Posted 06 February 2012 - 09:55 PM

knapplc, on 06 February 2012 - 09:29 PM, said:
Cactus, do you believe that Israel is 100% wrong in this conflict, and the Arabs are 100% right?
That's a tricky question... I've said Palestinians have committed terrorism(obviously) and that it's wrong and illegal, so they aren't always right in their actions. What I do belive is very simple and simply a truism. Every country and Palestine should obey international law. No more or less should be expected of them than of any other country.
The illegal occuption is constant, it has been for many decades. Even when make shift rockets are fired into Israel(rarely do any rare damage) or a suicide bomb goes off(also doesn't happen often) the occupation and building of settlements continue. even during peace talks. All you really have to do is try to put yourself in these people's shows. How would you feel to be a prisoner in your own country? To see foreigners bulldoze your house and neighborhood down to make room for their houses? why should they have to go through this? Because a religion they don't believe in says it should be that way? What would do if you were in their place?
When Israel gets out of the territories and follows the laws and THEN they are still doing suicide bombs and such they willh have a legit complaint.
You really have to warp your principles to say ohterwise. Your views should be based on your principles...not the other way around.