Posted on 03/11/2006 11:32:34 AM PST by tjwmason
re: 'plenty of distate'.
Israel is seen as an educated, civilised, humane, powerful state. bulldozing homes, shooting rock-throwing idiots and annexing land is seen as somehow 'beneath' the standards expected of such a state. hence the vitriolic nature of the criticism, were Israel to be percieved as backward and brutal then such policies would be percieved as 'natural' as well as disgusting.
I'm sorry I don't buy this. Israel IS civilized, humane and educated.
Your account of Israel's behavior is grossly innacurate, a product of the vitriol you mentioned, a vitriol that is the hallmark of British anti-Semitism. These distortions are rampant in your press and really not seen in the US press. Not that the NY Times or Washington Post are perfect, but they don't approach the BBC's hatred of Israel.
Israel shoots rubber bullets at rock throwers. Jenin did NOT happen.
With all due respect, the UK faced a terrible tragedy on 7/11. Their response was to shoot a prostrate innocent man in the head numerous times. The press then claimed the Israelis had taught them this tactic. I can't imagine anything more biased.
You ought to read Tom Gross.
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