tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696788451596422048.post6463826073949908766..comments2023-11-09T04:00:37.344-05:00Comments on clash, confute, carry on...: Statement from spacejace (see post below this for context)spacejacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257569162842936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696788451596422048.post-11839414760677769592008-12-31T09:02:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:02:00.000-05:00I see your point, but I have some disagreement. As...I see your point, but I have some disagreement. Aside from being a whole lot of terrorists, Hamas (and Hezbollah--never confuse the two) also provide social services to their respective constituencies. Things like food, medicine and schools. In other words, they aren't all terrorists, some of them are just political/social service types, for example. So, it is complex in many more ways than we can understand. As far as electing them, there isn't a Palestinian political group that can win a fair election.<BR/>If you look historically at who gets killed in all these exchanges, it's far more Palestinians than Israelis. I think that's where the "disproportionate" term comes in.<BR/>Finally, if I were a Palestinian, I'd probably be angry enough with Israel to lob a few explosives their way. Some have called the situation "apartheid", which may not be accurate but certainly describes the power relationship in the area. Israel can cut off the power at will, close Palestine off from the rest of the world, including food, medical care, even journalists are kept out when Israel wants to shut the border crossings. Not to mention the defense of a majority of the illegal settlements within Palestinian territory.<BR/><BR/>All this aside, I would never deny Israel the right to defend itself. The problem is that Palestinians believe they are defending themselves, too.pilgrim99https://www.blogger.com/profile/16579853717398919253noreply@blogger.com