| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Peaceful march of Jews in London to support Israel...... | |
| Posted by: | Ivonne Holliday | |
| Date/Time: | 13/12/23 10:44:00 |
| Good morning Steven Rose, Apologies for this very delayed reply. "Hamas has no authority to fight for the rights of Palestinians on the West Bank". I am not too sure what the reason for this statement is. Yes, the figure of 17,000 Palestinian dead reported by Al Jazeera was provided by Hamas. It was also quoted by the BBC and it confirmed the source. You ask "what country can tolerate the existence across its border of a terrorist organization dedicated to the extermination of its people?" Well, many countries have had to face terrorist organizations (remember the IRA?). But the Israelis have confirmed recently they are also in pursuit of the total destruction of Hamas. It has to be, otherwise the degree of destruction of buildings and life in Palestine (similar to those we saw on TV during the Syrian war as well as those perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine) are not justified as defence. And yes, we all saw these horrific images on TV from the safety of Putney. I am glad you mentioned WWII. As far as I understand it, the battles were between the easily identifiable armies on both sides. The problem with terrorists is that they do not wear uniform, hence cannot be identified. You also mention the "menace of the Nazis". From what I have learnt, the Battle of Britain was fought mainly by Polish pilots; their contributions and skills during the battle are more than famous! Also, it is my understanding that the Germans were trying to invade the UK but the UK was not trying to invade Germany at the time. The bombing of Dresden, on the other hand, was horrific! A very important difference WWII and the Israel-Gaza war is that for the former, there was one clear perpetrator and for the latter, both sides are perpetrators. Thank you. |