RE: Israeli forces shoot unarmed protesters from across Gaza security fence, killing at least 15
※→ Coyote,
et al,
Your observation and analysis are, stand-alone, very true. But there are two sides to the one facet, tied to the many facets here.
Clearly, Israel is NOT the un
assailable actor in the Region; nor is it the poster child for narcissistic behaviors. At face value, the Israelis would rather like other nations and cultures to be envious of their accomplishments and achievements, which stand on their own merit. But those accomplishments and achievements mean very little when they constantly under allegation one regional neighbor or another for some outrage --- something almost impossible to defend against.
And while the Israeli’s dislike the constant and intense criticisms and are reluctant to take responsibility for any adverse events without a thorough understanding of the facts, the Israeli’s know that it is foolish to hold the position that they are never in the wrong → or → do not make mistakes.
I doubt the Palestinians killed him. Israel is not denying they shot him. Sometimes Rocco, Israel’s actions ARE wrong. They are no more the perpetual victim then the Pali’s, and sometimes the Palestinians are right. There is the frequent refrain that Israel is always evil...but you ignore the other refrain that Israel can do no wrong.
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I am probably more wrong, for trying to defend the national home of a people that have been under constant criticism since it was agreed upon by the Principle Allied Powers of the Great War, nearly a century ago.
In the scheme of things, the Israelis know that as far as the security situations go
(with a beginning a middle and an end), they are just entering the downhill slalom of a 100 years war. They are caught in a continuous history of a series of endless cycle persecution and prosperity with a diminishing number of their kind at the end of each cycle. And as they turn into the very first shadow of the persecution phase, knowing that there is nothing they can do to stop it happening, they can look down the line of possible alternative and the decision potentials, each more perilous than the next, they know, that in the end, they will once again stand alone; like the thousand times previously they have been expelled.
Are the Arab Palestinians always wrong? That is a statistical impossibility. The problem
(who's right - who's wrong) rests in probabilities, but every time a criminal event occurs, it’s big news. And without regard to - who did what to whom — it can
(and often does) spark large and rough protests by those who want the Jewish footprint in the occupied territories to shrink; if not disappear completely.
In the case of the recent protest along the border, it is virtually impossible for any more than 3% of them to be a possible Right of Return candidate. You would have to be 70+ years old. So there must be a
(very high probability that there exists) strong yet hidden agenda. Making it more probable that the Arab Palestinians had something to do with the shooting of the Journalist.
But yes, probably the reason that the Israelis have been so quiet on the matter is that the potential for a positive impression is better than saying anything.
Your observation and analysis are, stand-alone, very true.
Most Respectfully,
R
