli soldiers who told me that they hold this view.
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If I had to guess, it would be through life experiences. Seeing family members or friends killed by terrorist attacks. Having Palestinian children throwing rocks at them. Seeing interviews with Palestinians saying that they wonât stop until Israel is destroyed.
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You understand that this exact logic works in the other direction, right?
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And a âthey did it firstâ logic is pretty much a moot point at this point in time.
A big part of the solution is a commitment to âpolice within your own fencesâ arrangement.
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I canât help but wonder if the only solution to the mess is to exile the Palestinians to Greenland, exile the Israelis to Antarctica, and let Disney turn Israel/Palestine into a history-themed tourist trap.
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Iâm assuming if someone attacks your home with a gun, youâll be okay with the judge saying ââthey did it firstâ is a moot pointâ
Except that itâs a documented fact that in Palestinian schools, they teach the kids to glorify violence. The kids could grow up with Israel doing nothing to them, and theyâd still hate Jews, because thatâs what theyâre taught. BTW, these are UN sponsored schools that teach these things.
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Yes, and Israeli settlers have been forcibly evicting Palestinians from their homes for decades. Both sides are actually to blame here. Nobody is defending Hamas or their jihadist BS. Continuing to take sides in this conflict just serves to prolong it indefinitely.
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I wasnât talking about a generalized statement. Iâm referring to the specific situation we see in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians. The situation there has existed for so long that the âwho did it firstâ is now a moot point as there is no way to clearly identify/support/prove either sideâs assertions.
There is also a huge gap between addressing cultural/political/ideological problems (like we have in the Middle East) vs. issues at a much more personal level.
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How about if it was a Native American who came and attacked your house with a gun, would it be ok for the judge to be say itâs a moot point who did it first then?
Itâs like a connect-the-dots puzzle with 3 dots.
2 of 3 dots have been put together but I was waiting to see if the third ever landed.
How about finding a better example that is actually analogous to the Middle East situation?
In the example you present, if there is evidence to support the assertion of âwho shot firstâ, itâs not a moot point. If there isnât evidence, then âwho shot firstâ is going to be moot.
Are you arguing that the IDF should be able to exterminate Palestine like the Americans did with Native Americans?
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