Its a combination of both, one of the bloodiest and longlasting conflicts ever with civil caualties on both sides.
3:1 in civilian casualties, 8:1 when it comes to Children.
An Israeli army officer who fired the entire magazine of his automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl and then said he would have done the same even if she had been three years old was acquitted on all charges by a military court yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1643573,00.html
It is not both sides, it is one sided. I do not have the time, but look into BtSelem, israeli human rights record.
Are we talking politics or morale and idealism?
Remember Rwanda and Burundi massacres, or Liberia and Somalia?
Did we break diplomatic ties with these countries?
Hmm... I already posted information on who armed Rwanda. and Charles Tayler of Liberia.
Its sad, numerous mosques have been demolished over the years but so have many sysnagogues when muslims conquered the Arab peninsula including Palestine.
There's not a single temple left in Holy cities of Mecca and Medina!
Jews enjoy great rights in Muslim countries, for example look at Iran, jerusalem post had an article last yr about Iranian jews moving back to Iran from Israel.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1131043721479&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull
I'm affraid you're right here, but please note that Hamas adapted the same tactics when the conflict matured.
But there is a distinct difference, they're attacks are done solely in retalliation, and they're the ones who initiate cease fires. Yet whenever Hamas or PA try to "recognize" Israel, they go into launch mode. If you'll observe, in July 2002 i think, when Hamas together with european countries were brokering a cease fire and Israel found out, they dropped a several tonne bomb on a crowded civilian building killing dozens of children.
Despite the distruction, muslims are not prohibited to practice the religion on Israeli soil.
It's Palestinian soil
stolen from Them. And? It's a fundamental Human right to practice your religion, that doesn't give any points to Israel, but what does show their face are not only the thousand mosque desecrations, but the banning of prayer at mosques, and the killing of 29 by an American Jew 94, and here are recent mosque desecrations.
Palestinian Mosques desecrated
No. 245 / October 21 – 28, 2005
- Desecration of Al-Bahar Mosque in Jaffa
No. 236 / August 19 – 26, 2005
- Jewish Citizens Throw Pig's Head in Jaffa Mosque
No. 235 / August 12 - 19, 2005
Hittin Mosque Closed by ILA
No. 234 / August 5 – 12, 2005
- Mosque Desecrated by Spray Painting and Distribution of **** Images
No. 224 / May 27 – June 3, 2005
- Police Bans Prayer in Be’er Sheva Mosque
No. 215 / March 25 – April 1st, 2005
- Desecration of Mosque in Qisariya (Cesarea)
No. 209/ February 11-18, 2005
- Great Mosque of Bir Saba' (Beer Sheva) to be Converted into Museum
No. 194/ 29 October - 5 November 2004
- Attack on Sarfand Mosque
No. 187/ 10 - 17 September 2004
- Al-Aqsa Mosque Desecrated
No. 182/ 6 - 13 August 2004
- Assault on Hasan Bik mosque in Yafa
No. 174/ June 11 - 18, 2004
- Attempt to Burn Down al-Omery Mosque in Tiberias
No. 169/ 7 - 14 May 2004
- Dance Party in Ber as-Saba’ Mosque
No. 161/ 13 - 19 March 2004
- the “Forty Mosque” Destroyed in Act of Arson
No. 150/ 27 December 2003 - 2 January 2004
- Mosque and 12 Houses Demolished in the Negev
http://www.arabhra.org/publications/wrap/wraphome2005.htm
What we have to gain from this move is widening our influence and try to weaken the growing Indo-Israel ties. Don't underestimate our importance!
Don't kid yourself. Hindu - Zionists have a strong bond, and It will just keep on strenghtening, whereas your "cant beat them join them" strategy will have no effect whatsoever. They know what will benefit them, They know Pakistan is their shared threat with India.
Aipac and lionpac in USA have through the years sponsored many conferences for hindus and zionists to build cooperation, heck the butcher of Lebanon, Sharon (lanatullah) visited delhi and said ""We regard India to be one of the most important countries in the world."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3089466.stm
This is a man who couldn't travel to the UK because he faces criminal charges for war crimes and other european countries yet India embraced this Kameena.
"It is the duty of Israeli leaders to explain to public opinion, clearly and courageously, a certain number of facts that are forgotten with time. The first of these is that there is no Zionism, colonialization, or Jewish State without the eviction of the Arabs and the expropriation of their lands."
-- Ariel Sharon, Israeli Foreign Minister, addressing a meeting of militants from the extreme right-wing Tsomet Party, Agence France Presse, November 15, 1998.