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Israel is nothing special. Israel is just a normal country like all others. Don't be too arrogant. ...
That is a message I am down with also. The days of thinking of Israel as a victim are over for me. They are stealing land and refuse to recognize that as a blatant criminal act. Not that I'm a Hamas supporter, but Israel has created an apartheid state and can blame itself as much as anyone for it's problems.
I completely agree.
J. J. Phillips, you can't just dismiss all criticism of Israel as ignorance, or antisemitism. Like it or not, Israelis have to take a long, hard look at what they're doing - the alternative is, as saddampbuh described above, they will eventually find themselves isolated and under sanctions, much like South Africa under Apartheid.