On Sun, 10 Jul 2005, Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
>> In article k.net>,
>> "Gregory Morrow"
>> <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article . net>,
>>>> "Gregory Morrow"
>>>> <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Haven't you been paying attention? The Israelis have always very
> quick
>>>>>> at reprisal whenever a terrorist attack occurs in Israel and they
> are
>>>>>> very up front about it. What has reprisal gotten the Israelis?
> More
>>>>>> terrorist attacks. Violence begets violence. Period.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope, I have to disagree in regard to the Israelis, Stanley. The
>>> Israelis
>>>>> have delivered CRUSHING blows to those who promulgate suicide
> bombings -
>>>>> which is why the incidence of suicide bombings in Israel is WAY
> down...
>>>>
>>>> The reduction in suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism in
> Israel
>>>> is due to several conditions. To attribute this reduction to Israel's
>>>> acts of violent retaliation is a huge stretch of logic. Arafat's death
>>>> brought forth a major change in Palestinian governance. There's a
> treaty
>>>> in place now, active attempts to negotiate with the radical
> Palestinians
>>>> are also being made, if I am not mistaken, and most importantly, the
>>>> Israeli government is granting a lot of land in the Gaza Strip and
> other
>>>> concessions to the Palestinians in their attempt to form a Palestinian
>>>> state.
>>>
>>>
>>> Israel has given and given and given and what has been the result?
> *More*
>>> terrorism from the Arabs. That's because it is a stated goal of the
> Arabs
>>> to destroy Israel.
>>
>> If your previous posting, you said suicide bombings were down in Israel.
>> Now you are saying that more terrorism is taking place there. Which is
>> it? As far as I know, terrorist acts in Israel are down, so Isreal's
>> giving is working.
>
>
> Actually the walling out of "Palestinians" by the Israelis erecting barriers
> is also a factor in the reduction. In this particular case the old saw,
> "Good fences makes good neighbors" applies :-)

Israel has become everything the Jews decried in Russia.

Giving Palestinians no freedom to assemble,

Forbidding Palestinians to travel freely,

Wanton destruction of homes and property, without compensation.


Lena

I remember... do you?