Israel/Palestine

oberliner

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4. There are good and bad Israeli leaders

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:06 AM

Oct 2016

Just like there are good and bad Palestinian leaders, good and bad American leaders, etc.

I don't think it does anyone any good to cherry pick the worst quotes to create an impression that Israel is the epitome of evil, which I think this sort of project does.

I would note that there are some folks who do the exact same sort of thing to make Palestinians look like the epitome of evil.

It's stupid.

What I think would be cool is for a pro-Palestinian group to highlight the most positive quotes from Israeli leaders and challenge the country's leadership to live up to those espoused ideals.

For example:

"Peace has always been our people's most ardent desire." - Benjamin Netanyahu

Or, with respect to Palestinians:

"If we join hands and work together for peace, there is no limit to the development and prosperity we can achieve for our two peoples." - Netanyahu again

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Mondoweiss:New ad campaign in college papers calls out Israeli leaders’ bigotry against Palestinians [View all] Little Tich Oct 2016 OP

Out of fairness, they should also include examples of Palestinian leaders' bigotry against Israelis oberliner Oct 2016 #1

I'm perfectly OK with such a comparison. Little Tich Oct 2016 #3

There are good and bad Israeli leaders oberliner Oct 2016 #4

Your attempt to make Arab-hating racists look good are almost humorous. Little Tich Oct 2016 #6

Huh? oberliner Oct 2016 #12

Perhaps we should judge these people by their actions rather than their words... Little Tich Oct 2016 #14

Most of those quotes are about terrorists who murder Jews, right? shira Oct 2016 #8

Nope - let's take a closer look at these nice statements in context: Little Tich Oct 2016 #13

Please. Most of those quotes refer to terrorists, not Arabs or Pal'ns in general. shira Oct 2016 #18

when people blow themselves up and hijack planes (still no apologies), its called ANIMAL BEHAVIOR ericson00 Oct 2016 #2

Yes, it's awful to call Jew murdering terrorists bad names. shira Oct 2016 #7

I believe that there's no such thing as justified racism. n/t Little Tich Oct 2016 #15

Really? The UNESCO vote wasn't justified racism in your view? shira Oct 2016 #17

Uhrghh. Caused by doesn't necessarily mean morally justified by... Little Tich Oct 2016 #19

Be honest, admit UNESCO was racist. Don't excuse it due to occupation. shira Oct 2016 #20

Aha, if it's from the "oppressed" like Hamas, it can't be racist antipathy vs. Jews... shira Oct 2016 #21

You're arguing with yourself. Little Tich Oct 2016 #25

This resolution attacks Jewish historical claims to the Mount, as Fatah acknowledges.... shira Oct 2016 #29

Here's the problem. aranthus Oct 2016 #22

Good point. n/t shira Oct 2016 #23

Perhaps you should read the resolution. Little Tich Oct 2016 #26

Are you being deliberately disingenuous? Have you seen the Fatah/PA reaction to UNESCO? shira Oct 2016 #28

the first quote is a bad translation from hebrew Mosby Oct 2016 #5

Obviously, Israel should just allow Al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood & ISIS... shira Oct 2016 #9

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Good point. n/t shira Oct 2016 #11

I'm not sure if calling Arabs "predators" instead of "wild beasts" is much better. Little Tich Oct 2016 #16

The writer of this OP Annie Robbins denied existence of Jewish Temple.... shira Oct 2016 #24

The accusations seem to be at least partially fabricated. Little Tich Oct 2016 #27

There's no slipping out of this vileness. Here's Robbins very clearly... shira Oct 2016 #30

It's most probable that the remains of the Temples are right under the Dome of the Rock Little Tich Oct 2016 #31

Now you're defending Robbins' bigotry & attacking "typical hasbara". shira Oct 2016 #32

It may surprise you, but some people, including me have higher evidentiary standards than you. Little Tich Oct 2016 #33

Haaretz 2015: Were There Jewish Temples on Temple Mount? shira Oct 2016 #34

Al Haram Al Sharif is the Mount in Arabic, translated "Noble Sanctuary". shira Oct 2016 #35

Here's Mondoweiss propping up Shlomo Sand (Jews = Khazars) shira Oct 2016 #36