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Turn the other cheek? Love your enemy?

Reader comment on item: Fourteen Terrorist Attacks a Day against Israel
in response to reader comment: The Enemy

Submitted by Jaymz (United States), Mar 26, 2008 at 15:19

Wow, fourteen attacks a day. They must be counting swear-words and children giving the finger to the IDF.

To Larry & Jennifers quotes... "For each palestinian or hamas rocket, deliver 5." - well, this is what is happening. Each week, the IDF kill around a dozen people in Gaza... almost 50% of them 'innocent civilians'

And that's the problem really, isn't it? - How will there ever be peace if folks like yourself advocate retaliation & revenge, and they do the same? How will there ever be peace when both sides want to teach each other a lesson? Is there any difference between your words and those from Hamas?

Neither side can win this, and neither side can lose. The Palestinians may be defeated, but unless Israel pulls a Hitler, you can't quash their desire to live as free people. The more you try, the more they'll fight back and turn to extremism.

If you aren't reaching out to your enemy, you're part of the conflict. A famous chap once said, "Love your enemy," and "turn the other cheek." Even if he wasn't the son of god, he had a good point.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Is The UN The Root Cause Of Global Terrorism? [1928 words]Josh GreenbergerMar 2, 2008 12:15121547
Urgent: 200 Rockets GENOCIDING Jews [53 words]YnnatchkahJan 21, 2008 15:09118688
Do the Palestinians a favor. Return their rockets to them! [134 words]DrRJPDec 14, 2007 13:08116165
Isra-el: Wrestling with the G-d of Liberalism & losing [294 words]James BurkeDec 9, 2007 16:27115969
The value of naming the enemy as THE ENEMY [185 words]jennifer solisDec 9, 2007 15:29115967
The Enemy [249 words]LarryJan 15, 2008 17:19115967
Turn the other cheek? Love your enemy? [192 words]JaymzMar 26, 2008 15:19115967

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