Reply #29

But............how does this apply to areas outside of the borders of the Israeli state? Speaking as one who advocates peace at all levels, I find it most difficult to support a government, any government, that makes choices to kill others and take away their homes and their land, in order to expand their borders. And don't try telling me about security, as a nation with the military might of Israel can never be threatened by the people of the Palestinian communities who'se main arsenal consists of bottles and rocks. I submit to you that extremism is just that extremism, no matter the nation or the people.

As for the state of Israel, I respect their right to exist, and their right to defend themselves...........against real enemies. I do believe that most of the dispute in that area of the world comes from the theft of homes, land, territory, and wealth, from the sovereign state of Palestine after the end of WWII. Right, wrong, or somewhere in between, the Palestinians have a legitimate gripe about the theft of their land, and the most extreme of them, will fight to the death in an effort to recover it. Seeing only 1 side of that argument will definitely lead a person to form strong opinions, and there have been ongoing attempts to resolve this issue for more than 50 years. Let us all hope that someday soon both sides will sit down in ernest, accept each other as neighbors, and learn that living together in peace is far better than living apart in war.