Israel

Sir, with all due respect I'm not sure you know exactly what you're talking about. Israel's human rights record in the West Bank is not pristine, but appreciate record is hard to keep when you are up against an enemy as determined as the terrorists who attack Israel. Your abuse mistreatment and excessive force claims are unfounded, except for home demolition, which is a necessary evil to reduce the threat of terrorism, but more importantly, when it happens it is because the homes are built illegally. The people you are currently defending have a terrifyingly horrible record of Human Rights when they were in charge of the country where Israel now stands. Please look it up. Simply put, the Palestinians who live in the West Bank are a security threat to Israel. When they follow the law, they are considered full citizens of the state of Israel, and are subject to the same treatment of Jews and Christians when they break a serious law. And you are still forgetting that even though the West Bank is considered occupied territory, Israel was attacked by the country who had previously occupied it beforehand, and took the West Bank as a security measure. In the 2000 peace Summit it was offered up almost in its entirety for Peace by Israel, but the offer was refused by Yasser Arafat, not the Israeli state. In fact the King of Jordan and I quote said that yes there are thoughts decision was a sin to the Palestinians. The 2002 Summit you are referring to was started by the Arabs but included exorbitant demands, ones that when offered by Israel in 2000 were turned down so that Syria and Egypt could attack Israel. My statement on the Muslim religion is not speculation, it is the word of the Quran, the Muslims holy book, and I think you need to research the Muslim religion before responding. Of course Israel is interested in peace, it has offered large amounts of land for peace, successfully with Egypt and Jordan, but is constantly working towards peace progress and ceasefire. If Palestinian terrorists were to Simply stop attacking Israelis, then a peaceful resolution could be met. I do not understand how you can think that the slaughter of women and children is somehow a protest of Israel's occupation of the West Bank. You also neglect to mention that during the time where Israel had no occupation of any territories West Bank golan or otherwise, terrorism was still a daily threat, and many Israelis died due to attacks. The countries that surround Israel and the many of the Palestinians who live in it have been trying to destroy Israel from day one. Literally, day one. As soon as Israel was created, all of the surrounding Arab Nations attacked at once in an attempt to destroy the new state. You still do not address the fact that the Palestinians refused to give up anything for peace, and it is always the Israelis who must sacrifice land or lives for short-lived peace always violated by the Arabs/Palestinians. Did you know that Israel is one of the only countries in the world who has never started a war? How amazing is that. The reason why Israel should keep building settlements is because there is no reason why they shouldn't. It is their land to build settlements on, after the country who used to own it attacked them. I find that your refusal to condemn these terrorist organizations by name horrifying. Jewish terrorism in the region is so very rare and the Jewish religion calls in no way for an act of violence. The Quran on the other hand calls for the obliteration of those who refuse to accept the rule of Islam. before the state of Israel Islamic terrorism was still committed constantly, in their own countries and in Pre israel palestine. Moreover terrorism has never been undertaken by the Jewish religion in any way not even by a single sect. In your final statement you say that if anything the constant Terror threat should encourage Israel to centralize itself for protection. I think that statement should expose the hypocrisy of your argument very well. Think about it. The fact that Israel is being attacked by terrorists means that Israel should give in to the terrorist demands for its own good is what you said. That's a disgusting statement. Israel is a growing Nation who expands for its needs, not as an aggressive anti-palestinian campaign. Before posting your response please research the Islamic religion, and the book The Satanic Verses. It exposes the violence in Islam, but you really understand the issue that you are trying to grapple with, read Alan dershowitz, the Case for Israel. That book turned a radical Islamic terrorist into a pro-israel advocate. If it can't convince you nothing can.