"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Donal,

Thanks old friend. Nice to have conformation. Just what part didn't you
agree with?

Hey, I was being non-confrontational!

I agree that Israel has a right to exist. I find it hypocritical that Arabs
are upset about the land that was lost in the '67 war. These lands were
captured *after* Israel was attacked. Syria and Egypt attempted to capture
all the Israeli lands, and they had the nerve ro complain when their plan
backfired.

I'm surprised that the Palestinians were not welcomed into the neighbouring
Arab states. After all, these states seemed willing to go to war with
Israel over the issue. The reality is that Egypt and Syria hated the Jews
far more than they loved the Palestinians. They were willing to attempt the
destruction of the Jewish state, and yet they did not (AFAIK) offer a single
sq. kilometre of land to the Palestinians.

The countries that attacked Israel would happily see the Jews exterminated.


OT, we agree about the objective (abolition of terrorism). Our only
disagreement is about the methods. In a free society, it is healthy to have
disagreement. In fact, the freedom to disagree is what your generation
fought so hard for. My generation often forget that the world wasn't always
a free place, where everybody had food and the right to express their
opinion.

So, this time, I am not going to tell you which bit of your post that I
disagreed with. It doesn't really matter.



Regards


Donal
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