???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Israeeli actions are often (very often) > despicable and the situation is worsening BUT > > ...they are surrounded by countries many of whom > say that say they have no right to exist, and > should be wiped off the face of the earth > including one (Iran - predictably much loved and > defended as a victim by many on the extreme left) > that was/is developing nuclear capabilty > ..Since Israel came into exuistence they have been > invaded twice with no warning whatsoever by > several naeighbours > ..until recently Israel was one of the only places > where an Arab man/woman actually had a vote > ...the standard of living for palestinian-israeli > citizens is still above most of their neighbours > ..they've been bomded and terriorised into a siege > state and mentality > > > It's a horrible situation and a despair of much of > what Israel does, but many on left generally has > them down as baddies in the simplistic world of > white and black hatted cowboys that they > inhabit....... One of the worst features of the Israel/Palestine debate outside the area itself is the use selective nuggets of information to back up a pre-existing opinion, rather than using the range of information available to come to a reasoned opinion.