David Furst/AFP -- Getty ImagesNYTimes Caption: An Israeli soldier and his sister, a settler in Neve Dekalim, comfort each other near a synagogue.
This has to be one of the most emotionally strong pictures I've seen.
posted by BrownsvilleGirl at 2:21 AM
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I personally dont have an iota of sympathy for the settlers.
However it must be said that there is something inherently wrong in making Gaza a Jew free zone.
I think the settlements from Gaza and West Bank need to go but that does not mean that the West Bank and Gaza should be Jew free zones.
Jews should have the ability to live in both the West Bank and Gaza. Any future permanent settlement with the Palestinians should include a concession by which the Jews would be allowed to immigrate and live in West Bank and Gaza under Palestinian law.
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Two jews, three opinions. While we might love to argue about anything, we're not ignorant on what we argue about. :-)
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"I feel sympathetic to ppl who are evicted from their homes and have their dreams and ideals crushed".
So now you know how the Palestinians felt/still feeling and will continue to feel as the settlements continue on the West Bank.
A clarification on the 'iota of sympathy or the lack of it' :
I dont have sympathy for the secular settlers who went to live there because they were getting breaks on their mortgages.
I do feel sympathy for the religious settlers who hold a genuine belief that God himself wanted Jews to live in Gaza.
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"as the settlements continue on the West Bank"
should read
"as the settlements continue to EXPAND on the West Bank"
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