The Two-Sided Argument Over Gaza

"Why only the reviled US administration has the courage and the clarity to respond to the Gaza operation without feeling the need to engage in linguistic acrobatics?"

Because free speech in France and the UK, which you site, is being held hostage by big, restive, hostile populations of Muslims. European politicans equivocate over the Islamic war of extermination against Jews/Israel, because "courage and clarity" can result in violence in their streets.  One must understand that Europeans have become Ddhimmis in their own lands, and pity them accordingly.

It also seems to me that Europe's continued thirst for moral equivalence in Gaza is due not only because European multiculturalists are help captive by their (increasingly ridiculous) Leftist ideologies that explain away Islam's medieval treatment of women, gays, etc within their very liberal borders -- but it's also the fact that Israel is a distinctly Jewish state.

After the Holocaust, it seems fair to ask Europeans to refrain from opining about Israel for at least a few hundred years. Jews know the track record of European governments when it comes to us, so we sholdn't be surprised when they seek to contextualize Jewish self-defense against barbarians who are willing to kill civilians in the name of forcing the whole world to obey their supremist ideology. I suppose Europeans just find that familiar. Maybe a bit cozy.

Also, consider the Left's mindless, reflexive support for the underdog, regardless of merit.  Class struggle is still the Left's prime agenda, and the underdog is always the protagonist in the Leftist dialectic.  Thus their embrace of the Palestinians, oppressed as they are by -- what else? -- Israeli apartheid.  (Actually, apartheid may not be too far from the truth.  I mean, who would want to live anywhere near them?  They can't even stand each other.)

After the Holocaust, it seems fair to ask Europeans to refrain from opining about Israel for at least a few hundred years.

Eminently fair.  After studying, working and living in Europe -- not regarding me as Jewish, Euros were unguarded in their talk -- I've concluded that anti-Semitism remains endemic there, at best barely under the surface.  And I'm talking about "quality" people, not Mittel-europa white trash.  It's an affliction. 

It seems from the comments so far that we are to pity the poor Euro's and understand their plight.  The leftist euro-trash wanted diversty and thereby got Islamic terrorism instead.  Now instead of hunting down and killing or imprisoning every Islamo-fascist in thier respective countries, the Euroidiots have let these criminals and murderers dictate how the the cow ate the cabbage and intstitute fascist sharia law in the midst of their so called democarcies.  Sharia Law, adminstered by Islamo-fascists, and Democracy have nothing in common and cannot perch on the same branch, period.

I have NO pity for anyone in Europe, none!  They have let criminals and muderers in amonst them preaching hate and subversion in the name of a backward religion.  For that blind stupidiy the Euro's deserve none of my pity or my concern.  My father had a saying, "If you roll around in shit, don't be surprised when some of it sticks to you!"

Tzipi Livni for PM (http://hotfortzipi.com)

Shalom

TIC

Never underestimate the ability of people worldwide to:

(a) Ignore this conflict as it occurs in a part of the world where 99.999% of us will never go;

(b) See that the conflict originates in the hearts and minds of Hamas and Hezbollah, including state sponsorship from Iran;

(c) Re-analyse the media coverage and remove the spin and garbage from the reports;

(c) Think this is going to end in a huge bumfight.

The USA has real gusto to come out and back Israel. No questions asked from USA and Australia. The majority of our people think that way, so the leaders say it.

Israel simply has not been aggressive enough in our opinion. The psychology of the situation needs to change.

Behavioural modification is a human treatment process, normally applied to children, where bad behaviour induces negative feedback to the point where the bad behaviour stops. Good behaviour is rewarded.

In the case of Hamas and Hezbollah, the negative feedback is simply not strong enough, and people are lining up with longer and larger missiles to throw at Israel.

The story is clear to the world. Time is running out for Israel to play around with terrorists on their doorstep. With the rapid evolution of missile technology in radical states such as Iran, it is not simply a case of if, but when.

If Israel does not make a glass carpark out of their enemies soon, they will be parking in their own.

What makes you think any of them are thinking? They just like to see a pogrom every now and then. Difference is, now the lip service to "justice" is more exaggerated. But the end result is the same.

The trouble with cats is that they've got no tact. - P. G. Wodehouse