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Posted in: Yet another threat to Jewish survival
There are tons of evidence supporting global warming, both scientific and demonstrative. However, even skeptics should agree that reducing the carbon dioxide and other poisons we dump into our atmosphere (not to mention our oceans, lakes and groundwater) has to be desirable. If we continue to treat Earth like our gigantic personal garbage dump, we will be appropriately rewarded.
Posted in: Palestinian freedom
Ira: You must've gotten a "D" in history class. Get your facts straight and look up the definition of "genocide" in a dictionary. Darfur is genocide. Rawanda was genocide. Israel is self defense (with a tiny fraction of the civilian casualties found in actual genocidal attacks). Michael: The "Illegal siege of Gaza?" Are you kidding me? Have someone fire thousands of terror missiles at your home and see what you propose. Operation Cast Lead was a long overdue defensive action designed to stop the terror. You know what? It succeeded. So go and organize your march if you must, but you better pray a Kassam doesn't hit a Sderot kindergarten the day before. Your turnout would be seriously reduced. As far as the blockade is concerned, I'm sure you lock your door to your house to keep out bad guys. Without the blockade, Tel-Aviv would be Baghdad, circa 2005. A car bomb around every corner. A suicide bomber in every crowd. Personally, I'd prefer the blockade.
Posted in: Palestinian freedom
I think the definition of a Palestinian moderate is someone who phones in a warning before the bomb detonates. However, that never happens. Bargoofy has his figures reversed. Besides, most of the Palestinian purgatory is self-made. Every new act of terrorism reinforces the walls around them. They are denied the "freedom" to murder Jews. If they renounce that freedom, many other freedoms would follow. Since they never had their own country, I don't even know what distinguishes them from any other indigenous people living in a country. How is their claim any different than, say, Native Americans saying they want their own country? Actually, Native Americans would have a more legitimate grievance, since they were here first. The Palestinians were there well after the Jews, contrary to their revisionist propagandist history.
Posted in: Roger Cohen: The Israelis are the problem
Grossman's point about Israel having all that superior weaponry forgets that Israel is severely limited in how much it can use that weaponry. Israel gets criticized more for inflicting civilian casualties during war than any nation on Earth ever has. I challenge any reader to name any other country that has ever been scrutinized like that, ever. Unfortunately, the more Israel gets bashed, the less incentive the Palestinians have to attain a normal (non-terrorist) society and government. If the world (especially other Arabs and Muslims) stopped coddling the Palestinians, you'd see how fast we'd have a permanent peace.
Posted in: Debating Israeli-Palestinian issues on 'The Daily Show'
Perhaps Ms. Balzer should've spent time in a Sderot bomb shelter.
Posted in: Bolton: U.S. should quit U.N. Human Rights Council
I wonder if Richard Goldstone will approach matters differently in the future, now that he realizes he was played for a sucker by the U.N.H.R.C., which really should stand for "Unified Neanderthal Human Rights Criminals" (For that matter, Hamas probably stands for "Homicidal Anarchist Muslims Abandoning Sanity.").
Posted in: Cohen: Enough about the Holocaust already
Stuart, I could say there are two types of people: those who pigeonhole everyone into categories and those who don't. But that would be very ironic of me.
Posted in: Cohen: Enough about the Holocaust already
Walid, The only people who cheapen the Holocaust are the deniers like Ahmadinejad. If anything, much of the rest of world didn't learn enough about it, given the genocides that have taken place since: Rawanda, Darfur, etc. I understand your point about a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, but I disagree. Israel is a tiny country surrounded by enemies and potential enemies. Theoretically, the Arabs could destroy Israel with enough conventional weapons, mainly missiles. The fanatics who rule Iran must understand that the price of attacking Israel is too high, even for them and the low value they place on the lives of their own civilians. If Israel forsakes its (suspected) nukes, it increases the chances of an all-out attack: Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria simultaneously, all supported by Iran. Walid, you also overlook the fact that the Arabs don't have to fear Israel attacking them for pure conquest. They only need nukes if they want to destroy Israel. If they leave Israel alone, Israel will happily leave them alone. I would add that, even if Israel and the Arabs renounced nukes, I wouldn't trust half those Arab/Persian governments as far as I could spit. The more repressive and fanatic the government, the more they lie. This has been true for thousands of years, and never more true today.
Posted in: Cohen: Enough about the Holocaust already
Ross, as the Yom Kippur War demonstrated, Israel must be constantly vigilant. If they don't make themselves invincible, they might end up invisible. Having said that, one would think that given their numerous defeats, the Muslims would have an inkling that, just maybe, Allah is not on their side.
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Updated 02/10/12 @ 12:51PM EST
- Turkey will never endorse a military strike on Iran, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a Washington audience.
- Israel's test of a missile defense system was declared a "major milestone" in its efforts to establish viable barriers to a missile strike.
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military."
- The publication of a 2010 photograph showing U.S. soldiers with a logo resembling a Nazi symbol was greeted with condemnations by Jewish groups.
- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- Holder: U.S. urged Israel not to release killers of Americans
- Turkish FM: We will never endorse striking Iran
- Israeli missile defense test a ‘milestone’
- Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military
- Marines’ SS photo condemned by Jewish groups
- Grandson of Auschwitz survivor takes the ice for Germany
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- German city of Wurzburg brings back its long-lost Jews
Posted in: Top Reform rabbi: Freeze building in 'East Jerusalem'
03/20/10 03:08 AM
Rabbi, you can't have it both ways. You can't claim eternal sovereignty over Jerusalem but freeze building in your own capital because it upsets others. It sends mixed signals, one of them being weakness. It legitimizes Palestinian claims to the city, which is quite dangerous. Israel should build as it wishes. Allies and Arabs alike may moan and groan, but eventually they'll get used to the idea. Remember that causes du jour eventually fade and make way for others. Eventually, much of the world will tire of Palestinian whining and move on to other concerns. In the meantime, do what you want in your own country, just like every other nation.