Comments on: Um Shmum http://monotonous.org/2006/12/11/um-shmum/ Eitan's Pitch Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eitan http://monotonous.org/2006/12/11/um-shmum/comment-page-1/#comment-7730 Eitan Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:31:40 +0000 http://www.monotonous.org/?p=39#comment-7730 Thank you Ohad for your unique perspective. Your historical account is riddled with propaganda. Obviously we will not agree, and there is no real point in debate since I don't think either of us will sway the other's opinion. About my right to judge: Even if I had absolutely no personal investment in Israel's fate (which I do), I would still have every right to judge, and judge harshly. Israel would not be able to detain a single Palestinian, or build a single settlement if it weren't for U.S. approval. Israel remains ambivalent to international law and norms only because the U.S. (which defies international law too) allows it to. If this isn't enough, Israel would not be able to engage in a single military misadventure if the U.S. wasn't picking up the bill, which ignorant people like myself are paying for. Thank you Ohad for your unique perspective. Your historical account is riddled with propaganda. Obviously we will not agree, and there is no real point in debate since I don’t think either of us will sway the other’s opinion.

About my right to judge: Even if I had absolutely no personal investment in Israel’s fate (which I do), I would still have every right to judge, and judge harshly. Israel would not be able to detain a single Palestinian, or build a single settlement if it weren’t for U.S. approval. Israel remains ambivalent to international law and norms only because the U.S. (which defies international law too) allows it to. If this isn’t enough, Israel would not be able to engage in a single military misadventure if the U.S. wasn’t picking up the bill, which ignorant people like myself are paying for.

]]> By: ohad http://monotonous.org/2006/12/11/um-shmum/comment-page-1/#comment-7728 ohad Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:30:19 +0000 http://www.monotonous.org/?p=39#comment-7728 sorry eitan , but this is just a bunch of crap. at 1973 there could have easily been a second holocaust here (in israel) , and the chances are that it might still be possible , and the UN is doing nothing to prevent it. how can it , with more than 40 islamic countries voting against israel on every subject ? how can we trust an organization that constantly compares our actions to the worst of war criminals ? how can we forgive an organization which helped hizballa kidnap three of our soldiers in 2001 ? forgive me for saying , but you can go on and live your ignorant life back there wherever you are in the united states - you have no right to judge us. sorry eitan , but this is just a bunch of crap. at 1973 there could have easily been a second holocaust here (in israel) , and the chances are that it might still be possible , and the UN is doing nothing to prevent it. how can it , with more than 40 islamic countries voting against israel on every subject ? how can we trust an organization that constantly compares our actions to the worst of war criminals ? how can we forgive an organization which helped hizballa kidnap three of our soldiers in 2001 ?
forgive me for saying , but you can go on and live your ignorant life back there wherever you are in the united states - you have no right to judge us.

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