Comments on: Saree Makdisi – The language that absolves Israel http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/ Free Minds for a Free Palestine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:11 +0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bozhidar bob balkas http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9739 bozhidar bob balkas Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:59:34 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9739 by necessary need, a win-win result in expalestine is obtainable; however, neither US not majority of christo-judeans want that kind of an agreement, the alliance is determined to obtain a win-lose arrangement. And no land wants/can lift a finger in protest let alone be able to avert in any degree the final 'solution' the 'solution' is not known yet. It may not be known at least for decades. And as i have said often before, even the optimal 'solution,' future israel cld only house about one third of 'jews'. in addition, it wld be quite a dependency on the west for most of its needs while being abhored by much of the world; probably for an eternity or until it evanesces. tnx by necessary need, a win-win result in expalestine is obtainable; however, neither US not majority of christo-judeans want that kind of an agreement,
the alliance is determined to obtain a win-lose arrangement. And no land wants/can lift a finger in protest let alone be able to avert in any degree the final 'solution'

the 'solution' is not known yet. It may not be known at least for decades. And as i have said often before, even the optimal 'solution,' future israel cld only house about one third of 'jews'.
in addition, it wld be quite a dependency on the west for most of its needs while being abhored by much of the world; probably for an eternity or until it evanesces. tnx

]]> By: Marilyn Shepherd http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9728 Marilyn Shepherd Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:20:21 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9728 In the US they would be called illegals, demonised and vilified and sent back across the border. An old song called "Deportees" sang by every decent folkie and their dog describes the US attitude to anyone non-American. Yet they allow these jewish people in Palestine to get away with murder as illegal immigrants in a state that has never existed and never will. The original illegal partition left 40% of the jewish sector as arab Palestinian but the jewish terrorist gangs kicked them out and destroyed their villages. The resolution 181 was a sham aided and abetted only by Truman who then allowed the genocide of between 9 and 13 million German civilians and the ethnic cleansing of 16 million from Eastern Europe to Berlin. In the US they would be called illegals, demonised and vilified and sent back across the border.

An old song called "Deportees" sang by every decent folkie and their dog describes the US attitude to anyone non-American.

Yet they allow these jewish people in Palestine to get away with murder as illegal immigrants in a state that has never existed and never will.

The original illegal partition left 40% of the jewish sector as arab Palestinian but the jewish terrorist gangs kicked them out and destroyed their villages.

The resolution 181 was a sham aided and abetted only by Truman who then allowed the genocide of between 9 and 13 million German civilians and the ethnic cleansing of 16 million from Eastern Europe to Berlin.

]]> By: Dave Dumaresq http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9722 Dave Dumaresq Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:29:40 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/06/19/saree-makdisi-the-language-that-absolves-israel/#comment-9722 I took Obama's response to the statements by Netanyahu as measured and hopeful of further progress to come. As diplomatic and tactical. Netanyahu's speech was reported here in Canada, with Obama's response being that it shows the "possibility we can restart serious talks." In the same article, the term "hardliners" was used to describe those in Benjamin Netanyahu's government who backed his position. That's fairly negative. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/15/netanyahu-speech-palestinians015.html I may be missing your point, although I think the distinctions and limitations inherent in language that you point out are eloquent and insightful. The world is pulling for peace between Palestine and Israel. It sounds like you don't believe that, or that you think we (Americans) are mislead by political rhetoric. I took Obama's response to the statements by Netanyahu as measured and hopeful of further progress to come. As diplomatic and tactical.
Netanyahu's speech was reported here in Canada, with Obama's response being that it shows the "possibility we can restart serious talks." In the same article, the term "hardliners" was used to describe those in Benjamin Netanyahu's government who backed his position. That's fairly negative.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/15/netanyahu-speech-palestinians015.html
I may be missing your point, although I think the distinctions and limitations inherent in language that you point out are eloquent and insightful.
The world is pulling for peace between Palestine and Israel. It sounds like you don't believe that, or that you think we (Americans) are mislead by political rhetoric.

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