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HPLovecraft · 03-13-2010, 10:53 AM

I don't think the West should cut off all support of Israel, they are still a strong ally in an area of the world where there aren't really any others, but they need to be held accountable for their actions, and they need to stop being coddled by countries like the US. They get a free ticket to do as they please in the world, even as far as entering other countries and kidnapping citizens to bring them back to Israel.

When they do things that are bad -- and some of the things they do are so ridiculously bad that's it beyond hypocritical to still stick up for them when they do them -- they need to be punished, or at least told openly what they're doing is wrong and won't be supported by others. That doesn't mean a complete severance of relations and leaving them to the wolves. That being said, at this point in their history, Israel could quite ably handle any of the neighboring Arab states, so if the States and other countries did reign in their support, they wouldn't immediately vaporize.

Israel does nothing but perpetuate the issues going on around them, and vice-versa. It almost seems to me like those in power on both sides don't want the fighting and the killing to end. Have to keep Palestine unstable and all. If they form a centralized, stable state, it's even more dangerous to Israel than now. On the other hand, if Palestine forms a peaceful, prosperous nation, those in power by rule of might lose that power.

People suck.

03-13-2010, 10:53 AM	#10
HPLovecraft Took an arrow to the knee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Exp:	I don't think the West should cut off all support of Israel, they are still a strong ally in an area of the world where there aren't really any others, but they need to be held accountable for their actions, and they need to stop being coddled by countries like the US. They get a free ticket to do as they please in the world, even as far as entering other countries and kidnapping citizens to bring them back to Israel. When they do things that are bad -- and some of the things they do are so ridiculously bad that's it beyond hypocritical to still stick up for them when they do them -- they need to be punished, or at least told openly what they're doing is wrong and won't be supported by others. That doesn't mean a complete severance of relations and leaving them to the wolves. That being said, at this point in their history, Israel could quite ably handle any of the neighboring Arab states, so if the States and other countries did reign in their support, they wouldn't immediately vaporize. Israel does nothing but perpetuate the issues going on around them, and vice-versa. It almost seems to me like those in power on both sides don't want the fighting and the killing to end. Have to keep Palestine unstable and all. If they form a centralized, stable state, it's even more dangerous to Israel than now. On the other hand, if Palestine forms a peaceful, prosperous nation, those in power by rule of might lose that power. People suck. __________________ "An adherent of homeopathy has no brain. They have skull water with the memory of a brain." Last edited by HPLovecraft; 03-13-2010 at 10:57 AM. Reason: Spelling.