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Shit is heating up within Israels government over the flotilla incident...

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The Overfiend:
Of course a historical context is relevant. You have to look at it from a historical context as well. Israel sees itself as a Western nation. The West too, arguably, sees Israel as a Western nation.


Historically, Western nations that were developing implemented a system that favored their racial, ethnic and religious creed.

Later, when that creed had been safeguarded through time, power and wealth, Western nations were then able to relax and socially liberalize their laws and ideals. Israel is going through the same process.


Australia had a whites only immigration policy that only ended in the 1950s, and that continued indirectly for some years after.

If you look at what Israel is doing now, its only what nearly every other Western or Western influenced liberal democracy has done before it in some way.

virtuoso:

However the state of Israel is already very clear, the borders were created, this isn't about the boundaries of Israel, it is about the territories they have occupied since 1967. Historical justification is no justification for the here and now shitting on the Palestinians like they were sub human.

The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES:
It's gonna be a real hot summer...  FOR EVERYBODY.

The Overfiend:

--- Quote from: virtuoso on June 20, 2010, 05:31:28 AM ---
However the state of Israel is already very clear, the borders were created, this isn't about the boundaries of Israel, it is about the territories they have occupied since 1967. Historical justification is no justification for the here and now shitting on the Palestinians like they were sub human.

--- End quote ---

I never said it was. But thats the reality of nation building. Not much will change.

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