Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated: Time to Change the Story


	Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated: Time to Change the Story

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6-26-2009 4:31 AM

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6-28-2009 3:12 AM

darkeforce

End the Israeli Apartheid against Palestinians. Their violence isn't any more justified, just because it's soldiers doing it, instead of private citizens. Israel is the architect of its own woes, and the situation there will not change until they change. Do Jews really want these horrible things being done in their name? Killing women and children? Destroying people's homes and businesses for no reason? Stealing land that belongs to other people? What ever happened to the 10 Commandments?

Take a stand now. Make Israel do its part in the Middle East Peace Process.

6-28-2009 9:20 PM

masbury

Amen to that. And in addition, nothing in Christianity suggests that Christians should be supportive of criminal behavior of Israel any more than that of any other nation.

6-30-2009 7:57 PM

darkeforce

Whenever someone comes up with that old sniff about wanting to own "holy land", I tell them that God created the entire earth, so doesn't that technically make all land holy?

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