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In reply to the discussion: Well, many here were so excited about the Arab Spring(!) and so you have it... [View all]Skidmore
(37,364 posts)in your attitude. I've always respected your intellect and humanity and this OP really falls short.
In regard to Isreal and the other nations of the ME, I would expect that we understand international law be applied equally to all, including Israel which is not above all laws of man nor has needs more sacred than your next door neighbor. I would also expect we recognize that peoples' struggles are bound by histories, cultures, and traditions of their own and that these are reflected in the choices they make at a national level. Not one state/nation arising from these events will duplicate our own and anyone expecting them to is naive at best or delusional at worst. At some time those struggles become those of the people of those nations and not ours. We have a great deal of injustice to address here. Perhaps it is time to give others the agency of their choices.