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You leave this shit out why? Details not important?
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Yah, my bad. I tend to go for broad strokes andthen go find the details later ;P
As to the families of the suicide bombers....given that this hasnt actually acted as a deterrent ( unless I am very much mistaken) why make them suffer more than they already have? They just lost a family member to the war. For those families their loved one died for their country just as any soldier in a recognised state.
I dont see that the Palestinians have much else to throw at their oppressor except themselves. That they target soft targets may be due to the fact that they can make no mark against such a strong and well equipped army. If it is legitimate for Israel to disregard Palestinian lives if it serves their purpose ( Israeli Security) why do Palestinians not have the same right to diregard Israeli civilians lives? Why is it alright that the Israeli army put the safety of their soldiers before Palestinian lives, but Palestinian militants are supposed to avoid killing the only targets they have the capability to reach and refrain from conducting the only kind of attack that hurts Israel. Since there is clearly a war going on why do we consider one side criminal and the other not?
Its a messy situation. I dont know what I migt think if I was living in the region. Fortunately i am not and am therefore able to take a step back and see that there are two "nations" fightng a war of survival against each other. If thats the case. Then I genuinely see the Palestinian militants as soldiers defending their homeland. They say all is fair in love and war . If Israel wants the suicide bombings to stop, perhaps it should cease launching offensives at the other side's "army".
I will add to this a little caveat. I dont see the death of an Israeli civilian as a good thing. Its another lost life in a region that has seen far too much of death and loss on all sides. I also recognise how close to the surface the fear of anti semitism must be. Indeed I think fascism in Europe is rising. There is reason to fear the rise of anti semitism in the world generally. But the Palestinians also have a right to their fear. They are suffering