Originally posted by NATO AIR
i hope it eventually does awaken them, who knows? i won't abandon them outright. bush is such a polarizing figure there, it seems whatever he does, they do the opposite... maybe by 2008 when a new republican or democrat is in office..?
the european jewish community is an influential factor in all that remember... and they've been harshly condemning most of the practices of ariel sharon and his government, especially the settlements and the harsh military measures taken against palestinian civilians, all reasonable and fair criticisms of israel's government. and basically, america has taken the side of israel now, so europe and the rest of the world will naturally take the side of the palestinians, as will i to an extent. i love israel, but they cannot continue to build their settlements and treat the greater palestinian populace with such disdain. i am glad that most of israel is now waking up to this reality and pressing for change and reform. the palestinians are more wrong, but that doesn't make the israelis more right.