"Concerned American Vetran". Whatever. Israeli propaganda machine would be more accurate. For starters, stop trying to pass off ancient land claims that were lost once ancient Israel was conquered (you do understand that's what being conquered means, right?) as divine right. God did not create Israel, a guilty Europe did (the US actually voted against its creation at the time). The creation of Israel was a mistake (as was most of Europe's land dealings in the region). It would, however, be just as big a mistake to try and undo it now.
Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of Arab enmity towards Jews. In Saudi Arabia alone the schools teach that on the day of judgement the rocks and trees will rise up and kill Jews (they also teach that to be a good Muslim one must hate all non-believers). Not exactly a message of love. However, if this current state of tension had nothing to do with the creation and actions of Israel, if indeed the Arab world has merely always wanted to slaughter Jews, then they have been doing a very poor job so far, especially considering the number of Arab Jews that have been living in the Middle East for centuries.
Yes, there have been many atrocities suffered by Israel since its creation, and yes, the nation has a right to defend itself. But Israel has also caused some of its own problems. What's going on in Gaza is just the most recent example of this. The settlements are another. How about the border fences? I agree that Israel has every right to put up a fence on the border to defend itself from terrorist attacks. If only it actually put it up on the border. Instead it placed it past the border. How would the US take it if Canada decided to place a border fence past the border in our own country?
Israel is not an innocent victim in this. In fact, at this point no one is an innocent victim.









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