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klook

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11. Thank you. I was thinking about this today.

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 06:53 PM

Jul 2014

Jews live all over the world, not just in Israel. Arabs and Muslims live all over the world, not just in Gaza and the West Bank. Buddhists live all over the world, not just in India. And so on.

The current government of Israel and the current government of Gaza are at war over ideology and territory. Innocent people are being slaughtered as a result -- overwhelmingly in Gaza. People of faith on both sides, including people of many different faiths, oppose this slaughter.

As an atheist, I am completely baffled by the idea of people dying for a religion. But as a humanist, I support the right of people to believe in a religion if they choose. And I categorically oppose killing in the name of religion.

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Netanyahu Does NOT Speak For Me... [View all] kpete Jul 2014 OP

I think they said the same thing about Asians during Vietnam and the Korean War aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #1

I actually thought that myself. deurbano Jul 2014 #12

Thank you for that beautiful story deurbano kpete Jul 2014 #14

There is hatred on both sides taught to young people upaloopa Jul 2014 #2

I second kpete Jul 2014 #3

I agree nikto Jul 2014 #17

So how do you kick people out of their homeland malaise Jul 2014 #28

If there is ever to be peace you have to stop upaloopa Jul 2014 #38

I raised mine as you advise. But I feel sadly outnumbered. Listening to Cheney spouting off maddiemom Jul 2014 #35

Thanks for posting.. 2banon Jul 2014 #4

Netanyahu's election was in fact a *ratification* of the assassination of Rabin villager Jul 2014 #5

Nor me LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #6

This spiral of inhumanity is the fault of both "sides." 99Forever Jul 2014 #7

Israel is a goverment.. Judaism is a faith Peacetrain Jul 2014 #9

Thank you. I was thinking about this today. klook Jul 2014 #11

It's mostly about the land... Bohemianwriter Jul 2014 #23

I have read a number of ops today Peacetrain Jul 2014 #25

The GOVERNMENT of Israel is perpetraing these war crimes. 99Forever Jul 2014 #18

You apparently missed the point.. Peacetrain Jul 2014 #20

I didn't miss anything. 99Forever Jul 2014 #26

Yeah you missed the point.. Peacetrain Jul 2014 #27

Oh goody, another know-it-all with a crystal call. 99Forever Jul 2014 #30

Though, the illegal settlements... Bohemianwriter Jul 2014 #24

speaking of Yahweh kpete Jul 2014 #29

The blame lays primeraly on the Brits... Bohemianwriter Jul 2014 #21

a better wording would have been sabbat hunter Jul 2014 #8

Americans do not get the same coverage of this jaysunb Jul 2014 #10

But he speaks for the Israeli people. 4now Jul 2014 #13

Netanyahu DOES speak for some... nikto Jul 2014 #15

Can someone explain how this is a "war of choice" on the part of Israel or Netanyahu? George II Jul 2014 #16

Israel takes land that isn't theirs. Then acts surprised when Palestinians fight back. randome Jul 2014 #19

Exactly Right............ad nauseum kpete Jul 2014 #22

What land is that? This conflict is between Gaza and Israel, who withdrew from Gaza... George II Jul 2014 #32

...and turned it into an open air concentration camp. A ghetto. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #36

Netanyahu is a bloodthirsty bastard, Blue_In_AK Jul 2014 #31

right now Hamas is shooting out missles PatrynXX Jul 2014 #33

DUly RECommended Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #34

Indeed Duppers Jul 2014 #37

Netanyahu doesn't speak for me either. I await the next Yitzhak Rabin. nt stevenleser Jul 2014 #39