tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post7021058881578242860..comments2023-07-09T03:48:34.527-04:00Comments on Political Packrat: The Ugly Truth About IsraelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-2121958194493371592010-06-17T09:13:49.236-04:002010-06-17T09:13:49.236-04:00Interesting piece.
I think Israel's blockade ...Interesting piece.<br /><br />I think Israel's blockade is stupid, for many reasons. Mostly, though, I think it harms Israel.LondonGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532160454896753797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-21322246513562192502010-06-05T20:49:47.700-04:002010-06-05T20:49:47.700-04:00This one, I think, is totally about turf-- at leas...This one, I think, is totally about turf-- at least in terms of the Israelis and Palestinians. Oil and politics play a part in who lines up behind who in the conflict, but at its base it is about two groups who both lay claim to the same piece of real estate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-3140911067433790872010-06-05T20:18:02.353-04:002010-06-05T20:18:02.353-04:00Is it common to not understand who is the good guy...Is it common to not understand who is the good guy and the bad guy. I feel stupid at times for not understanding the reasons for this war. It's still about your land/my land? The inability to get along in the playground? Is it oil? Not oil?Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934138733113722317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-72602185730991627542010-06-05T18:06:47.448-04:002010-06-05T18:06:47.448-04:00Essentially, the dispute is about real estate and ...Essentially, the dispute is about real estate and there is no solution. Both sides are saying " You're on my land, get off" further complicated by the fact that both sides feel they have a quit claim deed from God and the Israeli's got their turf the old fashioned way, by conquest. What a mess-- there are lots of compelling arguments but no clear heroes or villains.... and as usual in war-- it is the ordinary people who end up getting screwed on both sides.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-8206978197303494322010-06-05T17:37:09.187-04:002010-06-05T17:37:09.187-04:00As you said, the truth is somewhere in between the...As you said, the truth is somewhere in between the varying accounts, depending if one is pro-Gaza or anti-Gaza.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.com