Comments on: Those Israeli Ministers Are Clever, Aren’t They?

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:41:44 +0000

No country in the world would tolerate bombardment across the border. Why is Israel expected to, and understand the ‘reason’s and make concessions to stop it???

No one is suggesting that Israel “understand the reasons.” The Qassam shelling is odious. But so is the ongoing Israeli Occupation. There is a simple way to end all of this. Return to 67 borders.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:10:18 +0000

My pt. is not to belittle the effect they have on Sderot. My pt. is to acknowledge the mutual terror rained down on both Sderot and Gaza with Israeli terror being far more lethal & effective than Palestinian terror. Both sides suffer. My goal is acknowledge both & do what I can to try to end the pain on both sides.

By: david bernstein

david bernstein — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:24:47 +0000

i suggest that you go and visit sderot before belittling what effect kassams can have on a community

By: Akiva

Akiva — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:57:10 +0000

As I wrote here, the width of the double standard is absolutely ridiculous. A similar situation happens in Lebanon, and they level the area.

If Israel even aims in the general direction, the UN Secretary General is standing by with a camera to check for collateral civilian damage.

No country in the world would tolerate bombardment across the border. Why is Israel expected to, and understand the ‘reason’s and make concessions to stop it???

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:41:24 +0000

My earlier post spoke to
Israael losing it’s soul if it continually sinks to the lowest level

Forgive me for misunderstanding you. I get so many negative comments here fr. folks disagreeing vehemently w. me that I didn’t understand that your comment was agreeing w. my pt of view.

By: The Golem

The Golem — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:23:58 +0000

I don’t disagree with you about a peace treaty. My earlier post spoke to
Israael losing it’s soul if it continually sinks to the lowest level, even if I
grant the sense in a military solution, which I don’t.

I meant that our birthright is a moral one, which your article
points out that we are violating.

Golem

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:17:11 +0000

I am not sure what yr comment means? Who is saying that Israel will cease to exist because of Qassam rocket attacks? If you really want the Qassams to stop you have to look at the larger picture. A peace agreement bet. Israel and the Palestinians will stop the Qassams. But Olmert refuses to even consider such talks.

By: The Golem

The Golem — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:20:33 +0000

Should we totally sell our birthright for a mess of Kassams?
I am not one who holds Israel to a higher standard than the
other nations of the world, but certainly we should not be
lower.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:47:21 +0000

The only way to do that is to completely conquer the Gaza strip

A recipe for endless conflict & death. It is no solution, certainly not a long term one.

By: amir

amir — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:12:07 +0000

I agree with you that those are useless suggestions. What Israel needs to do is stop the bombardment of its cities and communities in the proximity of the Gaza strip. That is the governments obligation to its citizens. The only way to do that is to completely conquer the Gaza strip and rid it of its weapons and fighters and those that give them material support. Israel is capable of doing this, it requires some leadership though.