Live and Let Live, I Say

Live and Let Live, I Say

In my democratic fashion, I'm for giving the other guy an even break. Jews and Arabs have a right to live. When a Jew killed my cat and two weeks later murdered my friend with 41 stab wounds, I came down on the killer with both feet. He got 7 years in the slammer [juvenile offender].
When the Palestinians fired 15 rockets on my town, I was glad to see my two sons doing a job on the offenders. The rocketeers deserved punishment just as my friend's killer.
The government doesn't have to pay me to protect my family from murderers.
I have the DNA Y-chromosome common to Syrians, Palestinians and Jews who live here. Jews built my house in 1948 on what was a Turkish factory parking lot.
There have been many Bible-burners who wanted us 'to fade into the past.' Ironically, we survived and they faded into the past. It's unwise to box with God.

Your Pitch is too Pat Like It Has Been Boilerplated

You might try to lighten up your approach a bit. Too well-written for a casual comment, there is too much hyperbole to be believed. For example, Jews built my house in 1948 on top of the parking lot for a long gone Turkish factory. I visited Gaza City in 1983. It was a pile of rubble then and hasn't changed since. Haifa Arabs have been squatting in unimproved Crusader forts for the past 500 years. I would have thought they would have added plumbing by now.

Hamas refuses to negotiate with Israel. Instead, they offer the one soldier they kidnapped in 2006 Gilad Shalit in exchange for many convicted felons. The last two soldiers we negotiated with Hezbollah came home in coffins.

Hamas broke into Palestinian homes to use the women as human shields and the children as suicide bombers. Such methods won the 'democratic' election for Hamas.

You see; a real democracy Israeli style involves free speech and secret ballots. There are many parties covering a full range of views. There are seven Arab/Israeli Parliamentarians who would probably agree with most items in your comment. If they walked around any Arab World country mouthing your words in English or [gasp] Hebrew, they would be beheaded for knowing too much history.

While you were blaming the Jews for your troubles, the world is passing you by. After alternate energy is adopted, fossil fuels and the economic benefits they bring will vanish. The next time the Iranians smuggle into Gaza 67 tons of weapons, they will demand payment in hard currency.

You Are Confused

You write there are no doves in Israel and then you state that Yigal Emir assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin because he had become a dove. This is a serious deviation from the Arab propaganda line. Syed will be displeased.

You are also confused. The Palestinians began hostilities in 2006 and 2008 and Hezbollah joined them. George Bush, Dick Cheney and many other war criminals say with you they follow Jesus. How does the Jewish Jesus deal with the evil-doers in his flock? Are the Born Again torturers forgiven by Jesus?

Why Does a Christian Denounce Peacemakers?

You write there are no doves in Israel and then you state that Yigal Emir assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin because he had become a dove. This is a serious deviation from the Arab propaganda line. Syed will be displeased.
You are also confused. The Palestinians began hostilities in 2006 and 2008 and Hezbollah joined them. George Bush, Dick Cheney and many other war criminals say with you they follow Jesus. How does the Jewish Jesus deal with the evil-doers in his flock? Are the Born Again torturers forgiven by Jesus?
The peace loving Israelis signed Peace Treaties with Jordan and Egypt. They now negotiate with the Syrians for peace. The extremists condemn all three neighbors for making peace with Israel. Why would a Christian denounce peacemakers?

When Your Confusion Ends Write Me a Postcard

Theologically, you are confused. The Christian Rapture is only for Evangelicals. Those 59 millions who voted for the Bush/Cheney won't see heaven.
Since the Cast Lead so-called cease fire, the Hamas has smuggled in 67 tons of missiles, guns and explosives.
Militarily, you are confused. The Palestinians crave attention and foreign aid. They think starting WWIII would achieve their aims, so they continue hostilities.

As Long as We Are Being Biblical

Have you ever been shot, knifed or bombed? That is reality. My mother cradled me in her arms an unconditional love. Twice more I experienced this. I saw my second son being born. They were miracles enough for a lifetime.
The rest of it is BS a few entertainments to pass the dull years between birth and death. How another man chooses to pass his time is his business, unless he tries to barge into my life. History is replete with one world idealists. Their insights spread to the masses, they melted into tyrannies, empires and worse. In one way or another they sought to make human beings grist for their mills.
They all fail some falling more interestingly than others. The Jews played this game once and almost took over the Roman Empire. Our loss taught us to handle our own lives and to stay out of harm's way.
There will always be a version of the Georgia Guidestones. That's reality the way of the world. Many times those in charge of the planet have tried to crush humanity not to allow the Jews to enjoy the future. When all the false idols of empire have crumbled into dust, the Jews will continue with the Bible.