I agree -- enough blame to go around in this situation. And it just goes to show you, not EVERY Jew or Israeli agrees with what their government does (just like the rest of us don't always love what our government/country does...).
I KNOW it is partisan/biased, but since there are so many links/videos presenting the Palestinian side, I thought I'd throw this out there for parity.
The truth has to be somewhere in the middle, I suspect...
Alexa/Oryx/PM: Can I get an amen!? I've been continuallly astounded and amazed at the fact that they'll cut a kiss scene out of a film in the theaters here, but families have absolutely no problem taking all six of their under-10 kids to a (10 p.m.) showing of "Hellraiser" or some other violent horror movie. Honestly...
I also recall back when I used to teach little kids, I had one little Qatari boy, first grade so he was about 6 years old, who defaced the Israeli flag on the world map in my classroom, said they were "dirty dogs" or something similar. How sad is it that he had already learned to hate the place and the people before he'd even had a chance to meet one of them or find out what the whole situation was about for himself?
I agree -- enough blame to go around in this situation. And it just goes to show you, not EVERY Jew or Israeli agrees with what their government does (just like the rest of us don't always love what our government/country does...).
A youtube video that presents the Israeli side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxiY9rpuOVk
I KNOW it is partisan/biased, but since there are so many links/videos presenting the Palestinian side, I thought I'd throw this out there for parity.
The truth has to be somewhere in the middle, I suspect...
Alexa/Oryx/PM: Can I get an amen!? I've been continuallly astounded and amazed at the fact that they'll cut a kiss scene out of a film in the theaters here, but families have absolutely no problem taking all six of their under-10 kids to a (10 p.m.) showing of "Hellraiser" or some other violent horror movie. Honestly...
I also recall back when I used to teach little kids, I had one little Qatari boy, first grade so he was about 6 years old, who defaced the Israeli flag on the world map in my classroom, said they were "dirty dogs" or something similar. How sad is it that he had already learned to hate the place and the people before he'd even had a chance to meet one of them or find out what the whole situation was about for himself?