"Why do Palestinians hate us?"

[piercehawkeye45]

"peace cannot be made without strength"

That is not peace, that is complete control.

If I am the neighborhood bully I can keep peace by saying I will beat the living daylights out of anyone that questions me but is that really peace? For me, peace is usually compromise and acceptance, not that.



For why the Palestinians hate us part:

According to a recent large-scale public opinion survey commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme/Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian people (UNDP/PAPP), 58% of Palestinians in the oPt live below the income poverty line, and more than half of them live in extreme poverty.

According to the poll, 70% of households in the Gaza Strip live below the poverty line , while 56% of West Bank households and 19% of East Jerusalem households live below the poverty line.

Some 42% of households in the Gaza Strip live in extreme poverty compared to 26% in the West Bank.

http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/2ee...6!OpenDocument

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm not happy with this give away of my money.... not at all.

But the Palestinians are living in poverty because they chose to, time after time. Remember the west bank greenhouses? Remember the millions and millions we gave Palestine before Hamas took over?

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

"peace cannot be made without strength"
That is not peace, that is complete control.

That is one view - the other is that they are strong and therefore will not be attacked - maybe that is the point that is trying to be conveyed. There can still be strength without "complete control."
Strength to defend oneself is obviously also very important.