I mean, I get that this has a lot of the same support that the civil rights movement had back then, but is that really an honest and fair analogy?
I don't think either side has ground to stand on as far as a superior claim and that isn't going to change with each generation. The reality is, the west established Israel and it isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
I see a point in criticizing the policy and rhetoric used by both sides at any given time, but don't see a point in taking a side. I will say that claims based on religious evidence should hold no weight, but obviously that doesn't seem to be in Israel's best interest to operate with this in mind, given their tendency towards deliberate occupation of places outside of their supposed borders.
Unless Trump has been calling for people to kill Muslims, I don't know how he could be held accountable for it... Are you actually being serious here?
In a way, yes. Though, the Civil Rights movement had a clear leader in MLK Jr, who advocated for nonviolence. I think they were organized and had structure, whereas BLM has no clear leader or structure. I think one of the reasons why BLM is seen negatively is because few people claim to be part of Black Lives Matter movement, but they act violently or inappropriately, like disrupting students at a library or whatnot. I'm not denying there are differences between the two, and the one thing in common they have is making sure blacks get fair and equal treatment, though BLM apparently does believe in All Lives Matter. However, I base this on shared FB pictures on FB, which either is untrue or does not paint complete picture (as I myself realized).
Honestly, I'd rather Israel and Palestine get along and share the same land, but I do think it's unfair the Jewish people invaded Palestine and pushed the Palestinians out. Again though, I admit my ignorance, and that it may not be as simple as this... for all I know, the Jewish people wanted that, but the Palestinians responded violently.
I make my claim based on reading that Muslims used to reside on the land until they got pushed out. If this is false or not the complete truth. Religious reasons have no merit for me, and I find the whole Promised Land thing a bunch of malarkey, as well as how Muslims are responding to the Jewish. Both sides are violent, and neither are justified, IMO, whether it's more persona like Israeli soldiers executing Palestinian boys or Palestinian terrorist groups attacking Israeli citizens. Personally, I'd end all and any aid and urge both sides to work together.
Yes I am. And according to a source or two, it seems anyone who blamed Trump was wrong. I forgot the source, but it said that the executions came from a dispute between Muslims and Mexicans of that area. In any case, it makes no sense to blame Trump regardless because I don't think anyone would kill even in his name, even if it's a Muslim. I'd love to say it hasn't happened so far yet, but I don't know if the media would cover that. I don't know if they covered
[this, actually.
But while I'd blame Trump for violence, it's weird to blame him for murder. I'm not sure if he'd be against it though, honestly. All Trump has done is give more people balls to be loud, otherwise anti-Islam views have existed for at least a decade and half. I'm not sure if it existed for longer, as I read about a group of Muslims bombing the World Trade Center before in retaliation... the 9/11 attacks were the second or third time WTC was targeted. But then again, the same history textbook said Reagan was under fire for backdoor dealing that got us back our hostages from Iran, but Google says it was planning and execution by Carter, and Reagan just happened to be a president when the dealing succeeded or something. OR I'm getting it mixed up with another event.
In shorter words, I may not know what's true and what's not due to various sources, from textbooks in schools to various news sources to Google!
The US supplying Israel has been happening for a long time ago, and it's something not even President Obama has control over (unless there's more to fiscal policy than I know of).
Unsure about Hillary, but I *think* he's on the Israeli's side.
I used to be on the Palestinian side, but I moved to "Neutral" since the conflict is very complicated after taking a specific course (it's more of a nationality issue that is then mixed with religious clauses). This is coming from a Muslim who does believe Israel has the complete right to exist (but so does the Palestinians), and I hope that the conflict would someday be put in a closure, because it's been happening for a long time.
I've heard about that terrible incident, but blaming it on Trump is silly. I'd get it if it was something like Trump supporters using violence against anyone that doesn't support Trump, because at least there's solid evidence that Trump promotes such behavior.
Putting that aside, I hope the shooter gets what he deserve by the judge.
I don't know, I feel he can do something about it. But then again, it seems an overwhelming majority support Israel. I remember reading an article on Bardem and Cruz being criticized by Rivers and majority of the citizens for taking Palestine's side, and being forced to issue an apology letter. Here's a
source I got from Googling "Javier Bardem Penelope Cruz Israel."
Speaking of that, Joan Rivers is a horrible person, and I have no idea why people felt bad or honored her. But that's for a different topic.
Would be nice if Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side, actually.