Reply #33: and a response....for the "community"...

[pelsar]

in fact i agree with you:

I do not expect democracies to commit human rights violations. I do expect that tinpot dictatorships will commit human rights violations(and for the folk who have trouble comprehending basic concepts that means I oppose the human rights violations they commit but am not surprised that they commit them).

and i expect my country, israel to live up to the democratic ideals......that does not mean however that the palestenain society gets a "pass". I may expect them (as i see that you do) to not honor human rights, for various reasons but that in no way gives them the right to do so. Nor does that mean they should not be held to the very same standard that i believe israel should be held to

and that is the difference between us.



if you disagree, perhaps you can explain why the palestenain society cant be held in principle to the very same standard as israel..what is preventing them from doing so?..that seems to be the core of the problem....here.