Laith Zraikat
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Friday, January 02, 2009
CNN and TIME Justify the Killing of Palestinian Civilians in Gaza (read between the lines)
In an article by TIME and published by CNN titled: The Strategic Price of Israel's Gaza Assault, the writer states:

"...Hamas — and the civilian population it represents — paid a heavy price in human casualties over the weekend..."

This statement also means "...Hamas - and the civilian population that supports it...." in an innuendo to the idea that the people are also responsible for their government's actions.

This same idea is the basis of all terrorist activity in the world. Terrorists view civilians -especially in western democratic states- as being responsible for what their governments do, and therefor, justifying their killing. The statement also holds a new tone that refers to the Palestinian "People" by their political affiliations, when so far across time, they have always been referred to as one people.

I hope Arab media can learn from Western media and adress the deeper long term picture rather than pick on the surface.

Finally, I urge everyone to send a letter to the editor: Click here and voice your outrage at their support for civilian killings.

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On January, 03, 2009 10:48 PM , needofchange
from United Kingdom said:

Israel is funded and armed by the USA who's agenda is world domination. You can't reason with people who believe everything they do is right, and everything you do is wrong. Israel does not want a Palestinian state, so it will do what the American's do. Demonize the Palestinians as terrorists. The Arab people need to boycott all products made, or from Israel, America & the UK. Even though most Arab nations have western puppet governments, the people from those nations, millions of people have the power within their hands to hurt Israel in their pocket. Eat sand, rather than eat any food from Israel. Israel is in the worst of locations, and it know it. Only trade with Arabs, with Arab goods. America can no longer fund Israel, it is financially ruined. Israel will weaken in all ways soon when their sponsor falls into bankruptcy.

On January, 04, 2009 9:29 PM , laithz
from Jordan said:

I happen to agree here. An economic boycott would deal a great blow to the US and Israel at this point, and strengthen local economies as a side-effect

On February, 03, 2009 9:14 PM , Keren said:

Dear Laith,

I happened to visit your blog because I'm a software engineer and was looking for conversions from gregorian to hijri calendar. Then I saw your posts about the Gaza War and I would like to give you my perspective of the things as an Israeli civilian.

I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's not true that Israel does not want a Palestinian state. At a matter of fact, Israel removed any of its population from the Gaza Strip 2.5 years ago as a first step in order to let the Palestinians build their own country, build their education system, build their lives. But what did the Palestinians do with the Hamas regime? They got many missiles, got armed, they invest all their money and energy on terrorism instead of building their lives, they teach their children to blind hatred at school, and they bombed Israeli civilian population day after day for the last 8 years (and continue to do so right now that the attack against Gaza is over).

The Israelis do not enjoy to see innocent people suffer, and I know that many did. However, Hamas is using the civilian population in Gaza as a live shield - they fire their rockets from centers of civilian population, and they are doing so BECAUSE THEY KNOW that Israel is trying not to harm civil population, and so they plan on Israel not responding (as was the case for 8 years). Hamas does not care about the Palestinian's lives, Hamas does not want to build a Palestinian State and live in peace with Israel as neighbour.

Let me ask you something, If someone hit you in the face - you could sit still and not hit back because you wouldn't want to hurt him. But then he would hit you again, and again and again. You don't like to fight. I think eventually you will get tired or sitting still. This is what happened to us. Hamas brought the war on the Palestinian population (which voted for it). And believe me, I do want peace, I want a Palestinian State next to ours, I want to eat Hummus i

On February, 03, 2009 9:18 PM , Keren said:

in Gaza one day, and I want them to come to visit me. I really hope (as all Israelis do) we could talk instead of fight. It's just that we don't have a partner to talk to.

I wish you all the best.

On March, 05, 2009 1:56 AM , افلام
from Egypt said:

Demonize the Palestinians as terrorists. The Arab people need to boycott all products made, or from Israel, America & the UK.

On March, 05, 2009 1:57 AM , افلام عربية
from Egypt said:

in Gaza one day, and I want them to come to visit me. I really hope (as all Israelis do) we could talk instead of fight. It's just that we don't have a partner to talk to.

On March, 05, 2009 1:59 AM , افلام عربية
from Egypt said:

in Gaza one day, and I want them to come to visit me. I really hope (as all Israelis do) we could talk instead of fight. It's just that we don't have a partner to talk to.



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