There's no need for Israel to "destroy a people". The Syrian government is doing it quite well without any interference. The "Golden Age" in Spain was short-lived and when the Almohads conquered Spain, all Jews were forced to convert or flee. Go fly your propaganda someplace where people might believe your garbage.

Hallo David, of course the Fatah Charter is a problem for Israel, that's why Israel should insist on changing the Charter before signing any kind of peace accord with the Palestinians. I think that at least a minority of Palestinians understand that Israel is a reality in ME now wich they have to live with. Israel must work in order to strenghten, not to weaken them. If the life conditions in the West Bank become better (that means also a stop to illegal settlements expansion!), the moderate forces can grow with the sustain of Israel: both sides must work together in order to achieve peace. Abbas is ambiguous, you are right, but perhaps because there are not enough progresses in talks with Israel. He needs concrete successes to make himself credible towards his own people. Israel have to put her conditions and support the Palestinians who are ready for collaboration. That's the way out from the impasse.

you are right but i think that this point was passed ,i think what was happened isnot palastinian will nor israili will but it is their doing,and the future will be onlygodwill ,evry one will get what he deserve .i think israil will get worstand worstbecouse they deserve the worst

For the first time, I am refreshed by reading an op ed piece in YNET. Bravely said Mr Michael. Whatever one's opinions about the ME it is a great step forward to see an Israeli author condemning these atrocities by the ISraeli army - contrary to the many notes from TBers who, like a certain Radovan Karadzic, never, never, never condemn their own people who carry out war crimes - actually not only do they not condemn, but twist and turn and use creative pilpul to justify their ethnic hatreds. The article is fantastic. The TBs are yet again a sad indictment of the cancerous racism in the Zionist community.

"Losers such as B Michael only represent a fringe minority.." in fact, you are seriously wrong there. We could say that it is only now that "losers such as B Michael" are finding a voice and that serious Jewish organisations have for years been speaking out against the evils of the occupation and the evils of racism wtihin Israel. It might be simply a case that "losers such as B Michael" have a voice which is nowhere near as loud as the vulgar supremacist voices of the knee-jerk Israel supporters. However, as with much right-wing criticism of the human rights world, the attempt to undermine critics of Israel's horrendous policies by trying to tar their motives is simply a waste of time. Just as the right wing morons believe they are on the correct path, you must also accept that the left wing morons believe they are struggling for justice. An attempt to achieve an accomodation within the framework of internationally accepted human rights standards would be a first step to healing a sore which has suppurated for over 60 years. Just try and leave the hysteria and name-calling out of it - i.e. under no stretch of the imagination is there anything in B Michael's piece which would indicate, as you have so eloquently written, that he is a "weirdo" - but in fact he comes across as a rather senstivite person with a conscience. Does that really make him a "weirdo"?

After reading this article, my brain walked out on me. Has anyone seen it? Shooting someone with a rubber bullet vs kidnapping and killing them. Where's the logic? Israel should mimic their enemies and kill every last one they capture.

Israel's always been pragmatic. It accepted UNR181, though it wasn't happy with it. It begged Jordan not to join in during '67. It's offered peace multiple times. The lack of real interest in peace by the Pals and most of the world needs to finally be pragmatically accepted, rather than rationalizing why we should support terrorists as "partners" or trade live terrorists for coffins. The simplest thing is one nobody wants to talk about: Why shouldn't the Arabs unconditionally end the war they unconditionally began?

Notice that the anonymous person doesn't address any of the facts posted in the TBs. It just claims that anything that shows the Arabs are the ones who declared and continue to wage the war must be wrong, since that means he/she can't blame Jews. "horrendous policies", point me to any other nation which has been defending itself for 60 years with a better human rights record. The only "racism" is the one shown by the anonymous poster using "zionist" as an insult.