[Transcend]

Do you really think that's what it's about?

Religion is indeed what runs the entire area. The muslims hate the jews, the jews hate the muslims. The israelies wanted land at the birthplace of their religious beliefs. They share the same holy sites.

I'd say that it would be accurate to say that religion was at the very root of their problems.

6th graders handle their disagreements more maturely then these guys do.

 

[Changleen]

Do you really think that's what it's about?

That's kinda how it started, and if you could remove that factor the situation would be a LOT different.

 

[JRogers]

I'd say that it would be accurate to say that religion was at the very root of their problems.

And because you don't believe what they do, this makes their conflict is a total joke?

 

[Transcend]

And because you don't believe what they do, this makes their conflict is a total joke?

Killing each other over a barren piece of land for no apparent reason or because they don't share the same beliefs is a total joke, yes.

 

[DaveW]

Killing each other over a barren piece of land for no apparent reason or because they don't share the same beliefs is a total joke, yes.

Yep same here.... I'm beyond caring about either side really. Both sides are hypocrites and appear to genuinely enjoy harming others with only passing lip service to civilised humane behavior.

So to me it is now only a morbid spectator sport/blood sport. Neither side behaves like an adult or with honnor, so I shall not waste respect on them.

 

[fluff]

Killing each other over a barren piece of land for no apparent reason or because they don't share the same beliefs is a total joke, yes.

It ain't barren and it ain't about religion.

Jews and Arabs lived in peace in Palestine for many years until the last century (and many Arabs do still live pecefully in Israel.

It is about displaced people, forcibly driven from the places where they had dwelt for generations.

 

[Changleen]

Because of people's ideas about land they were entitled to using the excuse of...????

 

[fluff]

Because of people's ideas about land they were entitled to using the excuse of...????

Are you confusing cause and effect again? Or has the dope got your grammar?

 

[DaveW]

Sorry which was the chicken and which was the egg again?

 

[fluff]

Sorry which was the chicken and which was the egg again?

A handy guide:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/default.stm

 

[Da Peach]

The whole situation depresses me. Once you think one side is doing something commendable, they screw it up by either bulldozing something, or the other side blows themselves and some others up ruining everything. I'm no expert on middle eastern affairs, but as many have said, it's hard to give a **** about either side anymore. Beyond understanding.

Kind of makes you want to buy an electric car, build a wind farm, flood a few hundred square kms of forest for hydro power plant and forget about the middle east altogether.

Would anyone here miss the middle east? Honestly? Apart from the news networks of course...

I don't know any Palestinians, or Israelis. I'm sure we'd get along fine though. But if they were lucky/enlightened enough to make it to the western world, I bet they'd agree. At least partly...

Apart from the humanitarian side of things, why should we care about that part of the world? I can't get over the "I'm going to blow myself up today" gap.

 

[MMike]

infidel

The whole situation depresses me. Once you think one side is doing something commendable, they screw it up by either bulldozing something, or the other side blows themselves and some others up ruining everything. I'm no expert on middle eastern affairs, but as many have said, it's hard to give a **** about either side anymore. Beyond understanding.

Kind of makes you want to buy an electric car, build a wind farm, flood a few hundred square kms of forest for hydro power plant and forget about the middle east altogether.

Would anyone here miss the middle east? Honestly? Apart from the news networks of course...

I don't know any Palestinians, or Israelis. I'm sure we'd get along fine though. But if they were lucky/enlightened enough to make it to the western world, I bet they'd agree. At least partly...

Apart from the humanitarian side of things, why should we care about that part of the world? I can't get over the "I'm going to blow myself up today" gap.

 

[Da Peach]

I'm put-ting on my "special" vest! As he drinks his morning coffee...

 

[bigdrop05]

I'm not clicking on that al-fetah site.You know the government has that carnivore program watching !

 

[Changleen]

I'm not clicking on that al-fetah site.You know the government has that carnivore program watching !

Pvssy.