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ever repeating......

We already are targets. Every time someone attacks us, one of the many reasons given is that we support Israel.

it's saddening and sickening

"Iraq reaffirms its stand to use oil as a weapon against Zionism (Israel) and its patron America and announces its readiness to start cutting oil supplies to America in participation with Iran and with anyone who decides to do so," Iraq’s acting foreign minister Humam Abdul-Ghafur said.


That's from this article:

http://msnbc.com/news/732411.asp?pne=msn

I think the US government should send LL and I over there to broker a peace deal. If a Lebanese and a Jew can live together in peace here, there's really no reason they can't over there. Hell, I taught LL's mom Jewish cooking last time she came for a visit from Junieh!

We need to get government people out of the loop and start parachuting non-violent freaks into the Middle East. These government morons (and I mean by that the US, UK, Israel, Arafat, Sharon, Hussein, Mubarek, the whole lot of them) don't appear capable of solving anything.

Too many, too organized. Necessary for humanitarian aid atempts, maybe -- but there needs to be something more under-the-radar in the end, because both sides consider themselves to be "righteous." Dangerous if anything looks like it might change a few minds and gets noticed!

If I may comment,
To the Israeli government, it's war. The Palestinians have been using terroist tactics for years in this "war". I think the US feels obligated, especially now after the terrorism from 9-11. I don't know what is right or wrong, but I will tell you a story when I was a child. Forty years ago I befriended a new girl in my kindergarden class. She was jewish and spoke very little English. Her family moved from Israel to Skokie, Il. to get their children away from the violence. By 1st grade, her english was perfect and she told me how scared she was living in Israel. She relayed the daily fear of bombs going off, she said she couldn't even pick up items in the market because there might be an explosive boobytrap.
During high school her father and brother made summer trips to Israel. At graduation, she and her family moved back to Israel and she chose to join a Kibutz.
The last time I heard from her was in 1979, she married an Israeli soldier and they had 2 children. She said she wasn't afraid any more, she was passionate about her country and patriotism and would defend Israel at any cost.
Later that year a family friend went to Israel and told me how strange it was to go to the beaches in Israel...there would be piles of weapons, as people were not to bring weapons on the beach. After you enjoyed your swim or picnic, you retrieved your weapon from the pile and went on your way.
In 1972 I was at the summer Olympic games in Munich when the Palestine terrorists took over the Israeli quarters in the athlete village and executed Israeli athletes and trainers. It was horrible...I was 16 and just kept thinking about my longtime childhood friend and what evil the Palestinians were for their terrorist deed at the Olympics.
I guess it's easier for me to understand why we support Israel, yet...
No matter how hard I try, I can't understand living in such a world as the one the Israelis and Palestinians have created. So sad.