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In reply to the discussion: Will there be peace if Palestinians lay down their arms? [View all]whosinpower1
(85 posts)43. Public opinion has very little effect - sorry to say so
But the only public opinion that Israel cares for is the Israeli public. I point them out because they are the dominant party in this. American public opinion holds very little water - and even less Europe and the rest of the world.
There were countless MILLIONS actively protesting the run up to the Iraq war around the world.......what did it get them....over a million dead Iraqi's, popcorn chewing shock and awe media showstoppers, a global recession, etc, etc.
And you seem to shrug so casually about genocide....you know, because war is war....blah, blah, blah. Genocide is a conscious decision whose moral/ethical underpinnings have no place in modern society - anywhere, period.
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This war is about the tunnels that Palestinians dug out from under the border
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#14
There will be Palestinian subjugation, which is really Israel's goal, don't you think?
ProgressiveMuslim
Aug 2014
#21