>>>>>>>>And how you can be such insensitive? A fried turkey with chestnut more important for you?
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>>>>>>>>http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-leaders-lie-civilians-die-and-lessons-of-history-are-ignored-1215045.html
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>>>>>>>Do you feel anyone here has an obligation to race onto the UT and post a diatribe against Israel every time they retaliate against Hamas? You seem to have concluded that nobody is bothered by the current offensive -- which their Prime Minister called "an all-out war" today -- because nobody posted about it. The attacks have been condemned by the UN and many individual governments, including the U.S. I suspect many agree with me that Israel has overreacted.
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>>>>>>You put your own feelings a bit ahead of real events. U.S. government did not condemn Israeli strikes, even UN didn't make any statements yet.
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>>>>>WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN GORDON JOHNDROE: "Hamas' continued rocket attacks into Israel must cease if the violence is to stop. Hamas must end its terrorist activities if it wishes to play a role in the future of the Palestinian people. The United States urges Israel to avoid civilian casualties as it targets Hamas in Gaza."
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>>>>>The UN Security Council called for an end to hostilities yesterday.
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>>>>How nice of you to correct your previous statement. I didn't even demand it.
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>>>Actually it was your statement I was correcting, unless you want to quibble over the meaning of condemned.
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>>I kindly advise you to re-read White House statement, that you re-posted, and find there the word 'condemned' used, as you regretfully continue saying, in regard to Israel strikes.
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>Do they have to use the exact same word? Maybe "condemned" was a little strong but the White House was certainly not praising Israel, specifically the targeting of civilian areas.
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>I suspect it is pointless to debate you and Alan about this. Like Israel, you're not going to give an inch.

There is a huge distance between 'condemn' and 'praise'. In regard to your ethnic proposition, it is totally wrong by simple consideration. As you hopefully understand, this issue is not the only one where we have dissimilar opinions, so trivializing it this way is not reasonable, at best.