Some Real News From Israel. The other day someone stated of the Palestinians, "They Have No Souls". Well, that just left me shaking my poor old head. The Palestinians may not have much of anything else, maybe not even a viable cause, but there is one thing they have got, in spades, and that is soul. It should be clear by now that nothing is ever to be gained by those on the sidelines demonizing the parties involved in the now century olde Palestinian Question. Still, unlike some, I remain optimistic that reasonable heads might prevail and that eventually some accommodations might be made to enable a real and sustainable peace. People of all colors, stripes and faiths live in relative peace here in the US and so there is no reason People in the Middle East cannot find ways to do the same so that everyone can enjoy their most holy of places. Defeatist be damned. We can do this thing if we really want to. Nobody gains from the status quo except undertakers and warmongers...

Still, unlike some, I remain optimistic that reasonable heads might prevail and that eventually some accommodations might be made to enable a real and sustainable peace. People of all colors, stripes and faiths live in relative peace here in the US and so there is no reason People in the Middle East cannot find ways to do the same so that everyone can enjoy their most holy of places. Defeatist be damned. We can do this thing if we really want to.

Who in the world is WE? What a simplistic and magical fairyland approach to this never-ending problem. The only reasonable heads are on the Israeli side. The "peace process" has gone on for decades now, and it is very clear that Hamas, aka the "Palestinians" want no part of a two-state solution or a homeland of their own. Their only goal in life is the destruction of the nation of Israel, and that's not ever going to happen. 

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I don't understand the purpose in posting that link. Although a few of those photos are capable of making me fall in love again, but some, unfortunately are a little tasteless.  However, why I am glad to see so many women IDF front-liners, is because the Arabs who intend to become Shahids know that to be killed by a woman means they won't be taken to paradise and get their 72 virgins. 

Terrorist-run territories produce terrorism. It's a documented fact that they came with bad intentions, and dragged innocents for the cameras.

No tears here.

No tears there.

No tears anywhere.

The world has real human rights issues, and real refugee problems to address.

Yes, it takes a lot of soul to send a 7 year old girl into harm's way.

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It takes a lot of spilled guts to possibly get shot in the stomach while breaking a hole in the border security fence.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Palestinian-shot-dead-in-clashes-with-IDF-547796?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=4-4-2018&utm_content=palestinian-shot-dead-in-clashes-with-idf-547796

And what of Jews burning a 16 yo boy alive? 

Sure, you can come up with isolated incidents, but you can't compare that to a Jihadi Intefada, or the kind of provocation that this article is about.  There are isolated incidents in the USA as well, are there not?

By your own reasoning then, why do you keep bringing up this isolated incident, if it even happened? 

IF IT EVEN HAPPENED?  I just posted only ONE of media reports about the incident.  What desert island are you posting from?

And you believe that Palestinian terrorists hiding behind women and children is an isolated incident?  LOL. The very rioting that is going on at the Gaza border where women and children are being put into harm's way, shielding the terrorists approaching and trying to break through the fence is nothing to you?  How many incidents have there been of a 16 year old boy being burned alive by Israelis?  Give me another example.

Although Palestinians who torture or kill Israelis are praised and glorified, the perpetrators who burned the boy paid the price for it.

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why do you keep bringing up this isolated incident

You forgot this piece. One of my pet peeves from work, someone not reading and answering the entire message. Is this an isolated incident, as was the burning of the boy, or is it not? You keep using it as though it is some kind of every day event and it simply isn't. Nor do I necessarily believe what the Israeli propaganda machine spits out, no matter who regurgitates it. 

You also like to use the work terrorist. Are all Palestinians terrorists? Only if the Israeli army is an occupying army, which it says it is not, but its actions say otherwise. The actions of Menachem Begin were the actions of a terrorist. What is the difference between his actions and the actions of the Palestinians? (Let me guess, Menachem didn't use 7 yo girls to blow people up?)

Apparently the Israelis can do whatever they want because that piece of the world is their's by some kind of divine right. Well, I don't believe in divine rights and I don't believe their place is where they think it is. 

The Palestinians really need to rethink their battle techniques if they don't want to suffer such humiliating defeats. 

But they WANT to lose. That's what makes them the underdogs so the gullible bleeding hearts all over the world will hate Israel.  They're succeeding at it.

  losing keeps the leaders in power

But they WANT to lose. That's what makes them the underdogs so the gullible bleeding hearts all over the world will hate Israel.  They're succeeding at it.

True. That's the goal of their leaders, and it works.

This is one of several tactic that Yassir Arafat came up with, and its quite clever in that its tremendously effective. (Of course anyone who values human life would find it totally repugnant).

The way the leaders keep their subjects in line may seem strange to those of us in the west, but this tactic actually succeeds: they have their people believing if they die defensing Islam they will go to paradise! Most of us would find that a bit bizarre-- but the vast majority of Palestinians actually do think its true!

