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Who do you support in the conflict and why?

Israel 124 34.35%
 
Palestine 235 65.10%
 
Total:359
Mr Khan said:
Kasz216 said:
superchunk said:
HappySqurriel said:
Israel ...

There have been several two party state solutions proposed over the years, even ones with Palestine getting the "lion's share" of the division, and these have always been accepted by Israel and rejected by Palestine.

It is fairly clear that the Palestinians are not looking for their own state, they're looking for the destruction of Israel ... which is a position I simply can not support.

Palestinians can't be expected to support peace when their homes are still being demolished and replaced with Jewish settlers. No one could ever accept that.


In that case, they're crazy and will never want peace.   Generally "getting my ass kicked" is positivly correlated with wanting peace.

Read what i've been writing. If you have a bully who's just out there to bully you, and no teacher or anyone in authority will come to your aid, you have no recourse but violence against the bully. If you believe your foe cannot be bought, reasoned, or negotiated with, then you will choose to fight even if it means getting your ass kicked over and over again.

Now this may be due to problems of communication, but that's how it will be

I've read what you've been writing... it generally reminds me of the cliche Einstein quote about the definition of insanity.

Israel did let up before.  In 2005. 

What happened was that the Paletsinians elected Hamas and redoubled rocket attacks.

Why do you believe that breathing room would lead to a move away from extremism, when the last time it happened it lead to the extremist party gaining power in the first place?



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superchunk said:

Where do you get your history from? This is absurd in its entirety.

1) Jews, in the 1930's and before, were less than 10% of the entire population. Hell, there were more Christians Arabs than Jews.

2) Jews increased by millions in a manner of a few years ALL from immigration from Europe. AFTER 1948 it had another big increase of Jews from Arab lands.

3) Arabs only increased by normal population growth. How else would the population base go from 90% Arab and 10% Jewish to 55% Arab and 45% Jewish in less than 5 years?

4) The Stern Gang and Irgun were the reason for most of the bloodshed pre-1948. They are the reason the British pulled out as the British were under constant attack from them, not Arabs. They were the original terrorists in the region. The Arabs learned these tactics from them, as it worked in removing the British and establishing Israel. They bombed hotels, homes, kidnappings, and the slaughter of an entire village Old Testament style including all animals; look up Deir Yassin. Additionally, most of the Prime Ministers and controlling government officials were once leaders or part of these gangs.

However what matters is not what happened then but what's now. Now you have an advanced and very large military and government supporting a terrorist enclave of settlers in the continued illegal expansion of Jewish homes on Arab lands for the sole purpose of pushing out the Palestinians and preventing any form of peace. The Arabs have no reason to vocally support a Jewish state while their homes are still under direct attack.

Since only 32% of the population was Jewish in 1948 according to the UN, and there were less than 2 million residents in the whole of Palestine (so, no "millions" of European Jews), I'd question where you are getting your numbers. And since Irgun wasn't formed until 1931 and the Stern Group until much later, how do you explain all the rioting and bloodshed of the '20s - which is what precipitated the foundation of Irgun to begin with? The wheels of violence were in motion long before the Jews started fighting back.



superchunk said:
badgenome said:
Mr Khan said:

What you have cited as well is an instance of short-term racism and xenophobia in a country currently running on mob mentality and lacking a rational state actor visage, as well as acting against an individual, which afflicts many countries that, as states, are still rational actors.

Except there's nothing short term about it, and it fits perfectly into a larger pattern: that of an Islamic world which was never very tolerant to begin with (unless compared to medieval Christendom) but which over the past century has managed to backslide even further, turning into a seething basket case.

Its amazing the amount of historical fallacy that is presented in this thread.

Islamic world was the far different historically than it is now. Studying Jewish history itself would show this as there have only been two non-Jewish states the Jews have ever lived in where they were treated equably and flourished. The US and the Islamic world (pre-1800's), specifically Spain under Muslim control.

If you consider being subject to fits of antisemitic violence and persecution to be equitable treatment, then sure. Al-Andalus was certainly tolerant relative to the rest of medieval Europe, as I said, but I can't pretend that I find Islamic treatment of dhimmis to be equitable in any meaningful sense of the word; it was only less horrible, generally speaking, but still patently discriminatory. And besides this systematic discrimination, the tolerant "utopia" of Al-Andalus also had its bouts of fierce persecution against non-Muslims and particularly the Jews, especially under the Almohads.

So, yes, good for their time, but in no way good.



Kasz216 said:

Except the vast majority aren't from Europe.

