Israel/Palestine

procon

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48. Israel remains the oppressor.

Mon May 16, 2016, 11:06 AM

May 2016

Their ongoing civil rights abuses continue unabated. Its been going on for so long now, it's become tradition, part of the cultural norm. Israel can't stop, they have too much invested, too much money to lose to ever agree to any peace or two states at this point. Military force can't be applied to force change, reasoned condemnation has no effect, moral censure hasn't worked, so that leaves economic justice which is having an effect.

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Who’s Really Driving “Grassroots” Anti-Israel Activism (BDS) in America? [View all] shira May 2016 OP

Oh puhleese, BDS protests are not "terrorism", so just stop this nonsence. procon May 2016 #1

BDS org have been shown to be Jew hating bigots King_David May 2016 #2

Don't use outliers to tar everyone else with ugly hate and prejudices. procon May 2016 #4

Just know what company you keep.. King_David May 2016 #5

I'm more concerned with the injustices done to the Palestinian people procon May 2016 #7

Nope King_David May 2016 #8

In summary, it comes down to the BDS side supporting backwardness... shira May 2016 #11

That's bullshit. I can prove w/o question u don't care about injustices to Palestinians.... shira May 2016 #10

So you're now saying that Isreal miitary occupation and subjugation of a whole country procon May 2016 #12

Straw man, never said that. I questioned your bullshit claim of being concerned.... shira May 2016 #13

You keep moving the goalposts. procon May 2016 #14

Shira's not moving any goalposts leftynyc May 2016 #37

Thanks for your thoughtful comment. procon May 2016 #44

Still going on about the oppressed Palestinians? Who do you think you're fooling? shira May 2016 #45

Obama has a political agenda to consider. procon May 2016 #47

That you don't see the irony leftynyc May 2016 #46

Israel remains the oppressor. procon May 2016 #48

They can't stop leftynyc May 2016 #49

That's pretty much what I've suspected for quite some time now. procon May 2016 #50

If you want Palestinian suffering to end with their own state.... shira May 2016 #53

Nice try leftynyc May 2016 #54

No state would ever agree to what you've described. procon May 2016 #55

Yawn leftynyc May 2016 #56

You boycott products from Israel itself? oberliner May 2016 #15

IOW, you want to ignore and deny the fact that BDS is directly connected w/ terror groups. shira May 2016 #3

I have difficulty in believing that your listed sources are completely unbiased. procon May 2016 #6

Yep, Zionists lie. That's your defense and it's pathetic. n/t shira May 2016 #9

I think you should read this in full procon..... Israeli May 2016 #22

"official punishments for pro-Palestinian students are now routine" on US college campuses? oberliner May 2016 #23

Jew haters on campus playing the victim. Sick bastards. n/t shira May 2016 #33

anti-Israelism is a cancer on progressivism ericson00 May 2016 #16

AntiZionism is a new word.... The past incarnation of the same philosophy was called something else King_David May 2016 #17

that is true, tho using the term "anti-Zionism" legitimizes the ideas that ericson00 May 2016 #18

I'm against Zionism, but I'm not anti-Israel. Little Tich May 2016 #36

No. It is an inherent part of Progressivism. aranthus May 2016 #32

And support an leftynyc May 2016 #38

You definitely misread that post or are responding to the wrong person. n/t shira May 2016 #39

You're right leftynyc May 2016 #42

Sorry, I did answer to the wrong person leftynyc May 2016 #41

Not a problem. aranthus May 2016 #51

Why do those 'concerned students' always target Israel? Why not try Iran or Saudi Arabia? Albertoo May 2016 #19

It's not that they just target Israel for bad stuff & not others. They lie & distort.... shira May 2016 #20

Wow, that OP contains a lot of unsupported allegations... Little Tich May 2016 #21

Only like one flavor of Kool-Aid, it seems oberliner May 2016 #24

Nah, Medea Benjamin isn't my flavour, my favorite flavor is Gideon Levy. n/t Little Tich May 2016 #25

Gideon Levy is a liar, propagandist and inciter of terror..... shira May 2016 #27

Do you have a favorite Kool-Aid flavor? Little Tich May 2016 #34

Gotta think on that one.... shira May 2016 #43

Ben Dror Yemini - Ughh... Little Tich May 2016 #57

So find something objectionable and I will shira May 2016 #59

They are the same flavor oberliner May 2016 #30

Let's test that out. Name one for starters..... n/t shira May 2016 #26

There's so much Hasbara in the OP that I barely can see the difference between one turd and another. Little Tich May 2016 #35

The OP looks solid to me. Let's start with AMP links to SJP. shira May 2016 #40

I don't know. Little Tich May 2016 #58

All the companies owned by my family support BDS... yourpaljoey May 2016 #28

Soon your families companies will lose a lot of US investment King_David May 2016 #29

Like which companies? oberliner May 2016 #31

Their actions against the palestinian people. onecaliberal May 2016 #52