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An open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu : Comments

By Alon Ben-Meir, published 8/6/2018

Not a single Israeli or Palestinian should die in a blood-soaked conflict that has not and will never yield any tangible or lasting gain for either side.

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While you are writing to this maniac would you please ask if he intends to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the deliberate Israeli attack on the USS Liberty and the deaths of 34 US sailors and the wounding of 174 more crew? This of course was covered up by the US government and the murderous Israeli government. Appropriate bedfellows if you ask me.

While you are at it, perhaps you could ask about all the othe war crimes, crimes against humanity, blatant disregard for international law and too many other unspeakable atrocities which has represented the history of Israel since its inception.

No country is perfect, but Israel represents all that is wrong in the world, yet any mention of these crimes makes one a pariah and of course that other ridiculous label, you know the one, the anti-Semitic one.
Posted by Galen, Sunday, 10 June 2018 1:40:46 AM
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Yuyutsu,

“Only” 75.6% of Israelis are Jews. That's a hell of a lot of Jews. Do you think Muslims would hate Israel as much if most of the population wasn't Jewish.

Israel is a Jewish state. That's why it is constantly under siege by Muslims. Talk about 'territory’ and 'homelands’ is just a cover for hatred of Jews. 'Anti-Semitism’ is far too nice a description for describing Muslim hatred of Jews and the Jewish state.

Galen,

What an outburst! The leader of Israel is doing what he is required to do to protect his country and people and this makes him a “maniac”? Israel does not represent “all that is wrong in the world”; that description is the preserve of ranters like you and your Muslim mates. You are certainly guilty of anti-Semitism and hatred
Posted by ttbn, Sunday, 10 June 2018 9:47:48 AM
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Ttbn, typical of you to respond in that way, blind hatred is your style. Not all Muslims are terrorists, neither are all the Palestinians, but you can’t see that with your myopic glasses on.

Israel is not a democracy, and could only be described as an Apartheid state.

One day an Arab nation is going to get the ‘bomb’, when that day happens, hopefully Israel will be turned into a molten glass parking lot, it’s what this horrible nation deserves.

Now that again makes me an anti-you know what!
Posted by Galen, Sunday, 10 June 2018 11:38:05 AM
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"One day an Arab nation is going to get the ‘bomb’, when that day happens, hopefully Israel will be turned into a molten glass parking lot, it’s what this horrible nation deserves".

You can say that and accuse me of "blind hatred"? You need to take self-awareness course.
Posted by ttbn, Sunday, 10 June 2018 1:52:25 PM
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Dear Ttbn,

«That's a hell of a lot of Jews.»

And a hell of a lot of Muslims/Christians/Druze too, whom Galen wants to turn into molten glass (soap being less in demand nowadays?).

«Do you think Muslims would hate Israel as much if most of the population wasn't Jewish.»

Good question.

First, it's difficult to generalise: many Muslims don't hate Israel to begin with. Some Muslims are Israelis themselves and yes, a portion of them are disloyal, but many of them are loyal and even serve in the Israeli army, some even gave their life in defence of Israel.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3362369/Are-Israel-s-bravest-soldiers-Meet-Sunni-Muslim-Arabs-fight-line-unbreakable-blood-pact.html

Even with those who loudly claim to hate Israel, you never know whether they mean it, or just say so to become popular internally.

They have a violent bullying culture in the Middle-East where they seek weak people to ride on thus "prove" their own adolescent "maleness": Israel is a symbol of strength but 'Jews' are a symbol of weakness.

So some Muslims, I think, would be affected if most of Israel's population wasn't Jewish, then they would need to go and seek other victims to demonstrate their masculinity on. However, this trend already occurs anyway, where more Muslims respect Israel because it's strong, so they no longer call it 'Jewish'.

Nothing demographically needs to actually change on the ground, but I think that TALKING less of Israel as 'Jewish' can help.

«Israel is a Jewish state»

This is the official and grandiose statement, expressed in Israel's 1948 declaration of independence, but the Israelis themselves are not in agreement over what this means. The discussion over "who is a Jew?" is raging ever since Israel's inception, so as the discussion whether Israel is a "Jewish state" or a "Hebrew state".

Some claim that Judaism is a religion and Israel cannot be a Jewish state unless all the 613 biblical commandments become state law.
Others claim that Judaism is an ethnicity and religion is not needed.
Some claim that it's a mix, so others can join the nation, yet there is complete disagreement and in-fighting over how it may be done.
Posted by Yuyutsu, Sunday, 10 June 2018 2:19:20 PM
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