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Daniel Wigton | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Because it is always wrong to hate. What Israel is doing is indefensible, as is what Hezbollah etc all are doing. The only right side are ordinary people caught in the cross-fire.

That being said, I somewhat suspect Israel is doing a "live by the sword, die by the sword" act. They had their chance to break the circle of violence and coexist, even if uneasily for a few generations, but they seem to declare that they cannot. If this doesn't turn into repentance soon, I don't know what future they have, no matter how clever they are or who their friends are.

Hamas etc. also had many chances to respond with peace. Yes the settlements made that difficult, but not impossible.
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Suhail | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 There’s no peace with terrorists. Israel must not exist.
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meyer_btc | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Here we go again…Did you read and comprehend anything he said above? 

you didn’t need to add “Israel must not exist”. When you say that you undermine everything you claim to stand for. You are advocating for wiping out an entire nation. I would say you are the terrorist
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meyer_btc | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Glad @damus has contributors that are openly calling for the elimination of Israel

Yesterday was the anniversary of the largest attack on Jews since the holocaust carried out by actual terrorists which we all saw your “country” celebrate and cheer for. Meanwhile you are still out here calling for the elimination of an entire country. 

No sympathy for you. Keep bitching and complaining about the “terrorists”
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Daniel Wigton | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This is the same mistake that Israel makes, assuming that the other side is solely driven by hate and that they can't be reasoned with. Terrorist is a convenient term that gets used to paint a group as someone who will keep committing atrocities until eliminated. 

If both sides assume it of the other then there will not be peace. If you assume it of them then they are correct in assuming it of you. You declare that they must not be reasoned with, that makes you the unreasonable people they assume you to be.

This is simple logic. Your hatred is killing you. Their hatred is killing them. Knock it off!

 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all you mind, and with all your strength."

"Love your neighbor as your self."

"But who is my neighbor" 

Then Jesus tells a story that is basically the roots of today's conflicts. The Good Samaritan. But now you are the protagonist, the Christian, the inheritors of the promise of Abraham through Jesus Christ and it is to you to Love the neighbor with the incomplete understanding of the truth.