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Reply to "Anyone following the story of this 16 year old who slapped the Israeli soldier?"

ksazma posted:
Drugb posted:

People have been gunned down and killed in the US for less infractions against police. Apparently this young woman knew the consequences and wanted to make a political statement, she certainly is bringing awareness to the volatile situation there. 

She had nothing more to lose whether she did it or not. Most of these Palestinians were born in a concentration camp. The mass confiscation of land seized after the 1967 war and which has continued today has placed Palestinians in a virtual reservation camp surrounded by virtual barbed wires. Perhaps the first sound they beard after being born was the sound of an explosive and that most likely will be the last sound they hear before they die. They don't know any different or better and they are both victimized by their silly and greedy leaders as well as the brutal and illegal Israeli occupation of their lands. Anyone who see Israel as this innocent player in the Middle East is devoid of human decency. Sometime back before the end of WWII, it would be easy to sympathize with Jews who were victimized. Since the creation of Israel and especially since the Israelis have spent most of the past 7 decades, behaving as much, if not worse than Hitler, standing on the side of the Palestinians is far more honorable than being fooled by the nonexistent victimization of Israeli Jews.

I make it a point to don't take sides between these two nemesis.  The young woman is brave to stand up to the soldiers, without sacrifice there is no gain. You and I can argue all day about who is honorable but in the end it is not up to us but rather the two people who will resolve their own issues. 

FM
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