RE: What Mahatma Gandhi said about the forced settlement of European Jews in Palestine
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et al,
No one has seen such a thing as "invading Jews" for more than two millennium. There has not be a coordinated offensive action by a Jewish/Hebrew military force since the Jewish revolt against Heraclius (
Byzantine–Sasanian War of ≈ 602–628 AD); and that was over the attempt by the Jews to to establish a self-governing institution in the same region (old Israel).
Now, there have been Jews represented in nearly every army of every major empire since the time of Emperor Vespasian. In fact, the Roman General that was second-in-command only to Titus, organized the two legions in putting down the Jewish Uprising
(Tiberius Julius Alexander); and later was
the Roman Prefect of
Egypt (66–69 AD).
Ghandi would not have approved of the half-century old tradition of terrorism by the Hostile Arab Palestinians, if he had lived long enough to see how they evolved into the culture of murder that they encourage.
Of course he wouldn't, but none of that would even be an issue had the world heeded his warning:
...it is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs.
And it isn't a Arab tradition as your fantasy paints it; there have been acts of terrorism by Arabs for sure, but this is from a minute percentage of the Arab/Muslim population and as we have seen countless times, they learned this from the invading Jews.
Gandhi was absolutely right in this instance, prophetic even.
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All organized military forces utilize fear, in some measure, as part of their strategy on an effect advance. The difference between the legitimate use of fear and the use of terrorism is that there is no apparent military objective to the targeting. A suicide bombing of a restaurant has no military value except to provoke a response. The hijacking of a civilian airliner has no military value other than coercion and blackmail.
Inciting, aiding or abetting, and attempting ⇒ are so plain and simple that it almost defies common sense. It is a forum on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Keep that in mind, there are some acceptable reasoning points that need to be made.
When the talk about the Hostile Arab Palestinian (HoAP), we are talking about --- not all Arab/Muslims, but rather that segment of the Arab Palestinian Community that:
• To counter the influences that refused to make the best possible use of the capacities of the United Nations in areas such as conflict prevention, negotiation, mediation,conciliation, judicial settlement, rule of law, peacekeeping and peace-building, in order to contribute to the successful prevention and peaceful resolution of prolonged unresolved conflicts. This essentially bans the HoAP from Inciting, aiding or abetting, and attempting such negative activities which prevent dialogue, tolerance and understanding among civilizations, cultures, peoples and religions, and to promote mutual respect for and prevent the defamation of religions, religious values, beliefs and cultures.
• HoAP components in the communities that organizing, instigating, facilitating, participating in, financing, encouraging or tolerating terrorist activities and to take appropriate practical measures to ensure that our respective territories are not used for terrorist installations or training camps, or for the preparation or organization of terrorist acts intended to be committed against other States or their citizens.
• Does not cooperate fully in the fight against terrorism, in accordance with our obligations under international law, in order to find, deny safe haven and bring to
justice, on the basis of the principle of extradite or prosecute, any person who supports, facilitates, participates or attempts to participate in the financing,
planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or provides safe havens.
• Those HoAP that assist, directly or indirectly, in crimes that might be connected with terrorism, including drug trafficking in all its aspects, illicit arms trade, in particular of small arms and light weapons, including man-portable air defence systems, money-laundering and smuggling other potentially deadly materials;
• Those HoAP that intentionally prevent Article 43 HR measures to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety. That attempt to shield all those HoAP purposely Incite riots and violence supporting those who commit offence which iare solely intended to harm the Occupying Power; and those guilty of espionage, of serious acts of sabotage against the military installations of the Occupying Power or of intentional offences which have caused the death of one or more persons.
Those that stand back and openly permit such --- provide any type of assistance to --- HoAP perpetrators are as guilty as the perpetrators themselves.
It doesn't matter where they acquired these abilities; what matters is that the otherwise peaceful Arab Palestinian that aiding or abetting such activity; even if they are not the principal offender. Throw rocks and firebombs that cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) or death, -- or just being with them is ⇒ cause for criminal prosecution.
That makes many, many, many (otherwise) peaceful Arab Palestinians criminal participants. Providing food and shelter to a criminal or terrorist is a form of facilitation in the evading arrest. But, most Arab Paestinians see themselves as beyond the law.
Most Respectfully,
R
