grounds for optimism in the Zionist entity-Palestinian problem

[Jon Ford]

The decline in suicide bombing deaths could have two or more causes: one, 
the Palestinians are getting more peaceful and considerate of Israeli human 
life. Two, the Israei self-defense system, border checks, the "wall," etc., 
actually works-- at least on one level, by keeping bombers out of Israel.. 
On the other level, people around the world see Israeli self-defense as 
brutal and inhumane, rather than simple self-preservation.

>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@hotpop.com>
>Reply-To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: grounds for optimism in the Zionist entity-Palestinian 
problem
>Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:28:01 -0600
>
>Jon Ford notorious Zionist wrote:
>
> > Wasn't there a huge terrorist  bombing of an Israeli bus not more 
than two
> > months ago? If there is a highest "red" level of 
terrorist warning in
> > Israel, the light would always be on-- and not from paranoia, 
either.
>
>Perhaps not. I dont know as I dont live there. So the light is always
>on but maybe not always red.
>
>The civilian deaths from suicide bombers totalled 400 in 2002,
>200 in 2003, and 53 so far this year.
>
>To change the subject slightly, Tom Friedman made the following
>points this week: civil war now rages in Iraq between Sunnis and
>American forces. The insurgents have a good supply of suicide
>volunteers and unlike the Palestinians, the suiciders are totally
>anonymous. They dont leave a video for mom & the family as the
>Palestinian suicide bombers do. Again according to Friedman,
>the American forces have no clue as to where the insurgents are
>getting the suicide volunteers from.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>