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Isn't Israel a sovereign nation, capable of doing what she wants in any instance?
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Yes. But why should the US approve of Israel carrying out actions which are illegal?
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How is that construed as, "Israel may take whatever land it wishes."
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In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli population centres,
it is unrealistic that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion,"
Bush is not saying that Israel can take whatever land it wishes, he is saying that she can keep
some of the land that is disputed. This is how most analysts are interpreting the above statement.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3627465.stm
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What's the distinction? What is the law/rule that allows 1.2 million Arabs to live in Israel but forbids the rest?
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Im not sure what the exact law/wording is here. I do know that any Jew, anywhere in the world, can easily immigrate to Israel, a process known as
aaliyah. This is not the case for the millions of Palestinian refugees living in camps and in diaspora. The right of return is a big issue amongst the Palestinian groups.
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So you don't think Hamas is trying to kill every Jew?
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No.
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Then, there's that little thing about blowing up civilians. But hey, all's fair in love and war, right? I can't even begin to fathom how you believe there is no moral difference between Hamas and Israel.
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Well, there is also that little thing about military occupation, checkpoints, military courts, detentions, targeted assasinations, etc...I think that suicide bombings flow from this kind of oppression. That doesent mean that I approve of such tactics or think they are effective.
I did say "moral difference between the
political objectives" of Hamas (Islamic state) and the political reality that is the Jewish state of Israel.