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"which always spied on each other mainly because US interests in the middle east almost always directly oppose the ones of Israel" True. And it's rather sad th
by 13thLetter 11y ago
"which always spied on each other mainly because US interests in the middle east almost always directly oppose the ones of Israel"
True. And it's rather sad that they do, given that Israel's interests in the middle east are generally about not having their citizens murdered in the street.
- mkaziz 11y agoI'm pretty sure that's in the interest if every government everywhere. Israel, presumably like the Arabs, hsd other interests less noble than that.
- wavefunction 11y agoI suppose I could mention things that they could do differently to achieve that goal, but what would be the use?
- 13thLetter 11y agoI dunno. What's the use of anything, really?
- jjoonathan 11y ago> Israel's interests in the middle east are generally about not having their citizens murdered in the street. That's what they say, but when I read stories about them demolishing Palestinian neighborhoods, billing them for it, and building real-estate developments over the "confiscated" land the whole "we just want peace" line starts to smell like a rationalization at best and more probably a flat-out excuse.
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- tajen 11y agoThank you! I often have trouble expressing the problem I see with Isreael demolishing Palestinian neighborhoods, but you've expressed it well and I'll keep your text for future arguments.
- blisterpeanuts 11y agoThe blind leading the blind.
- nir 11y agoCan you provide a source for such a story? I live in Israel and am politically opposed to settlements in West Bank yet can't think of a single example of what you're describing. Settlements are built on undeveloped land. Some urban settlements (East Jerusalem, Hebron) are in houses purchased from their Palestinian owners. These usually entail a lengthy legal process, but settlers are forbidden from entering before it has resolved (just this week some settlers in Hebron were removed from houses they claim to have bought legally, the case is in court).