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[Summer Wine]

[bucheon bum]

The world abounds in idiots.

Not sure what else to say. Other than yes, if peace is achieved there, then it is possible pretty much everywhere else.

[R. S. Refugee]

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Well you can see it below:

http://memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=669

It is kind of true that Memri is selective on the other hand some of the blame should be focused at the ones who said it in the first place. Don't you agree RSR?

I would say what that guy said is even more extreme than WND. By the way you beloved Counterpunch uses Kurt Nimmo.

[Summer Wine]

Actually, I read it on Haaratz (I think thats correct spelling) I go there from OnlineNewspapers.com. I do have one question, to RSR, whether all those other articles were to prove that your source is biased, or whether there are many controversial articles or whether you just wished to descredit the topic. Please explain.

I was just stating that with views of this nature being presented in Palestine, anti Israel views are likely to take a while to change. That action typically follows a change in attitude and unless his attitude changes, it will be a while before his action changes. Thats all.

[bucheon bum]

RSR, seriously. Sure, it might be a wacky source, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is nearly 100% accurate in the quote.

Sadly comments such as the one above are common. How common among Palestinians, I really cannot say. Definitly common in the arab world though.

The irony, at least to me, is I found more anti-semetic, crazy talk about Israel in Egypt than Syria. The views I heard in Syria were quite moderate compared to elsewhere. Well besides the media and gov't of course. Perhaps Syrians have the same view as Iranians do towards the gov't and media: the truth is the opposite of what they read/see in the news.

And no, it isn't a one-sided thing. Plenty of nuts and idiots in Israel as well that talk nonesense about the Palestinians.

[R. S. Refugee]

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

In many countries in the mideast the more pro western the government the less pro western the populace and vis-versa. Probably the most anti US populace in the muslim world is in Pakistan ( I know they are not in the mideast ) and the most pro US populace in the muslim world is in Iran. I would not at all be surprised if the average Syrian was a lot more pro US and less anti Israeli than the average Jordanian.

[Summer Wine]

The US typically supports those nations that will benefit it, though the original position of this topic was the attitude held by some in Palestine.

To RSR, I do agree with BB that some in Israel hold similar views. I read somewhere, can't remember where that a person travelling through Israel in the 80's picked up a Israeli soldier and got into a conversation with them about the occupation. He said he was shocked by the views held by the soldier, that were completely different from earlier generations views held by Israelis about Palestinians. That he believed that the attitude had changed negatively towards the palestinians by the younger generation in Israel.

I guess it only gets worse unless something changes it. Views that generalize and promote hate against another, regardless of whether they are Israeli or Palestinian are both wrong in my belief, but as I am neither a Israeli or a Palestinian and cannot influence either at this time, my view counts for nought.

[Summer Wine]

Before I forget, What I read in the newspaper was that this article was originally published by Reuters.

[R. S. Refugee]

[Summer Wine]

Thank you RSR, I will remember that next time