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I just want to point out a difference between 1776 USA and 2002 Israel/Palestine:
Palestinian suicide bombers target civilians.
If they were fighting soldiers... okay. And some do. But for the most part, civilians are targeted.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson... they didn't advocate the killing of innocent British civilians. They were right in what they <b>wanted</b>, the same as the Palestinians are right in wanting their own state.
The means are entirely different. That is what makes it hard to support the Palestinians. Their extremists ruin it for them and the public doesn't unilaterally condemn the suicide bombers' actions. Many of them support it (to the tune of 80%). How do you say "yeah, we should support these guys" when they advocate killing innocent citizens?
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