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Originally posted by WeAreAWAKE
Why there is so much hate toward Jews or Israel is beyond me.
From my minimal knowledge of the history and the problems, it is the Muslims that are the problem in Israel's situation, now our (USA) situation and apparently everywhere else.
Protecting yourself and your people from these radicals (whom I'm slowly beginning to believe is all Muslims) is not evil or bad...it is survival against a people hell bent on killing everyone but themselves.
If anyone wants to fill me in on what I'm missing...I am more than willing to listen.
Originally posted by WeAreAWAKE
I don't, never have and maybe, never will understand all the dislike for Israel on ATS. With all the "open minds" and smart, informed people here...sometimes I feel like I'm missing something. Then this attack happened and I felt like..."Ahhh...maybe they are less than nice".
Then I read this on MSNBC
"PARIS - The Turkish Islamic charity behind a flotilla of aid ships that was raided by Israeli forces on its way to Gaza had ties to terrorism networks, including a 1999 al-Qaida plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport, France's former top anti-terrorism judge said Wednesday."
So I'm back on the fence. Why there is so much hate toward Jews or Israel is beyond me. From my minimal knowledge of the history and the problems, it is the Muslims that are the problem in Israel's situation, now our (USA) situation and apparently everywhere else. Protecting yourself and your people from these radicals (whom I'm slowly beginning to believe is all Muslims) is not evil or bad...it is survival against a people hell bent on killing everyone but themselves. I know, I know...a bit wide reaching, but I've seen little to support an alternate opinion. Words are cheap.
If anyone wants to fill me in on what I'm missing...I am more than willing to listen.
On 25 November, 1940, the steamship S.S. Patria was blown up by Jewish terrorists in Haifa harbour, killing 268 illegal Jewish immigrants. The explosion, carried out by the Haganah terrorist group, was only meant to prevent the ship from sailing. However, it seemed that the terrorists had miscalculated the amount of explosives needed to disable the vessel. Other sources reported that this was no miscalculation and was a deliberate mass murder of Jews by Jews aimed at drawing sympathy and influencing British immigration policy to Palestine .
THE SS PATRIA
November 25, 1940. In September, 1940, around 3,000 Jewish refugees from Vienna, Prague and Danzig were attempting to reach Palestine. In a convoy of four river steamers, they set sail down the Danube and reached the Romanian port of Tulcea where they transferred to three Greek cargo ships named Atlantic, Pacific and Milos. Conditions on board these three ships were horrendous, reminiscent of Japanese hell-ships later in the war. Eventually the ships reached Palestinian waters, but the British Colonial Office refused them permission to land. It was finally decided to deport the refugees to the island of Mauritius where a special camp was to be built. The three ships were then brought into Haifa harbour where the liner Patria was berthed. The refugees were then embarked on the Patria and as the last passengers from the Atlantic were coming on board, a tremendous explosion ripped the liner apart. The death toll amounted to 268 refugees killed. The explosion was the work of the Jewish underground army, the Haganah, who had meant only to damage the ship to prevent it sailing but had miscalculated the amount of explosives needed to disable the ship. Many say that this was no miscalculation and was deliberate murder of Jews by Jews, in an attempt to influence British immigration policy to Palestine.
Originally posted by SurefireII
It would be nice if they played fair and obeyed International Law.??
Man, if thats the mentality of people..thats pretty pathetic! Since when did international law ever exist within the confines of ones borders? The flotilla crossed into known boundries within the Israel jurisdiction.
Originally posted by Good Intentions
reply to post by saabacura
It is in our politics, as well as the media, banks, etc. Isreal has one of the largest (if not the largest) amount of lobbyists. You should look into the politicial, media, and financial connections between Isreal and the US. Isreal in a way, sort of runs the US through its insiders in politics. Don't take my word for it though, there is plenty information here on ATS and the internet for you to research. A good start would be AIPAC.
[edit on 3-6-2010 by Good Intentions]