Israel is an International Pariah - Refuses to listen to the UN

Pariah? Seems like most countries have normal relationships with the nation.

I think terrorists would be much higher on the 'pariah' list.

 

West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem

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No more subterranean kidnappings, Sbarro bombings or Holocaust denials.

-Anyone want to run this through Real GM, to see what the hold up is?

*PS - If there's a Sbarro in Jerusalem, is there a Home Depot or Lowe's near Golgotha?

 

Very easy crisis to resolve, just release Cpl. Shalit. I don't know why Annan is making noises at Israel. The Palestinians are bringing all of this on themselves, as per usual.

Israel keeps Jarusalem and a bit of the West Bank and Palestine keeps their holocaust denials. Israel throws in no more airstrikes. Deal?

 

Who does listen to the U.N?

Israel and Palestine are both screwed up. They have both been involved with terrorist activities. Nobody is innocent in this battle (IMO). Israel should just invade Palestine and get it over with.

 

are u crazy? thats like saying North Korea should fire its missiles directly at your house because George W. Bush did something bad... does this make any sense to you? If not then why do all Palestinians have to suffer just because some terrorists kidnapped a soldier?

 

Does invading Gaza necessitate the bombing of a major power station and destroying civilian infrastructure in violation of international law? What do you call a state that makes a habit of it, Cohen? Oh yeah, forgot, we call it the "civilized" world...

No, no deal, I can guarantee that much...

 

I think opening up a bunch of Hooters in the area would solve a lot of problems.

 

Only if I can stick my soldier in an underground tunnel or two.

 

Israel going with the Aidid plan I see. Using food as a weapon is always nice.

 

the former apartheid regime of south africa has nothing on israel....i love how israel's supporters always try and justify collective punishment

 

Israel has some big balls cus the US stands behind them. It is my dream that the US will one day stop backing them just so they can be swallowed up by the rest of the middle east. By the way - Free Palestine.

 

You make it seem such a small thing for a nation to 'disappear', but we now know where you stand.

 

I will not defend those actions, but other than Israel's enemies I don't see a bunch of nations seeking to ostracize the Israeli government. As a matter of fact, that's what just happened to the Palestinian government. Would it have been helpful if someone had started a thread referring to the Palestinians as an International pariah?

And fwiw, don't fail to mention that rockets are being fired into a decent-sized Israeli city from Gaza.

 

Unfortunately for the Palestinians, Hamas = Palestinian Government.

 

I wonder if this will ever be over unless one side drives the other completely out of the area?

Of course the Palestinians won't be moving the Israelis anywhere in the near future.

 

Using food as a weapon is a good tactic, force their people to put pressure on their own government to give them the soldier back.

The Palastinians are just making it hard on themselves, if they would just get to the peace table, the world would support them, but there is no way the world will support a people who blow up innocent civilians.

And the Israelis know that, and I don't think they really want it completely peaceful either, that would shine a spotlight on their issues.

DD

 

That's simply not true. There was a familiar pattern almost every time a UN resolution was drafted and voted on that concerned condemnation of Israeli actions: the world vs. Israel/US plus may be Australia and Britain once in a while.

To somehow claim that only Arabs are opposed to/troubled by Israeli policies is disingenuous at best. The Europeans are not happy with Israel's actions, most Asian and African nations are unhappy with those policies, and almost the entire Middle East are repulsed by them.

The Palestinians will NEVER be held to the same account as the Israelis. For one thing there is no Palestinian state, just a bunch of factions fighting for their independence and freedom. They're simply not 'equal' in terms of power or stature, and as the saying goes, "Of those to whom much is given, much is required." That's just the geopolitical reality/dilemma the Israelis face, like it or not. They're the nuclear power, they're the ones with a military force that rivals that of any nation in the world, let alone the 'stone-throwing' Palestinians.

Yes, that should be brought up as well when it's relative to the situation. However, from what I understand, that's not why they've undertaken the current offensive in Gaza, which has already claimed dozens of lives, btw.

All I can say is, hope it was worth it...

 

No it's not, it's in violation of international law. In fact, that's the definition of a 'pariah' (Wikipedia reference) or a 'rogue' state (Wikipedia reference), one that time and time again stands in defiance of accepted international norms; you'll be hard-pressed to find any nation in the world that comes close to having the kind of track-record Israel has in that regard.

 

Holding that opinion may qualify you to be a warlord in a third world nation.