Comments on: A story about Gilad Shalit that does not discuss Gilad Shalit http://www.yourish.com/2009/10/02/8967 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2009/10/02/8967/comment-page-1#comment-37852 Alex Bensky Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:08:21 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=8967#comment-37852 I am sure you're quite wrong about a thousand Palestinians being the price for releasing Shalit, Meryl. That would be disproportionate and last winter we all learned how the world loathes disproportionate action in the Arab-Israel conflict. Unsurprisingly, the Christian Science Monitor like a lot of the western media isn't necessarily in favor of people who try to kill Jews but you know, you have to understand why someone would be driven to that. Frustration and hopelessness will cause this sort of thing, which explains why Tibetan terrorism is such a problem. I am sure you’re quite wrong about a thousand Palestinians being the price for releasing Shalit, Meryl. That would be disproportionate and last winter we all learned how the world loathes disproportionate action in the Arab-Israel conflict.

Unsurprisingly, the Christian Science Monitor like a lot of the western media isn’t necessarily in favor of people who try to kill Jews but you know, you have to understand why someone would be driven to that. Frustration and hopelessness will cause this sort of thing, which explains why Tibetan terrorism is such a problem.

]]> By: rdamurphy http://www.yourish.com/2009/10/02/8967/comment-page-1#comment-37846 rdamurphy Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:16:27 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=8967#comment-37846 Life was so much simpler in Roman times. The Romans would have just crucified a hundred or so Palestinians a day until their soldier was released, then another thousand or so in retaliation. Of course, Israel is far more civilized than the Romans. Unfortunately, the Palestinians aren't... Life was so much simpler in Roman times. The Romans would have just crucified a hundred or so Palestinians a day until their soldier was released, then another thousand or so in retaliation.

Of course, Israel is far more civilized than the Romans. Unfortunately, the Palestinians aren’t…

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