In all of the diaries written and all of the comments made, one thing is clear, the I/P conflict is being presented as an Either/Or conflict.
You are either with us or with the terrorists (with "terrorist" sometimes meaning Israel, sometimes meaning Hamas).
Well, it isn't an Either/Or, it is a Both/And conflict and that is why it generates so much passion and angst.
So, today I am making a declaration of support for BOTH Israel AND Palestine.
o I support Israel's right to exist.
o I support the Palestinian's right to self determination.
o I support Israel's right to defend herself.
o I support the Palestinians right to resist occupation.
o I support Israel's right to protect herself with security measures such as a wall. I support the Palestinian right to work where ever there is employment to be found.
o I support Israel's right to apply sanctions and blockades on her enemies wherever they are found.
o I support the Palestinian's right to free trade and commerce.
And I am also declaring what I will NEVER support regardless of where it is found:
I DON'T support the deliberate murder or attempted murder of civilians especially women and children.
I don't support the indiscriminate bombing and shelling of civilian homes and businesses without any concern for the causalities this may cause.
I don't support a refusal to accept people of a different race, creed, color, religion or sexual identity.
I don't accept political control of the media, schools or religious institutions.
I don't accept the suppression of rights, freedoms and liberties for any reason regardless of the justification used.
There is no cause or belief that ever justifies those.
Now, back to our already scheduled cat-fight already in progress.