Comments on: Day 2 – 1 year ago http://www.yourish.com/2009/12/29/9717 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: soccer dad http://www.yourish.com/2009/12/29/9717/comment-page-1#comment-38825 soccer dad Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:01:08 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=9717#comment-38825 Alex, Why doesn't Israel start a PR campaign: 1 Jew is worth 1000 Arabs? As proof they'll cite the lopsided terror exchanges. Then the world has a choice: acknowledge the extreme imbalance or that Jews are really worth more than Arabs. Alex,

Why doesn’t Israel start a PR campaign: 1 Jew is worth 1000 Arabs? As proof they’ll cite the lopsided terror exchanges. Then the world has a choice: acknowledge the extreme imbalance or that Jews are really worth more than Arabs.

]]> By: Alex Bensky http://www.yourish.com/2009/12/29/9717/comment-page-1#comment-38822 Alex Bensky Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:21 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=9717#comment-38822 Michael, you don't understand the nuances and subtle nature of language as it pertains to the Arab-Israel conflict. Fortunately for you, Meryl has readers such as me who can enlighten you.When it comes to Israel "disproportionate" is a synonym for "effective." Note that this applies only to Israel. I assume at some point Israel will get Gil Shalit back in return for the release of a thousand or so Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are proud to have committed terrorist acts. Yet you will note that no one will refer to this as "disproportionate." For that matter, if Israel were to state that they will trade one for one, most of the world would consider this mere obstructionism on Israel's part. I haven't seen any western diplomat or media person indicate that the hundreds for one trades...remember Israel released several hundred Palestinians in return for the remains, not even the lives, of two of its soldiers...is in anyway disproportionate or unreasonable. By the way, at least when it came to Operation Cast Lead the "pro-Israel" J Street was less pro-Israel than the Egyptian foreign ministry. Michael, you don’t understand the nuances and subtle nature of language as it pertains to the Arab-Israel conflict. Fortunately for you, Meryl has readers such as me who can enlighten you.When it comes to Israel “disproportionate” is a synonym for “effective.”

Note that this applies only to Israel. I assume at some point Israel will get Gil Shalit back in return for the release of a thousand or so Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are proud to have committed terrorist acts. Yet you will note that no one will refer to this as “disproportionate.” For that matter, if Israel were to state that they will trade one for one, most of the world would consider this mere obstructionism on Israel’s part. I haven’t seen any western diplomat or media person indicate that the hundreds for one trades…remember Israel released several hundred Palestinians in return for the remains, not even the lives, of two of its soldiers…is in anyway disproportionate or unreasonable.

By the way, at least when it came to Operation Cast Lead the “pro-Israel” J Street was less pro-Israel than the Egyptian foreign ministry.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2009/12/29/9717/comment-page-1#comment-38820 Michael Lonie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:30:52 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=9717#comment-38820 Disproportionate force? Hamas intends the destruction of Israel and the genocide of its Jewish inhabitants. Hamas' progress towards genocide is limited only by its lack of effective weaponry and the incompetence of its personnel. They are working to improve both, and will atempt genocide again as soon as these means are improved enough. What do all those big mouths complaining about Israel think is a proportionate response to attempted genocide? Disproportionate force? Hamas intends the destruction of Israel and the genocide of its Jewish inhabitants. Hamas’ progress towards genocide is limited only by its lack of effective weaponry and the incompetence of its personnel. They are working to improve both, and will atempt genocide again as soon as these means are improved enough. What do all those big mouths complaining about Israel think is a proportionate response to attempted genocide?

]]> By: anon http://www.yourish.com/2009/12/29/9717/comment-page-1#comment-38819 anon Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:32:18 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=9717#comment-38819 Meryl, Professor Juan Cole - blogger in chief at uninformed comment - says Israel decisively lost the Gaza War. Who should I believe you, a mere blogger, or an esteemed academic seemingly in the pay of family Saud? Then again, his Jew hate wasn't restrained enough for those genteel anti-Semites up in New Haven. Keep up the Excellent Work! Meryl,

Professor Juan Cole – blogger in chief at uninformed comment – says Israel decisively lost the Gaza War. Who should I believe you, a mere blogger, or an esteemed academic seemingly in the pay of family Saud? Then again, his Jew hate wasn’t restrained enough for those genteel anti-Semites up in New Haven.

Keep up the Excellent Work!

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