Is Israel a terrorist state?

[Gandalf]

There was a documentary on BBC world last night looking at the way Israel is trying to restrict and control Palestinians living in Jerusalem. I thought it was quite well done on the whole and gave a balanced picture. It showed the Israeli side of the argument, but obviously you side more with the plight of the Palestinians. You see Hyundai bulldozers knocking down Palestinian homes and ignoring the Jewish homes. Many of these houses were not built with a permit whence the reason for demolition, but they focus mainly on the Palestinian homes. They also highlighted how Palestinians would try to apply for building permission, but would always be turned away by the authorities. Now if you can't build legally then what other choice do you have? You have to live illegally, you can't just sleep under the open skies.

There was also a Jewish couple with 5 children and number 6 on the way. They were American citizens, but wanted to return to their 'homeland'. They live with CCTV and Israeli security forces guarding their home. I looked at the husband and thought, "you are one arrogant son of a bitch". He is an American, he should have a home in America and yet he goes to Israel with his wife and kids, when really a Palestinian family with nothing should be living in his home.

[mrbig1]

There was a documentary on BBC world last night looking at the way Israel is trying to restrict and control Palestinians living in Jerusalem. I thought it was quite well done on the whole and gave a balanced picture. It showed the Israeli side of the argument, but obviously you side more with the plight of the Palestinians. You see Hyundai bulldozers knocking down Palestinian homes and ignoring the Jewish homes. Many of these houses were not built with a permit whence the reason for demolition, but they focus mainly on the Palestinian homes. They also highlighted how Palestinians would try to apply for building permission, but would always be turned away by the authorities. Now if you can't build legally then what other choice do you have? You have to live illegally, you can't just sleep under the open skies.

There was also a Jewish couple with 5 children and number 6 on the way. They were American citizens, but wanted to return to their 'homeland'. They live with CCTV and Israeli security forces guarding their home. I looked at the husband and thought, "you are one arrogant son of a bitch". He is an American, he should have a home in America and yet he goes to Israel with his wife and kids, when really a Palestinian family with nothing should be living in his home.

Well said Sir. Palestinian and Jews lived in peace for over a 1,000 years before the European Jews showed up. The Palestinian never knew what a Terrorist was before 1948.