The vast majority of Jews living in Israel now were born there.

Their Parents and Grandparents may have moved there.... but 70% of the Jews who live in Israel (who are 70% of the population) were born there.

So 70% of the Jews do have a historical right to be there through birth.  

 

What percentage of Palestinians in Hamas and Gaza do you think were born within Israel's borders?  Keep in mind these people have been out of there for like... 40+ years.

By your own words "very important in these matters, because if a population leaves a certain land, they no longer have any right to it"


The Palestinians have left en masse from the borders that make up the state of Israel.  So according to your arguement, they have no right to it.

The few Palestinians that stay (Something a little less then 20% of the population once you count out other arabs) are not a majority, nor ar they supressed having all the equal rights of a regular Israeli citizen.


Your own arguement is defeated by your own parameters.   (Though historical claim is dumb no matter who argues it.)

40 years isn't a lot of time. Not enough to argue for continuity. And there's also the fact that we're actually witnessing the ethnic cleansing, which doesn't help Israel's cause.



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badgenome said:
superchunk said:
badgenome said:
Mr Khan said:

What you have cited as well is an instance of short-term racism and xenophobia in a country currently running on mob mentality and lacking a rational state actor visage, as well as acting against an individual, which afflicts many countries that, as states, are still rational actors.

Except there's nothing short term about it, and it fits perfectly into a larger pattern: that of an Islamic world which was never very tolerant to begin with (unless compared to medieval Christendom) but which over the past century has managed to backslide even further, turning into a seething basket case.

Its amazing the amount of historical fallacy that is presented in this thread.

Islamic world was the far different historically than it is now. Studying Jewish history itself would show this as there have only been two non-Jewish states the Jews have ever lived in where they were treated equably and flourished. The US and the Islamic world (pre-1800's), specifically Spain under Muslim control.

If you consider being subject to fits of antisemitic violence and persecution to be equitable treatment, then sure. Al-Andalus was certainly tolerant relative to the rest of medieval Europe, as I said, but I can't pretend that I find Islamic treatment of dhimmis to be equitable in any meaningful sense of the word; it was only less horrible, generally speaking, but still patently discriminatory. And besides this systematic discrimination, the tolerant "utopia" of Al-Andalus also had its bouts of fierce persecution against non-Muslims and particularly the Jews, especially under the Almohads.

So, yes, good for their time, but in no way good.


Thank God outside of Spain some people have a neutral vision of Al-Andalus. Here in Spain, the politically correct vision is to consider it some type of Utopia, where all three religions lived in peace and harmony. That's why we don't have any synagogue or church of the muslim taifas.



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badgenome said:
sapphi_snake said:

The Jews banished a lot of the Arabs who lived in the lands they invaded. There should actually be more Arabs than Jews living in Israel.

And there were, right up until the Jews had enough of the Arabs attacking them and beat the shit out of them. The idea that the Jews should have ever just laid down their arms over the last 60+ years and trusted the Arabs not to try and slaughter them this time is utterly risible, and it's based on nothing more than adolescent left-wing ideas about how the world works and/or the desire to see those fucking kikes finally get what they deserve.

Since you are a known lefty and keep insisting that most Jews have only been there for about 20 years now, I'll generously give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that your motivation is ignorance rather than malice.

I never said the Jews should've expected the Arabs to not try to 'slaughter' them, I said the Jews should've given up their Zionist nonsense, and stop trying to invade other people's countries. Granted, since you are a known conservative and imperialist warmonger, I'm not surprised you agree with the Jews' psychosis.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

sapphi_snake said:
Kasz216 said:

Except the vast majority aren't from Europe.

The vast majority of Jews living in Israel now were born there.

Their Parents and Grandparents may have moved there.... but 70% of the Jews who live in Israel (who are 70% of the population) were born there.

So 70% of the Jews do have a historical right to be there through birth.  

 

What percentage of Palestinians in Hamas and Gaza do you think were born within Israel's borders?  Keep in mind these people have been out of there for like... 40+ years.

By your own words "very important in these matters, because if a population leaves a certain land, they no longer have any right to it"


The Palestinians have left en masse from the borders that make up the state of Israel.  So according to your arguement, they have no right to it.

The few Palestinians that stay (Something a little less then 20% of the population once you count out other arabs) are not a majority, nor ar they supressed having all the equal rights of a regular Israeli citizen.


Your own arguement is defeated by your own parameters.   (Though historical claim is dumb no matter who argues it.)

