tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post5905388648296562218..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: My Terrorist, Your Terrorist AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-61437953376637046312016-04-18T13:02:50.710+01:002016-04-18T13:02:50.710+01:00Niall,
you are right on face value. We tend to ne...Niall,<br /><br />you are right on face value. We tend to need more. But Israeli reaction is always OTT. They try to portray every problem as a nail so that they can hit it with a hammer. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34543622131222534492016-04-18T12:55:23.345+01:002016-04-18T12:55:23.345+01:00AM,
Agree about Avnery. I've read him for yea...AM,<br />Agree about Avnery. I've read him for years and will continue to do so. I think it is a case of OTT when all those other factors are taken in to account. Because of the quagmire that is Middle-East politics it is hard to know their reasoning behind the statement and Avnery is much better placed and experienced than I but sometimes face value is hard to accept........for me anyway! Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-10044449589626617302016-04-18T12:33:08.941+01:002016-04-18T12:33:08.941+01:00Niall,
I think Avnery is a useful barometer of Is...Niall,<br /><br />I think Avnery is a useful barometer of Israeli opinion which he depicts in less than flattering terms. But your final question is the one that has to be addressed. Max Blumenthal's book Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel certainly suggests it does not take much to send the monster into a furious tailspin. The increasing lurch to the right, the strengthening of AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83643423677687657732016-04-18T12:18:41.105+01:002016-04-18T12:18:41.105+01:00AM,
Completely agree with the tactical question qu...AM,<br />Completely agree with the tactical question quandary but I don't think that they did it for no good reason....they've sent a clear message to the Arab League and in particular the Saudi’s and their influence of the League’s relationship with Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and the war in Syria and the Yemen. They’ve nailed their colours to the mast with that statement and I’ve no Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51572046955590282692016-04-18T09:04:29.651+01:002016-04-18T09:04:29.651+01:00Niall,
you might be right but he asks a very tact...Niall,<br /><br />you might be right but he asks a very tactical question about doing things for no good reason or discernible advantage. Something physical force republicans might learn from if they think about it.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-41732633246064863302016-04-18T08:44:52.178+01:002016-04-18T08:44:52.178+01:00To not say anything would have been appeasement an...To not say anything would have been appeasement and past experience of how Israel treats it Palestinian citizens would indicate that they really didn't have anything to lose by speaking out......who cares that they upset the Israelis?Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.com