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Reader comment on item: Israel's Stunning Response to Palestinian Aggression

Submitted by Tony C (United Kingdom), Sep 23, 2013 at 10:49

I disagree that this is an appropriate response. To me it seems that the Islraeli government is using the shooting of the Israeli soldier in two ways. One, to further their own agenda of building more settlements. And two, to de-incentivise the Palastinians from these sorts of attacks / murders.

To me, the response not doesn't just fail to address the root cause of the attack but it can also provoke further attacks as well as causing confusion in the eyes of many people and nations as to weather this is an appropriate response or a biased, convenient response to further the pre-existing objective of building settlements wrapped up and presented as an non-aggressive response.

A bit like a hungry, sweet-toothed father who says to his child at a dinner party full of guests "Right, now because you've mis-behaved I'm going to take away your sweets and eat them some of them myself". This may suit the father down to the ground but by the father choosing a punishment that satisfies his craving, this might cause doubt in the childs mind as whether the father chose that punishment because it fits the crime or weather he's metering out this munishment because he's hungry.

Wouldn't it be better to listen to the mother and simply lock the sweets away, rather than the father eating the sweets himself? The other dinner party guests might also prefer the option that still punishes but has less risk of provoking the child even more.

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2the responce [62 words]ДеметраSep 25, 2013 11:13210041
An Appropriate Response [110 words]JerrySep 25, 2013 05:32210028
Enough of Hebron being a killing field of Jews [42 words]NuritGSep 24, 2013 21:02210019
Correcting mistake: Enough of Hebron being a killing field of Jews by Arabs since 1929 [49 words]NuritGSep 25, 2013 21:00210019
Aftermath [53 words]David W. LincolnSep 24, 2013 12:30210004
Not enough ! [55 words]A DSep 24, 2013 11:55210003
In a game of chess the pawn never settles for long on it's square. [118 words]LynnSep 24, 2013 08:40209996
robust an appropriate word [36 words]mythSep 24, 2013 07:28209995
1why wait for an attack? [5 words]SandySep 23, 2013 18:51209987
2An Appropriate Response [108 words]Chaim ForerSep 23, 2013 18:22209985
1I should be the Prime Minister [40 words]martinSep 23, 2013 17:07209984
ISRAEL MUST HIT HARD [86 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
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Punish by taking land. [91 words]peter knopflerSep 23, 2013 11:47209976
1Peace [70 words]William LeeSep 23, 2013 11:38209974
Naughty child, naughty parent? [249 words]Tony CSep 23, 2013 10:49209972
2Back during Operation Cast Lead.... [116 words]Opinionated VogonSep 23, 2013 10:02209969
Killing Jews [28 words]steven LSep 23, 2013 09:34209967
1Reply to Mr. Pipes Sept.23, 2013. [83 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
MartinSep 23, 2013 09:06209966
Weak response to terror [93 words]George KeselmanSep 23, 2013 09:02209964
1Bravo for Netanyahu [410 words]John W. McGinleySep 23, 2013 08:54209963

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