Israel’s Predicament
December 7, 2003 14:25 by ManagingTeamImagine the American forces in Iraq tolerating this from hostile locals:
A Palestinian teenager hangs a tire
on the barrel of an Israeli army tank
during clashes in Balata refugee
camp near the West Bank city of Nablus
(December 6, 2003. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini)
Here’s this scene in a nutshell:
If the tanks don’t pursue the terrorists, they murder more innocent civilians.
If this Palestinian’s tire is filled with explosives, the tankists die.
If the tankists shoot the Palestinian as he struts right up to their tank, Israel is condemned worldwide for cruelty.
That’s Israel’s predicament today.
Friend Of Israel
2:40 pm
Dec 07, 2003
If you want to see what the Americans are up to in Iraq right now, read this NY Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/international/middleeast/07TACT.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5062&en=b9c5e965e018edf1&ex=1071378000&partner=GOOGLE
Simply amazing, isn’t it? Someone should do a big write-up about this and ask how Bush & Powell dare shoot their mouths off at Israel the way they’ve done recently.
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Anonymous
1:36 pm
Dec 09, 2003
you’re quite right about israel’s predicament, but why don’t you realize the obvious conclusion, which is that there’s no military solution to israel’s conflict with the palestinians?
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Stu
7:57 pm
Jul 01, 2004
Yahoo headline (7/1/04): “Israelis Detain American Peace Activist”
Text of article: “ISM is a pro-Palestinian group whose members often place themselves between Israeli forces and Palestinians to try to stop the Israeli military from carrying out operations.”
Which is it? Peace activist or pro-pal? The two are mutually exclusive.
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