Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
14. Always suspect there is a profit to be made by prolonging this conflict. I don't buy the excuse...
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 01:16 AM
Jul 2013

That either side is crazy. This is like England and Ireland, years and years of the same thing. No matter how many times they seem to get it right, it just keeps on bubbling back up.

IDK, but I suspect it's a proxy war. Supposedly the major power on one side is the USA. Who is the other one, honestly?

At least no big news has come out of I/P lately. Which is good, as it's usually deadly. Haven't heard of any suicide bombings, missiles, etc.

The violence is not at that stage, just the daily commerce that breeds the violence. The rich versus poor.

Don't hear any good news out of I/P, either. Difficult to weigh down on one side or another. People get to going about that, not solutions.

So, the issue here is what? That this guy made a veiled threat?

MInd you, we hear this all the time here in the USA. But we're not lobbing missiles and shooting at each other yet.

Um... Ok... RiverNoord Jul 2013 #1
the new settlement issue is a red herring Mosby Jul 2013 #6
we all know that without the removal of the vast majority of settlements - a contiguous and viable Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #7
we all know that "Palestine" must be free of Jews. Mosby Jul 2013 #8
you know and I know that 85% of the native indigenous population were forced out of Palestine in Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #13
the Arabs rolled the dice and lost - big time Mosby Jul 2013 #15
to quote Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the philosophic father of the Israeli right, who way back 1923 Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #17
If I am not mistaken, Palestinians are not allowed on those settlements. /nt Ash_F Jul 2013 #16
Nice editorial comment. Maybe Israel should stop stealing Palestinian land. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #2
bloody well about time he put them on notice - long, long past due in fact Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #3
Typical Palestinian game-playing. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #4
The Palestinians aren't the ones playing games Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #9
Funny seeing this here on DU -- constantly blaming the victim for being victimized. The Stranger Jul 2013 #10
Including a crushing military defeat? nt hack89 Jul 2013 #5
Ooooo...I like when Abbas threatens. jessie04 Jul 2013 #11
This is why the Palestinian's never gain anything Joey Liberal Jul 2013 #12
Always suspect there is a profit to be made by prolonging this conflict. I don't buy the excuse... freshwest Jul 2013 #14
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Abbas threatens ‘all opti...»Reply #14