>>Nothing can ever unwind what happened to the Jewish people in the 1930s and 1940s. (And before and since). That doesn't excuse the constantly aggressive actions of Israel. Armed to the teeth, courtesy of the U.S., they are belligerent aggressors against a poor people who don't even have a place to call their own. Jerusalem is the birthplace of three of the world's great religions and Israel claims it as their own.
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>Mike, I just learned this today.
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>One of IDFs brigades (Golani Brigade) has a Druse commander (Druse are Arabs.)
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>http://www.jpost.com/Defense/First-Druse-officer-to-command-Golani-Brigade-329705
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>Israel is not anti-Arab (not saying you said it, but others implied it). Those loyal to Israel can stay there, regardless of their ethnicity.
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>I'm going to repeat this so long as this debate continues. If Israelis put down their guns, they'd be destroyed. If their enemies (those who have sworn to crush Israel) would put down their guns, you'd generally have peace. But Hamas' stated goal is to kill Israelis - and so long as they try, Israel is going to fight fire with more fire.


Suprised that you've only just heard of the Druse.

the best comment I've head here is John Ryans about giving people something to lose.