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Tell me clearly what this "indefensible" is that you think I'm defending?
Pseudolus mentioned one thing.
There are many others. To me, the biggest one is the settlements. They just exacerbate the situation and are undoubtedly a tactic to eventually say "We can't evict these poor thousands of Russian immigrants that we encouraged and helped to colonise land that is not Israeli land".
Tell me, what defense is available for continued settlement expansion?
Pseudo did nothing other than hurl insults and false accusations.
Now what is it you think that I'm trying to defend?
Read my posts clearly and you'll find that I've consistently stated that the Palestine issue is as a result of two seemingly contradictory promises made by Britain to both the Arabs and the Zionists over the allocation of ex-Ottoman Empire territory.
I've given references to all the main points involved, and laid the blame for the Palestinian conflict on neither Arab/Muslim nor Jew, but on Britain.
The resulting conflicts and wars there since are a horrifying British game of divide and rule made worse as other nations got involved as the stakes got higher.
Is that not clear enough for you?
No, Pseudo mentioned white phosphorous, which is a nasty, indiscriminate, illegal chemical weapon that has burned many children and innocent civilians.
I don't disagree with you regarding British culpability. Utter bastards. But it's the now that needs addressing. How can Israel's settlement building be defended? What would you do if your lands were taken from you?
Israel is deliberately trying to enlarge it's land-holding, and in doing so, stealing the land from the Palestinians. It's an international crime that has been going on for decades. Yet Israel is defended by the US and zionist sympathisers the world over.
I take your point.
In my opinion, all warfare except as necessary in self-defence is immoral. That then begs the question, "What is necessary self-defence?"
Clearly the use of chemical weapons (or any weaponry) used against non-combatants is immoral and by world consensus illegal.
The use of white phosphorous at all is unnecessary, immoral and illegal.
Since Israel's necessary acquisition of both the West Bank and the Golan in self-defence against invading neighbouring armies in 1967, there have been no further extension of its borders or claims to more land.
Without establishing practically defendable borders between Israel and Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt, Israel would be continually vulnerable to attack from its Arab neighbours, who as predominantly Muslim states have an avowed and openly declared intent of completely annihilating Israel and all Jews.
The West Bank was invaded and annexed by Jordan in 1950, cutting off the Jordan river and its waters from Israel, and allowing Jordan access to the weakest point on Israel's border, at a point only 8.5 miles across Israel to the Mediterranean Sea, 3 hours marching time across mainly even agricultural land, with unopposed armoured columns reaching the sea in probably 10 minutes.
The Golan situation is also a defence against both Syrian and Jordanian intentions to divert water from Israel, so those head-water sources for the Jordan valley need to be continually defended against any further curtailment by Arab neighbours.
Further, the Golan is a militarily strategic high ground, used pre-1967 By Syria to bombard civilian peoples and settlements in the Galeel.
All's fair in love and war, it's been said.
I beg to differ, as both situations are insanities.