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| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
Well, I've seen many posts of yours recently defending the Settlers, claiming they are not in fact religious fundamentalists but just normal people going about there normal life looking for some space to live in - well if that is the case, if I moved to another country I would have to live by their laws, so I assume you have no problem forcing the Settlers to live under Palestinian law? And if they have a problem with that, then they should move back to Israel/America no?
The thing is, I get the impression you have some kind of personal attachment to the Settlers. As if you agree with why they are there (and hence your silly arguments as to why they should be allowed to remain there, twisting the situation to make your arguments appeal to an unreligious, enlightened audience, whilst knowing full well they are there for fundamental religious reasons)
The Settlers are the single biggest impediment to peace in Palestine. They have no right to be where they are and should leave immediately - and the IDF should remove them by force if necessary of leave them to the mercy of the Palestinians. You don't owe them shit if you don't have the same beliefs as you. They are using their power in the Knesset to maintain the status quo, which means putting your country-folk in an unnecessarily dangerous situation. They want to annex the West Bank completely and failing that, they want to annex as much as possible and your government is powerless to do anything about it due to their strength in Parliament (and probably because of strong backing from extremists in America). They play on your emotions because you are Jewish and Israeli and they somehow want you to think you have some kind of attachment to them - well you don't.
You're a member of a Trance Music website! You go clubbing, you're at univeristy and have probably taken drugs, got blind drunk and slept with random girls. You are nothing like them! Just because of your religion and nationality means shit. Thats like saying everyone in the UK who was born to Muslim parents and has brown skin is an extremist like bin Laden. Well it aint true.
Fuck the Settlers man!
They bring no benefits to normal Israelis whatsoever. They are an evil bunch of rightwing thugs. They are detrimental to Israel's peace and security. Israel's army spends most of it's time protecting the Settlements and they have no strategic purpose any more whatsoever - they are there for one thing only - Eretz Israel - and if you do not agree with that then ffs oppose the Settlers |
I don't know why you trying to lump me into some position I am not.
I don't support the religious settlers. I don't support settlers at all. But the term "settler" is very misleading.
How most people view "settler" is anyone living within the green line or within the pre-1967 armistice line. This is not to true, as I mentioned previously most are simply suburbanites. Most are secular, and most support a two state solution.
However what you see in the news is the right-wing settlers. And yes, fundamentally I believe they have as much right to be there as the Palestinians (provided the land was acquired in rightful ways) and if a two state solution would come to pass I believe they should be under Palestinian jurisdiction. Just as I believe Israeli Arabs have every right to live in Israel and them choosing to do so they are subject to Israeli jurisdiction.
The biggest obstacle to peace is the fact that the Palestinians are a big bunch of babies that hold their pride so high above their head that it blinds them to reality and compromise.
Not some settlers who will move out if the Israeli government tells them to move out (alla Gaza). And what backlash did Sharon get for that move at the time? None. Israeli populace sees settlers complete as a non-issue, and they see it that way because it is completely a non-issue.
Perhaps when the Palestinians grow up and learn to behave like adults we can get things going again. Until then, I don't see the point in wasting energy on this.
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