Quote from: redsn0w on April 11, 2015, 01:32:42 PM

Quote from: J. J. Phillips on April 10, 2015, 04:22:33 PM

Yes. Both the Arabs and the Jews have weapons and are willing to use them. This is a balanced view.

I posted the Hamas picture because the previous picture showed an Jew pointing a gun at a defiant Arab with armed only with a camera. That is an unbalanced view. It's a false narrative that much of the world wants to push, for reasons already made clear.

So... can I ask you only one thing? Who is in the side of the truth (in your point of view)? The actual (oppressed) Palestinian people or israeli ones? I want to say another time that I don't support the israeli government (aka politics). Thanks for your attention.

Your question is: "Who is in the side of the truth (in your point of view)?"

As mentioned before, truth is a property of statements. If a statement is formulated clearly and all ambiguity is removed, then one can consider whether it is true or false. Truth is not a property of people or population groups or countries. As a consequence, your question literally makes as much sense as this:

"Which is more on the side of the truth? A Honda or a Toyota?"

How would you answer such a question?

In spite of the obvious communication problems, I want to assure you that everyone knows you oppose the Israeli government and their policies. If you're worried that your opinion about this isn't coming through, I assure you that this position has been clear from all your posts.

I will say these two things:

(1) I believe most Israelis would like to find a solution to live in peace next to an independent Palestinian state that does not attack them. My evidence for this is Israel's history of making peace deals with neighbors and offering peace deals to various Palestinian representatives.

(2) I believe most Palestinians will settle for nothing less than the utter destruction of Israel. My evidence for this is the history of intafadas, the creation and election of Hamas (who are explicit about their genocidal desires), suicide bombings, and rocket attacks. I think it will be extremely difficult for most Palestinians to ever accept Israel as a nation. If you want to get a sense of how difficult it would be, just notice how difficult it is for you to accept Israel as a proper noun.

Given these two beliefs, it is not surprising I defend Israel, and I defend Israel's right to defend herself. Probably most of you don't believe (1) or (2). I won't ask because I've already asked a lot of questions in previous posts and almost everyone ignores almost every one of them. This is not the way to advance any understanding of our positions. In the future, I reserve the right to reply to questions directed at me by repeating one of my previous questions that got ignored.