Israel Threatens to Hit Damascus-Next step of A Clean Break?:

Jarg wrote:
"Robert Kolker" wrote in message
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The late Abba Eban once said that the Palestneans never miss an
opportunity to miss an opportunity.

I do pity the Palestinians. They could already have most of what they need,
if not what they want. I don't understand how people can be willing to put
up with so much suffering needlessly, and pointlessly.

If you do not understand that explain to me why so many millions of Jews chose
to live under daily threat to their lives and in a state of perpetual war.

What kind of person enjoys being in a constant state of war and threat of
violent death?

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"Matt Giwer" wrote in message
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Jarg wrote:
"Robert Kolker" wrote in message
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The late Abba Eban once said that the Palestneans never miss an
opportunity to miss an opportunity.

I do pity the Palestinians. They could already have most of what they
need, if not what they want. I don't understand how people can be
willing to put up with so much suffering needlessly, and pointlessly.

If you do not understand that explain to me why so many millions of Jews
chose to live under daily threat to their lives and in a state of
perpetual war.

What kind of person enjoys being in a constant state of war and threat of
violent death?


I doubt they do, although due to there overwhelming advantages in military
strength the odds of an Israeli dying a violent death at the hands of a
Palestinian are quite low, and the average Israeli's quality of life is much
much better than that of the average Palestinian.

Jarg

Jarg wrote:



I doubt they do, although due to there overwhelming advantages in military
strength the odds of an Israeli dying a violent death at the hands of a
Palestinian are quite low, and the average Israeli's quality of life is much
much better than that of the average Palestinian.

Which is kind of sad. If the Palestineans allowed sanity to rule for a
year, they too could have a good material life. Do recall what life in
Lebanon was like before Black September. The Christians and Moslems did
not exactly love each other, but they did -business- as opposed to
killing. The result was called the Switzerland of the middle east.
Lebanon would be a prosperous country today, if Palestinean crazies had
not invaded and ruined their thing.

Bob Kolker

Robert Kolker wrote:
Jarg wrote:

I doubt they do, although due to there overwhelming advantages in
military strength the odds of an Israeli dying a violent death at the
hands of a Palestinian are quite low, and the average Israeli's
quality of life is much much better than that of the average Palestinian.

Which is kind of sad. If the Palestineans allowed sanity to rule for a
year, they too could have a good material life.

Their lives would be much better if jews had not stolen all the best land from
them. But I know, you approve of Germany invasion of Poland. You approve of
Krystalnacht. When did you become a Nazi?

Do recall what life in
Lebanon was like before Black September. The Christians and Moslems did
not exactly love each other, but they did -business- as opposed to
killing. The result was called the Switzerland of the middle east.
Lebanon would be a prosperous country today, if Palestinean crazies had
not invaded and ruined their thing.

And that is why Israel financed the Druze to start a civil war in Lebanon, to
remove the competition.

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Jarg wrote:
"Matt Giwer" wrote in message
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Jarg wrote:
"Robert Kolker" wrote in message
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The late Abba Eban once said that the Palestneans never miss an
opportunity to miss an opportunity.
I do pity the Palestinians. They could already have most of what they
need, if not what they want. I don't understand how people can be
willing to put up with so much suffering needlessly, and pointlessly.

If you do not understand that explain to me why so many millions of Jews
chose to live under daily threat to their lives and in a state of
perpetual war.

What kind of person enjoys being in a constant state of war and threat of
violent death?

I doubt they do,

Of course they do. Did someone force them to go there? They freely chose to
live that way.

although due to there overwhelming advantages in military
strength the odds of an Israeli dying a violent death at the hands of a
Palestinian are quite low,

They whine so much about it you know they think it is important even though
they freely chose the risk.

and the average Israeli's quality of life is much
much better than that of the average Palestinian.

And the average jewish Israeli's is much better than the average non-jewish
Israeli. It is the old south syndrome.

And Israel standard of living compares favorably with the lowest countries in
Europe so they took a major decrease in quality of life in addition to choosing
the live in constant danger.

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they can honestly demand Palestinians do so.
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"Matt Giwer" wrote in message
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And Israel standard of living compares favorably with the lowest countries
in Europe so they took a major decrease in quality of life in addition to
choosing the live in constant danger.


I'm not sure what you mean by any of this. Israel's per capital GDP is
roughly equal to Spain's and twice that of Poland, for example. Many
Israelis are from Russia, which has well under half the per capita GDP of
Israel. Finally, about 20% (and rising) of the current population of Israel
was born there, so they aren't making any choice at all. Additionally, the
life expectancy in Israel compares quite favorably with other developed
nations, so apparently the danger isn't that bad. Anyway, the attraction of
Israel to Jews goes well beyond favorable economics and high life
expectancy, though that is often a bonus.

Jarg