tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post1985311511010239415..comments2023-11-02T08:38:24.838-04:00Comments on Star of Davida: A Jewish Feminist on the 2012 ElectionTalia bat Pessihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-48822994835751701782012-02-05T20:20:37.464-05:002012-02-05T20:20:37.464-05:00As I said, the parallel is far from perfect.
We (...As I said, the parallel is far from perfect.<br /><br />We (as in Israel/Jews) gave up the Gaza strip, and we've been getting bombed out ever since. What do you think giving up the West Bank is gonna mean? How in the world would that be for Israel's best interests? Do you think Israel has so many citizens it can spare a few to die from Palestinian/Arab bombs?Talia bat Pessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-49677292388761117972012-02-05T13:25:32.735-05:002012-02-05T13:25:32.735-05:00We're talking about two different eras; post-w...We're talking about two different eras; post-world war II, the idea of colonialism (which settlements technically are) took a steep decline in popularity and became unaccceptable. Not to mention the US has made peace with the Native American tribes, and obviously Canada and Mexico. Also indegenous peoples of Maine have voting rights in State and Federal elections; Palestinians in the West Bank do not.<br /><br />Not really an expert either. Just an observer. If you have time you should read the Oslo Accords--which is a binding document encoded into both Israeli and Palestinian law. <br /><br />I'm not anti-Israel or want to see anything bad happen to them. I'm pro-Israel in fact, I just think retreating to 1967 borders is in their best interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-22011695016612167562012-02-04T18:54:24.643-05:002012-02-04T18:54:24.643-05:00Well, it's good to know that you look forward ...Well, it's good to know that you look forward to the day Israel hands over the West Bank and Jerusalem is destroyed (God forbid), then. (I mean this only with a hint of sarcasm.)<br /><br />I like Netanyahu, I don't like any of his predecessors regarding the border issue. That land is ours. ("Ours" as in Israeli/Jewish.) It's offensive for someone to suggest that we give it up when we rightfully won it. While the Palestinians may not have come out of nowhere demanding land, I don't see why Israel has to give up part of its land to make them happy. If Canadians demanded that we give back Maine, would we (as in Americans) acquiesce or say heck no? (I know the parallel to the Aroostook War is far from perfect, but it's the best I can think of right now, in the space of a comment box.)<br /><br />This is not a subject I'm an expert in - to be honest, I'm relatively ignorant of it. But I know enough to know that I back Israel and Obama is not good for my brothers and sisters there.Talia bat Pessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-27687504510197102422012-02-03T16:17:18.187-05:002012-02-03T16:17:18.187-05:00I'm turning 18 right before the election and I...I'm turning 18 right before the election and I will be voting to reelect the President. Since I agree 100% with him on Israel, it's going to be easier for me to support him than you. But think about this: has the policy of the United States towards Israel changed or is it the opposite? Almost every Israeli Prime Minister in recent memory has accepted the '67 borders as a basis for negotiation, except for this one. The Palestinians did not come out of nowhere and started demanding land; this conflict has a long history with both sides having its list of wrongs. it's not too late to resolve the conflict peacefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com