AsherBaruch

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:02:02 -0600

It's a shame that a conflict as deeply raging as the Israeli-Arab situation in the Middle East is relegated to be viewed under black-and-white measures. But, then again, I expect nothing better from a website like Austinist, where good music is considered what the editor likes, and where local politics is often treated like a WWF shouting match. If anyone is really interested in studying the basic aspects of the Middle East situation, that person shouldn't be surprised to learn that what they've been told their whole lives, may not in fact be true; and that the real concessions towards peace are going to be determined by both sides in order to find a greater good for all. Yes, I celebrate Israel's 60 years of existence, and I feel bad for those people who maintain "celebrating" the Nakba. But I also happen to know that the world is not necessarily the cleanest, sweetest place in the Universe. People do blow themselves up with rat poison tipped nails for political purposes, and that those situations end up being responded to in terms of security.

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