The Difference
People have commented on the fact that more Arabs are dying in this war than Israelis. They say it as though it makes the Israeli actions worse than the Arab actions. Or even comparable. The real difference gets ignored, and it must not be.
The difference is very simple. They are not killing us to stop us from killing them. They are killing us because they hate us and want to destroy us. We, by contrast, are killing them in order to prevent them from killing us.
It's a huge difference.
If the Arabs lay down their arms, the conflict ends. If Israel lays down its arms, Israel ends.
It's that complicated, and it's that simple. The numbers aren't the issue. The only issue is that they have to leave us alone. If they persist in trying to kill us, they will suffer and die. All they need to do is stop it.
The difference is very simple. They are not killing us to stop us from killing them. They are killing us because they hate us and want to destroy us. We, by contrast, are killing them in order to prevent them from killing us.
It's a huge difference.
If the Arabs lay down their arms, the conflict ends. If Israel lays down its arms, Israel ends.
It's that complicated, and it's that simple. The numbers aren't the issue. The only issue is that they have to leave us alone. If they persist in trying to kill us, they will suffer and die. All they need to do is stop it.
posted by Lisa | 3:30 PM
1 Comments:
Also, people will complain that Israel has superior weaponry.
I always reply that Israel is not obligated to handicap itself, just to conform to its militarily-inferior opponent. If Israel has F-16s and Hamas does not, then perhaps Hamas shouldn't pick a fight with Israel! But once the Palestinians do pick a fight, it's their own fault if their inferior weaponry gives them a disadvantage.
And of course, "human shields" and "Geneva Conventions regarding civilians". Enough said.
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