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In reply to the discussion: A lesson in remembering that Israel could learn from Australia [View all]Mosby
(16,297 posts)62. are palestinians interested in reconciliation?
I'm not very confident that a majority of Palestinians are interested in reconciliation. The notion that all of Israel is occupied Palestinian land seems to be gaining acceptance by more and more Palestinians and Arabs.
If Abbas were to publicly state that he thinks Jews are part of the middle eastern tapestry of cultures going back thousands of years and that in particular Jews have a long standing connection to J-lem and Israel it would be a great first step towards reconciliation. Sadly I don't see this happening any time soon.
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A lesson in remembering that Israel could learn from Australia [View all]
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
OP
The vast majority of Australia's crimes against Aborigines took place decades ago
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#51
Oberliner isn't Australian. He was quoting from the blog article in the subject line...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2012
#56
''The ONLY reason you are saying Canada is better than Australia on Aboriginal issues ''
King_David
Oct 2012
#53
That post was attacking Australia for being intolerant at the governmental level...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2012
#66
How could I have forgotten that in yr version of things, Israel holds no responsibility...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#8
My version's the one where I've said consistently that both sides hold responsibility...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#10
That's lovely and all, but I'm telling you what I've always said. Feel free to pretend otherwise...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#14
I can't work out who she's calling a white supremacist. Me or Akiva Eldar...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#16
Well, you know just what to do if someone ever calls you a horse three times...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#23
Well, I'm in a good mood today, going out of town, by myself, to do what I damn please.
bemildred
Oct 2012
#22
For falsely implying that Violet holds Israel to a higher standard than her own country.
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#34
Yes, those things happened in Australia(and in many other places, such as THIS country)
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#47
It sounded to me like a passive-aggressive attempt to drag in the "double standards" canard
Ken Burch
Oct 2012
#48
It was disappointing to see such a negative reaction to mentioning reconciliation...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2012
#50