tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post113828356895281136..comments2024-02-23T12:31:13.087+02:00Comments on something something: PerceptionsLizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15609930323114894886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138567719227824252006-01-29T22:48:00.000+02:002006-01-29T22:48:00.000+02:00Thank you for taking the time to answer me cordial...Thank you for taking the time to answer me cordially ,I dont know how old or how long you have been in Israel ? you have over looked 2 factors 1- people can and they have been sustaining hunger and poverty for many years ,yet this did not change feelings of discontent to Israel ,2- do you recall the Hagana and Stern the two terror organisations that established Israel ,how many of the Israeli Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138522831334475982006-01-29T10:20:00.000+02:002006-01-29T10:20:00.000+02:00savtadotty: The question is, will Hamas ever reach...<B>savtadotty:</B> The question is, will Hamas ever reach that kind of decision? I heard this morning on the radio that while Hamas is not planning to alter its current ideology, it would not object to an open-ended cease fire. This may be the best thing that Israel could hope for, under the circumstances.<BR/><BR/><B>roba:</B> I fear that you may be right, and am especially concerned as to how Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609930323114894886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138496644471480802006-01-29T03:04:00.000+02:002006-01-29T03:04:00.000+02:00Wait and see, they might just surprise us all. I h...Wait and see, they might just surprise us all. I hope.<BR/><BR/>And now for something completely different: Tagged you, you're it.Udgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949287559886228889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138454469707461392006-01-28T15:21:00.000+02:002006-01-28T15:21:00.000+02:00Hamas 73% electoral gain , I would be remiss if I ...Hamas 73% electoral gain , I would be remiss if I neglected to address aspect of Palestinian attitudes towards Israel as an abrasive occupying power , and the part these attitudes might have played in the elections as well. The question that comes to mind is how much emphasis Palestinians placed on Hamas' not all those who voted for Hamas have any political affinity to Hamas as much as for what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138373751715308622006-01-27T16:55:00.000+02:002006-01-27T16:55:00.000+02:00Very interesting post. I have linked to it on my ...Very interesting post. I have linked to it on my blog, DemoBLog, which covers global democracy struggles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138355521696044202006-01-27T11:52:00.000+02:002006-01-27T11:52:00.000+02:00Excellent questions. I know that many of my frien...Excellent questions. I know that many of my friend's in the US voted for Bush while being completely opposed to some of his standpoints. And others who went for Kerry for no other reason than, "he isn't George W". Are these sound voting principals? Maybe. Is voting for the better of two bad choices sound? I suppose it is better than not voting at all. It is entirely possible that some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138336421917159452006-01-27T06:33:00.000+02:002006-01-27T06:33:00.000+02:00This is an interesting post that deals with compli...This is an interesting post that deals with complicated, complex questions. But when I read this sentence, <I>"In my mind, one is a terror organization, and the other two entities political (with varying intellectual capacities)."</I> I laughed out loud. Thanks for lightening things up a bit with some wry humor. It makes every situation a little bit better. :)d.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08723367478934978210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138289970644064042006-01-26T17:39:00.000+02:002006-01-26T17:39:00.000+02:00I am dismayed that this may cause a stronger shift...I am dismayed that this may cause a stronger shift towards conservatism and religiousness in Palestine- both of which have increased throughout the years as a result of oppression and poverty. And now with the Hamas stated goal of establishing an Islamic theocracy...<BR/><BR/>The skeptic, secular me feels like this will cause a decline in tolerance and open-mindedness, which will thus lead to a Robahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158691893228980012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13482317.post-1138287451335074302006-01-26T16:57:00.000+02:002006-01-26T16:57:00.000+02:00An optimistic interpretation: when Hamas decides t...An optimistic interpretation: when Hamas decides to make real compromises, it will be much easier for Palestinians to swallow, just as Sharon's credibility allowed him to change directions when pragmatism dictated.<BR/><BR/>I hope it won't take too long, and meanwhile they clean up their inflammatory educational materials.SavtaDottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101071675505516473noreply@blogger.com