tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post6729424474003380957..comments2023-11-26T03:58:04.646-05:00Comments on Joseph M. Durnal: Let’s talk about Israel and PalestineJoseph Durnalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04615746078527284652noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-57465775983711727492009-01-08T12:48:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:48:00.000-05:00I've collected quite a few comments on this post. ...I've collected quite a few comments on this post. I read them all, event he long ones, and won't delete anything that won't get me into legal trouble :). <BR/><BR/>The problem with the early history is that it isn't well recorded, and what is recorded is disputed. <BR/><BR/>What this conflict has taught us all is that violence leads to violence, but violence can also prevent violence. <BR/><Joseph Durnalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615746078527284652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-16533900024978835812009-01-08T12:02:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:02:00.000-05:00Joe,Ali recommended your blog to me. You wrote a g...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Ali recommended your blog to me. You wrote a good post. Here are some observations--read or ignore:<BR/><BR/>1. At the time of the creation of the Israeli state, most Palestinians were not Muslims but Christians--Coptic Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, etc. It was only in the 80s that many converted to Islam in droves. But yes, some were Muslims.<BR/><BR/>2. It is hard to base propriety Enemy of the Republichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342253341470198835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-330826134405768852009-01-08T05:39:00.000-05:002009-01-08T05:39:00.000-05:00Joseph, thanks for posting about the crisis but I ...Joseph, thanks for posting about the crisis but I have to disagree with many things.<BR/>1. Palestinians are not muslims only, we are Christians, Muslims and Athiasts<BR/>2. Palestine was first owned by the Cannanites long before the Jews, Romans, Turks, British and later the Israelis. Muslims came to Palestine and found Christian Arabs owning this land. <BR/>3. During WW1 & WW2, Palestine Ali Dahmashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006710705707013000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-40679939091040445102009-01-06T15:28:00.000-05:002009-01-06T15:28:00.000-05:00I'm not sure EuroYank read the whole thing, at lea...I'm not sure EuroYank read the whole thing, at least not the end. It comes down to two wrongs not making a right. Israel doesn't blockade Gaza just for the fun of it. They would like nothing more than open the border to commerce, but not if the open borders are used for suicide bombings and importing weapons that just get used against Israel.<BR/><BR/>I'm actually surprised that Israel held Joseph Durnalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615746078527284652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-61683798511346033462009-01-06T05:44:00.000-05:002009-01-06T05:44:00.000-05:00If only the leaders of both sides were as rational...If only the leaders of both sides were as rational as you.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364474203368804347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7681917.post-30928625252856911612009-01-05T23:04:00.000-05:002009-01-05T23:04:00.000-05:00You forgot to mention one minor point. Gaza is the...You forgot to mention one minor point. Gaza is the biggest concentration camp in the world and totally barricaded by Israel, and totally depended on Israel for all its needs. Israel decides what to let through, how much and in what proportion. Gaza has been completely been made into a handout population, and its people made subservient. Each revolt by its population has been one of desperation EuroYank - Virginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079239479407310692noreply@blogger.com