From: shalan@engr.latech.edu (Shivram Halan)
Subject: Re: raman rajagopal/jews
Reply-To: shalan@engr.latech.edu
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 20:56:42 GMT

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>	I would like to sympathesize with the Jews for their suffering
>during the Nazi Holocaust, but that sympathy is diluted somewhat
>by the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians.  Similarly, I am
>unable to see how the afore-mentioned individuals have ANY moral
>high ground to stand on when they are willing to become the
>oppressor when they stand to benefit.

>- raman rajagopalan

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	You would LIKE TO SYMPATHIZE!!!!!! Incredible. you must be deeply immersed in the PLO papers. Most nations are co-operating to the hilt in identifying and arresting nazi's involved in the holocaust and bringing them to justice. This was a crime committed in another country. why should peru, argentina.... be a part of this global search. the answer is that such a crime is horrendous and no nation can forgive or accept any kind of justification that led to such mass destrruction, elimination and savagery.

 	You fail to understand that israel is still a country whose survival is at stake every second. You think that they are brutalizing the palestinians. Who are the people responsible for so many israeli children killed,.... What about the intifadah, jihad.... This is not a damn christmas party or a peaceful pro palestine rally Mr. Rajagopal. These are death squads. Knock knock ?? anybody home. 

	If the U.S. of A  had not supported israel do you think israel would be israel? would you issue such a senseless statement? The fight is not just for an occupied land, the fight is also for the total annhilation of the jews. If you ask the moslems they will tell you that the koran says "those who do not believe in allah are infidels, kill them." This was told to me by a moslem friend of mine who was not a fanatic. Why was anwar sadat assasinated??? because he tried to make peace with israel. Read david be


n gurion, yitzhak shamir, Benjamin netanyahu, Moshe dayan, golda meir.. 

	Today the fight is for a free palestine. while the desire to eliminate the jews is just a dream to many arabs, it is still on their minds.( Not all, but many fundamentalist). 

	The jews were offered Uganda by the british.These jews were jews from germany, poland and other eastern european countries. They refused and were put up temporarily in where israel is currently. This land was occupied by jews earlier, the birthplace of jesus christ (incidently -was born a jew). The jews were there before the christians and before the moslems. who do you think are rightful occupants of israel. You seem to be confused with  the jews present before and the jews who were moved to israel.

	You seem to see them as an oppressor. I see them as a nation built on the blood sweat and tears of fellow israelis, friends, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, sons, and daughters. If israel was to falter just once, or be weak you and I would be crying hoarsely for the U. N. to take action. And by then.... ...we would be witness to the next holocaust. why did saddam hussein fire scuds at israel when the primary players were different. he expected that the other arab nations, would be involved an


d would join together against a common enemy.

	IF YOU NEED TO OFFER JUSTIFICATION FOR YOUR ARGUMENTS USE EXAMPLES WHERE APPROPRIATE. Don't undermine the pain and suffering that israel has gone through by using them to justify you warped arguments.

shivram halan 
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