Talk is rising of a ‘clash of civilizations’. But the problem isn’t culture, it’s politics – from 9/11 to Guantanamo, Iraq to Iran. This clash is not inevitable, and we don't want it.
So where to start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key symbol of the rift between Islam & the West. It's time to step up and take the initiative.
Add your voice to the petiton bellow and we'll put billboards demanding REAL PEACE TALKS NOW in the streets of Jerusalem.............
http://www.avaaz.org/en/index.php
2007-05-24 07:25:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
a key issue,but the not the only major one
2007-05-24 07:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
OK little John John, see here's the problem: The various Islamic factions have been trying to exterminate the Jews for centuries. How do you make peace with people that want you wiped off the face of the earth? If I were the Israeli Prime Minister I'd wipe them all out before they could exterminate the Jews. Secondly the Palestinians were given the opportunity to have their own country when the Israel was created. They and the rest of the Islamic refused to compromise so they got nothing. Now they want to start whining "no fair". SCREW them they should have taken the deal that the UN offered them 50 years ago. We won't even discuss what the PLO did in the 1972 Munich Olympics. Oh yeah what about Arafat? For years he held the world hostage and we gave him a Nobel Peace prize. What the hell was the world thinking? The United States alone has given the PLO close to a BILLION dollars. What happened to all that money? Well Arafat has a real nice mansion while the rest of the Palestinians live in relative poverty. Why doesn't the rest of the Islamic world offer the Palestinians a home? They don't want the Palestinians either....but they are happy watching Palestinians try to kill Jews. There is no peace with people like this you either kill them or they kill you.
2007-05-24 07:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check out an excellent text that looks at several issues and events from the viewpoints of both Israeli and Palestinian students, one on each side of a page spread. It's called "Learning Each Other's Historical Narrative." It's from the Peace Research Institute in the Middle East, written by an Israeli scholar and a Palestinian scholar.
2016-05-17 05:01:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound just like your Nemesis. Pointing us to a propaganda web site such as this. What do you want????
The same thing every Radical Islamic War crazed Palestinian wants????
They will never rest until every Israeli is dead. They will then not rest until the entire western civilization is destroyed.
There have been over 1200 missiles and mortar rounds shot into Israel from the Gaza strip since Israel pulled out of Gaza.
If you love their ideology so much I will gladly sign a petition to send YOU over there, to wave your pitiful excuse for peace flag.Who know we might even be able to reattach your head after they cut it off. I Will also donate a few dollars to get you on your way.
If you really want to give peace a chance, Spray a militant Muslim with pork juice today.
My Opinion
2007-05-24 07:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by jandl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Firstly the Israeli-Palestinian conflic does not even feature when one talks about Islam and the West. Chaos is now the norm in almost every Islamic state. The real issue is that the destiny of the West is the magnificent flight of the eagle the destiny of most of the Islamic countries is like the creeping rat. These nations lack insight, their exaggerated chauvinistic revolutionary nationalism and most inportant their misinterpretation of the Koran leaves the West no room to welcome Islam ito their arms.
2007-05-24 07:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've read several papers which indicate that if we solved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, all other Middle East problems woul practically disappear.
I believe that...having lived in Lebanon and seeing what the over-flow of this conflict has done to my country I can tell you that much.
Problem is, the West NEEDS instability in the Middle East, or they will no longer be able to justify their support for Israel. As long as Israel is rife with problems the US can spend billions of dollars in aid there. Same with Saudia Arabia...if Iraq and Iran and other countries were stable oil producers, we couldn't justify our relationship with the Saud family.
It's all about Western influence, my friend.
2007-05-24 07:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by Waiting and Wishing 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes. but, if the Mediterranean Union is established, there would be peace between Palestinian and Israel. because, money is more important than ideology
2007-05-24 07:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is for many muslims, yes, I can accept that it is.
For westerners, the key sticking point is Islamist terrorism.
2007-05-24 07:30:26 · answer #8 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Organized Religion has created more hate and destruction in the world than all the political factions combined.
2007-05-24 07:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by Don W 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
When Bin Laden and Al Zawhari said its their job to kill anyone who doesn't respect Allah exactly as he does, there is a lot more to their hatred than just politics.
2007-05-24 07:29:04 · answer #10 · answered by Relax Guy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