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Moono: "Neutrals are generally closet Zionists." The problem with somepeople is that they immaturely see things as either black or white. Life rarely, if ever, runs according to this rationale. People with no personal stake in the issue can easily be truly neutral. Others, with no personal stake in it [like you for example], have their own reasons for becomin rabib armchair experts As for comparing records" of the Israelis and the "Palestinians," unless its the respective body counts, the Israelis come out shining. And, if one digs below the surface, the bodycount disparity is quickly disspelled.
As I haven't had the pleasure of posting regualrly as of late,perhaps you might humor me and offer a synopsis of the supposed "takeover" of a "Palestinian" jail by Israelis. You claimed to have "seen " this? May I ask, when were you last in the land in question? Indeed, there is a reason formy request so please humor me with the requested answers. Thanks in advance.
Zamb: Your article on the problem of semantics is certainly a worthy subject. However, contrary to your opinion, the reporte in question is entirely wrong. Words like "Colony" were not rejected because of complaints from the readership but because they are inaccurate and bespeak a lack of objectivity. Colony has one connotation, settlement another. Neither one is actualy correct however since the land in question was Jewish for thousands of years before the first Arab stepped into history.
Let's look at the word "occupied" as a prime example, and in fact it too received the attention of your incensed author. To "occupy" land, one nation must lay claim to the land of another nation. In this case, the only nation to have EVER existed on either Gaza OR the so called "West Bank" was a Jewish nation. Therefore, Israel is being accused of "occupying" its own peoples' land!!!
When it is suggested that instead of "occupied," the land in question instead be referred to as "disputed," it is not only entirely reasonable but extremely accurate. It is not "occupied" as shown by the preceeding paragraph. Never the less, no matter your side of the issue, the land in question IS "disputed." So then, why would the author find himself peeved at the use of the word "disputed?" Simply because the reporter has an axe to grind...and this is extremely poor journalism. This in fact is the REAL problem in Middle -East reporting; Partisan reporters offering THEIR takes on the issues, not the objective reporting of facts.