To be successful the brainwashing must start in childhood. And young children are taught that "Shahada"-- dying for Allah in battle-- is a beautiful thing-- and should be their goal in life:

To be successful the brainwashing must start in childhood. And young children are taught that "Shahada"-- dying for Allah in battle-- is a beautiful thing-- and should be their goal in life.

So if a Child is able to set off their suicide vest , they believe they go to paradise. However, on rare occasions,  one of them is stopped-- they are spotted and shot before they set off the explosives. But they are considered as dying in a fight defending Allah, so the belief is that they will go the Heaven. 

In Kurdish areas,  the most effective resistance to terrorists is done by Kurds. They are different from Arab militaries in that they consider to be equals.

 Obviously suicide bombers are pretty nutso-- and extremely superstitious.  One of their beliefs is that even if they die "for Allah"-- there is one exception: if they are killed by a woman, they don't go to Heaven...so many Arabs are terrified of Kurdish female fighters!

(I'll post more pn Kurdish female brigades later).

"But they WANT to lose. That's what makes them the underdogs so the gullible bleeding hearts all over the world will hate Israel."

"True. That's the goal of their leaders, and it works."

As I've seen it even works on supposedly intelligent people right here on NT.

The Palestinians really need to rethink their battle techniques if they don't want to suffer such humiliating defeats.

Why? You are making the assumption (the logical assumption!) that they don't want to suffer these defeats. The fact is-- they do!!!

You're projecting your values-- these people are different.

The strategy was devised by Arafat some time ago. Deliberately provoke another country to the point where they have no choice but to respond. Then claim you are an innocent victim, and gain the world's sympathy.

(Remember, while they claim otherwise, they place little value on human life-- to them the goal is to "defend Allah". Seems bizarre to us, but these people actually believe that). So by their standards. what they are doing is not a failure-- its highly successful...

In short-- they want to die. That's their goal!!!

Palestine’s Own Sharpeville Massacre by Its Own Apartheid Oppressors

The history of Palestine and the Middle East is general is nothing if not a story of conquest and oppression. The British and French, in the 40's, basically drew some lines on a map and said this piece will be this country, this piece will be another country and so on. There was no regard to the whether some land was the ancient grazing ground of some group, they were given no choice in the matter. It was all just another act of nation - states showing off their power and creating more nation - states that were false representations of the people themselves. All of this has led to the current state of oppression.

The history of Palestine and the Middle East is general is nothing if not a story of conquest and oppression. The British and French, in the 40's, basically drew some lines on a map and said this piece will be this country, this piece will be another country and so on. There was no regard to the whether some land was the ancient grazing ground of some group, they were given no choice in the matter. It was all just another act of nation - states showing off their power and creating more nation - states that were false representations of the people themselves. All of this has led to the current state of oppression.

That is true. In fact, its by no means unique to the Middle East. Colonial powers (in those days that meant mainly the British and the French-- Germany had colonies that they lost as a result of WWI) had many colonies throughout Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. When they gave them independence, mainly after the end of WWII), they drew the lines for new countries so that they were advantageous to the colonial powers, But some of these new identities (new "countries") were created to create new nationalities that really didn't exist:

1. They would draw the map to place to tribes that hated each other in the same country.

2. They would split a tribe in two-- geographically placing part of the group in two adjacent countries-- with other tribes. None of them really identified with the new, artifiiailly created country.

3. They "gerrymandered"

That is true. In fact, its by no means unique to the Middle East. Colonial powers (in those days that meant mainly the British and the French-- Germany had colonies that they lost as a result of WWI) had many colonies throughout Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. When they gave them independence, mainly after the end of WWII), they drew the lines for new countries so that they were advantageous to the colonial powers, But some of these new identities (new "countries") were created to create new nationalities that really didn't exist.

BTW, there is much to be criticized about American foreign policy. (Most people aren't even aware of what we did for years by meddling in the affairs of countries in Latin America). And if anyone is interested, google Batista to see what we did in Cuba before the revolution).

However, the problems created in the Middle East and other parts of the "Third World" by the way the colonial powers artificially carved up those areas isn't on us. (IIRC, the U.S. did not have colonies). 

However, the problems created in the Middle East and other parts of the "Third World" by the way the colonial powers artificially carved up those areas isn't on us. (IIRC, the U.S. did not have colonies). 

The division of the area isn't on us, but some of the issues are of our own making:

64 Years Later, CIA Finally Releases Details of Iranian Coup

Declassified documents  released  last week shed light on the Central Intelligence Agency’s central role in the 1953 coup that brought down Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh, fueling a surge of nationalism which culminated in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and poisoning U.S.-Iran relations into the 21st century.

The division of the area isn't on us, but some of the issues are of our own making:

And a lot of the problems are of the Arabs own making as well...

The process of so indoctrinating Palestinian children has not only continued, but increased. And notwithstanding that, Israel is blamed for the failure of peace.