Britain formally recognises Palestinian state

[morqthana]

So being bombed in war is not as bad as being bombed in not-war? Less fatal or injurious is it? Hurts less? Damages your house less? If it takes the life or limbs of someone you love, it's less distressing is it?

And would "civilians" resisting an occupation which had succeeded militarily, i.e. the defending armed forces were destroyed or had surrendered, would they be fighting a war?

 

[fillyboy]

So being bombed in war is not as bad as being bombed in not-war? Less fatal or injurious is it? Hurts less? Damages your house less? If it takes the life or limbs of someone you love, it's less distressing is it?

And would "civilians" resisting an occupation which had succeeded militarily, i.e. the defending armed forces were destroyed or had surrendered, would they be fighting a war?

You just need to accept that a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist.

 

[morqthana]

Ah - like Prime Ministers of Israel 1977-1984, 1986-1992, and 2001-2006.

OK.

 

[fillyboy]

Ah - like Prime Ministers of Israel 1977-1984, 1986-1992, and 2001-2006.

OK.

Nah, leaders defending their citizens/countries from attack is not terrorism.

 

[morqthana]

The Irgun was described as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, British, and United States governments; in media such as The New York Times newspaper; as well as by the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, the 1946 Zionist Congress and the Jewish Agency.


[Lehi] referred to its members as terrorists and admitted to having carried out acts of terrorism.


Qibya.


Surely you wouldn't be trying the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" argument, would you?

 

[Highway Man]

Surely you wouldn't be trying the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" argument, would you?

That is just you trying to water down what you think. Desperately clutching at straws to justify terrorism.

 

[noseall]

Nah, leaders defending their citizens/countries from attack is not terrorism.

Apart from the likes of Syrias' Assad? It depends which of their citizens they are defending.

 

[ebee]

You just need to accept that a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist.

Not a meaningful statement is it?

In my work life I had someone remark one such equally wrong statement - "An Earth is an Earth is an Earth" .

Next some will say "There is Black or White" or "Short or tall" or "Fat or Thin" or "Clever or stupid" etc etc.

I suppose that the original "American Injuns" were terrorist along with the Suffragette's then? Union members too?

 

[noseall]

I suppose that the original "American Injuns" were terrorist along with the Suffragette's then? Union members too?

Filly is a fact free truthless RWR, of course they were terrorists if they hark from a non-right wing point of view. And of course in fillys world, anti-Muslim terrorists that hark from the right are merely 'defending their citizens'.

 

[morqthana]

That is just you trying to water down what you think. Desperately clutching at straws to justify terrorism.

Errr... I'm not the one trying to deal with the fact that Israel has had terrorists as PMs by saying

leaders defending their citizens/countries from attack is not terrorism.

 

[Vinty]

That is just you trying to water down what you think. Desperately clutching at straws to justify terrorism.

The Germans regarded the French resistance as "Terrorists".

 

[Vinty]

Apart from the likes of Syrias' Assad? It depends which of their citizens they are defending.

Netanyahu is just another Middle Eastern Tyrant , hiding behind the figleaf of democracy.
His tactics to put down the Palestinian uprising are no different from those used by Assad, Saddam Hussein or Gaddafi to put down uprisings by their citizens.
While he has the support of America , he will survive.

 

[Vinty]

Errr... I'm not the one trying to deal with the fact that Israel has had terrorists as PMs

Today's terrorists are tomorrow's statesmen.

 

[morqthana]

The Germans regarded the French resistance as "Terrorists".

Highway Man, aveatry, and fillyboy agree.

 

[morqthana]

Today's terrorists are tomorrow's statesmen.

Sometimes true.

Sometimes not.

And sometimes yesterday's statesmen become today's terrorists.