U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel's Gaza strikes

[IzakHalevas]

Well, that's the problem. The UN Resolution called for both sides to put down arms, but condemned Israel for extreme action -- after all, 18 people is a bit of a stretch for a midnight operation!

Extreme action? Over 100 kassam rockets have been fired at Sderot, Israel from houses and other civilian populated areas in the Gaza Strip. When does Israel responding to direct attacks against land in the "1948 Israel" become not extreme to you?

The thing is, USA isn't condemning both sides (the very fact that they vetoed the UN's resolution indicates this very clearly!), it's condemning palestine. Again, as Dahir stated, nothing wrong in supporting an ally, but how can that ally complain of hypocrisy when it is doing the same actions (if not worse) as it's enemy? That's hypocrisy right there.

Your wrong. The USA wishes for blame to be equal because Hamas and Islamic Jihad, are firing kassam rockets in Israeli territory (not occupied areas).

i wonder if this is why they are insisting on HAMAS accepting the sovereign nation of 'israeal'? after all, maps show 'Israel' now. US backs it as a nation. as do many other countries. if HAMAS accepts their 'neighbour' then it makes it more justifiable to vilify palastenians as any military action from any palestian government will be 'officially' an act of war and they can never 'reclaim' their lost land.

Should the Jews have not been allowed to reclaim the land taken from them by Babylonians, Christians, Muslims, ect? The land has switched hands so mnay times, who are you to claim that it officialy belongs to a group called the "Palestinians" when traces of Judaic culture can be found much earlier than when existing Arabs were in the land.

 

[aamirsaab]

My point is that Isreal has just as much right to protect its citizens as anyone else

That is true, but it isn't justification to kill civilians. And what is worse is when Hamas is trying to protect the palestinians, it is seen as wrong. Surely you can see that is injustice.

Extreme action? Over 100 kassam rockets have been fired at Sderot, Israel from houses and other civilian populated areas in the Gaza Strip. When does Israel responding to direct attacks against land in the "1948 Israel" become not extreme to you?

Any civilian casuality should be deemed extreme action. If not, morally wrong and a warcrime.

Your wrong. The USA wishes for blame to be equal because Hamas and Islamic Jihad, are firing kassam rockets in Israeli territory (not occupied areas).

Instead of blaming each side, why doesn't the USA try to solve the problem seeing as it likes to be known as altruistic.

Should the Jews have not been allowed to reclaim the land taken from them by Babylonians, Christians, Muslims, ect? The land has switched hands so mnay times, who are you to claim that it officialy belongs to a group called the "Palestinians" when traces of Judaic culture can be found much earlier than when existing Arabs were in the land.

That isn't justification to kill civilians though.

 

[ashara]

Should the Jews have not been allowed to reclaim the land taken from them by Babylonians, Christians, Muslims, ect? The land has switched hands so mnay times, who are you to claim that it officialy belongs to a group called the "Palestinians" when traces of Judaic culture can be found much earlier than when existing Arabs were in the land.[/QUOTE]

i understand this will be a 'never ending' argument when both sides (palestinians and israel) think they are right.pls understand that my views are that of a person who is in a far away land being 'bombarded' by news that is one sided one way or another. does the fact that the land has switched hands make it right to 'claim' it as ur ancestral land? i am sorry but i find the idea rather odd. imagine the native americans reclaiming all their 'lost' land because the have the right (and they only lost it within a span of a few generations). i guess what i am trying to say that i understand that u probably think it is the right of israel to have a nation (probably exclusively for jews) but please do try to understand that some people might not agree with you.
i do not know to what end this war will bring us. i can only pray that the children (jews, muslims and christians) in the war-torn land can still see 'humanity' and the mercy of God in the midst of hatred ,anger and revenge.