Whats good for the goose is good for the gander....
No Zeek. 2 wrongs don't make a right.
I guess this also means that you acknowledge that Israel engages in war crimes? It even looks like you approve of it as well, is that correct?
Hamas are commiting a double war crime firing from civilian areas into civilian areas...
Which again is not an excuse to go ahead and commit war crimes Zeek.
that is usually brushed quickly aside in everyones rush to focus on the dead Gazan civilians and the immense efforts Israel makes in avoiding these casualties is also made light of.
I don't brush it aside. I think both are engaging in horrible practices. As I've said in the post you are replying to.
Here in the UK Jewish owned businesses are tagetted by the BDS and PSC...they try to put across a message about human rights, but their real motive is a call for the deconstruction of Israel...even their poster boy Norman Finkelstein called them out on their deceit.
Still not an excuse Zeek.
There is far less chance of an elected and functioning democracy like Israel committing war crimes than some fascist Islamic nation...Israelis themselves will be the first to condemn their own government....
Probabilities are not important when it is a fact that the improbable happened.
but the vast majority of people so quick to tell Israel what to do are either far left anarchists and Marxist types or come from Islamic nations where freedom of speech and equality are merely a dream, and yet they want to put Israel to rights...
Ow? So... Am I one of these "anarchists" or "marxist" types?
I have faced off to them in the street on dozens of occasions and continue to do so on a weekly basis.
You are such a hero.
Most of the people who are constantly opposed to Israel, latch onto any nuance of wrong-doing and are prepared to believe every criticism against Israel without checking the facts or the source...they actively seek out ammunition from media reports that will confirm their bias and justify their position.
Are you talking about me?
This is particularly noticeable on these Boards and it is regrettable that so many Christians in particular, actively work against Israel(1*) and by default side with her enemies(2*), especially bolstering the Islamic propaganda initiative...hence the term useful idiots that has been bandied about.
1* is showing your true colors. Clearly there is religious motivation behind your support for Israel. Off course, religious tribalism and conflicting mythology is casting a big shadow on the region there and heavily fuels the intensity of the conflict.
This means religion is clouding your judgement.
2* is simply false. I don't need to pick a side in this conflict. Like I said, I can't call any sides "the good guys".
I have never said anything of the sort, especially as I don't even acknowledge a 'Palestine'.
Wauw.
Many well meaning people do the Islamists job for them by constantly condemning Israel, calling for boycotts and fighting a 'Jihad' in the media...they laugh at our Western gullibility.
I love how you keep coming back to your religious motivation.
Some of the Israeli actions are bad at times, some of the decisions that are made are contrary to what I consider moral etc...but the bottom line is that one group of people wants to eradicate the other and it is not the Israelis...they would gladly lay down their weapons, but they have wised up since WW11, and are never again going to be lambs to the slaughter...despite rulings from the UN, the International community, the International Law Courts, the US or anyone else.
Exactly. "The good guys" are the ones that cooporate, work towards peace , abide to international conventions and do their best to comply to resolutions.
"The good guys" are not those that do whatever they, when they want, no matter what anyone else thinks. In fact, that sounds more like "anarchists".