40 years isn't a lot of time. Not enough to argue for continuity. And there's also the fact that we're actually witnessing the ethnic cleansing, which doesn't help Israel's cause.


Your statement here is completely arbitrary and misses the point.

The people who were driven out of Israel lands are mostly dead or in the minority.  Just like the Jews were.

If the Jews continutiy has been broken, then so have the Palestinians, since there aren't that many arabs around anymore that were actually born on Israeli land. 



zgamer5 said:
Kasz216 said:
zgamer5 said:
Kasz216 said:
zgamer5 said:
Kasz216 said:
zgamer5 said:
Kasz216 said:
zgamer5 said:
Kasz216 said:
esssam said:
You know what, I actually find it very interesting that Palestine is winning the poll in a website where most visitors are Americans, (Israel's only allies) shows just about how many people actually support Israel


The US Media is quite Pro-Palestine in bias, though people like to claim otherwise.

Generally to justify people calming assessing the facts of the situation.


you do know that jews control the majority of the us media?

Your being sarcastic right?

If not... I would be looking at who's controlling the media where you got that information from....

anyway.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/10/do_jews_really_control_the_media.html

 


new york times is owned by jews.

you have CNN which is biased towards isreal and one prime example is that guy with the beard arguieng with drduke(who ever he is) on live tv.

i dont really have to show anything anymore, just watch tv and youl see it. 

i saw you talking about fox news, and saying how it is pro palestinian(that was in one of your previous posts though im not sure about that) and i have to say LOL, your on a gaming website and your being serious about fox news after all the bs they have said just to get hits.


And you apparently are on a gaming website and can't read.   I actually said Fox News was Pro Israel.  And no... CNN is not Pro Israel... it leans slightly Palestinian if anything.

"That guy with the beard argueing with Dr Duke"  seriously? 

I'm guessing your the kind of person who judges things by 30 second youtube clips and soundbytes.

As for the NY Times... I'm guessing you've never actually read it.

why should i read the ny times??

Because you would enjoy it.  It's all Pro Palestine

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/opinion/support-the-palestinian-bid-for-statehood.html?_r=1

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/opinion/20iht-edbarghouthi20.html


considering im not pro palestine i dont really give a shit.

like i said before i despise zionists and extremists. 

Ok... then read it because it directly proves you wrong that the Jews control the media.

I mean the NY times is your big "The Jews control the Media" card... yet it's all pro palestinian.

 

holly wood is owned by jews, porn industry is owned by jews.

then their is the capitalist state of the usa which makes the media indirectly influenced by jews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbO9EU3rwZg



Kynes said:
badgenome said:
superchunk said:
badgenome said:
Mr Khan said:

What you have cited as well is an instance of short-term racism and xenophobia in a country currently running on mob mentality and lacking a rational state actor visage, as well as acting against an individual, which afflicts many countries that, as states, are still rational actors.

Except there's nothing short term about it, and it fits perfectly into a larger pattern: that of an Islamic world which was never very tolerant to begin with (unless compared to medieval Christendom) but which over the past century has managed to backslide even further, turning into a seething basket case.

Its amazing the amount of historical fallacy that is presented in this thread.

Islamic world was the far different historically than it is now. Studying Jewish history itself would show this as there have only been two non-Jewish states the Jews have ever lived in where they were treated equably and flourished. The US and the Islamic world (pre-1800's), specifically Spain under Muslim control.

If you consider being subject to fits of antisemitic violence and persecution to be equitable treatment, then sure. Al-Andalus was certainly tolerant relative to the rest of medieval Europe, as I said, but I can't pretend that I find Islamic treatment of dhimmis to be equitable in any meaningful sense of the word; it was only less horrible, generally speaking, but still patently discriminatory. And besides this systematic discrimination, the tolerant "utopia" of Al-Andalus also had its bouts of fierce persecution against non-Muslims and particularly the Jews, especially under the Almohads.

So, yes, good for their time, but in no way good.


Thank God outside of Spain some people have a neutral vision of Al-Andalus. Here in Spain, the politically correct vision is to consider it some type of Utopia, where all three religions lived in peace and harmony. That's why we don't have any synagogue or church of the muslim taifas.

Al-Andalus was an Utopia compared to the rest of Medieval Europe (it was better in pretty much every way). You gotta give credit where credit is due.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

From what I've heard the Palestinians are richer than all of their Arab neighbours due to the money the international community is giving them because their so sad and sad people deserve money by right.

Then again Israel seem to want to annexate the West Bank one settlement at a time, then again it would just be a dust bowl without them.

Both sides seem to prosper with the conflict.