Comments on: Gaza Gripe

By: emmajames

emmajames — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:25:31 +0000

Egan: Yeah, research can be a bitch, both for the work involved and for what it reveals.

Why can’t we all just get along, I ask you?!

By: egan

egan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:30:35 +0000

Ain't that the truth, war does fucking suck. I did some research yesterday on Israel and got a bit annoyed with many of their acts of aggression. egan’s last blog post..Let's Get it Started

By: emmajames

emmajames — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:49:31 +0000

Lilu: I love that your corner is light, airy, and full of farts, and I most definitely appreciate your support. Thank YOU!

JP: Thanks for the thumbs up. I feel super lucky to have readers who get what I’m saying and, regardless of whether opinions are shared, keep on coming back.

UPDATE: Latest stats – 900 Palestinians killed (at least half civilians) and 13 Israelis killed (3 civilians). War fucking sucks.

By: justjp

justjp — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:40:21 +0000

Perspective is an interesting animal. On one side you have opinions that Israel has over reacted; on the other side of the fence they don't recognize that Israel exists, except when they come in with tanks and explosion type things. It is hard to take a side, especially for an Anglo-American whose family may have cheered for the IRA. It's the same concept and difficult to say, yea that was a good way to do it. I do take a strong stance on civilians being injured or killed; not cool. I am proud of you to reach out the way you did! Strong work Emma! justjp’s last blog post..Staring down the barrel of the Colt

By: LiLu

LiLu — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:06:04 +0000

My corner of the innerwebs may be light and airy and full of farts, but I do really appreciate you who are wiser than I, and that you take chances to write about these "sticky" subjects. Thank you! LiLu’s last blog post..B's Man Crush on Bear Has Gone Too Far

By: emmajames

emmajames — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:19:28 +0000

Jamie: Thanks for the thumbs up and for the link to the Economist article – very thought-provoking. Just got the latest Time Magazine which, not surprisingly, is devoted to the issue and which I look forward to reading. It is most definitely a hot-button topic at the moment. Hopefully it won’t be for long; hopefully the situation will finally be resolved in a peaceful, meaningful, lasting way once the new administration takes office.

Egan: It is most definitely a sticky subject, which is why I was hesitant to address it in this forum, but I am very glad I did. And thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, i cannot find the ad on YouTube, but I saw it while viewing prime time MSNBC.

And about the car bombs in Greece… they most definitely got the adrenaline pumping, but you get used to it. Sorta like earthquakes in California, only louder and with more flames.

By: egan

egan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:28:16 +0000

This topic is very sticky and I don’t even think I want to take sides. Neither party is innocent in their actions. I can’t imagine how hard it would be sit at a table and try to broker a peace agreement between them. Every groups has their more vocal (and possibly violent) factions. They rarely represent the vast majority of their group.

I’d love to see this bizarre TV ad you mentioned. Is it on YouTube anywhere? I’m glad you shared this and got it off your chest. I recall hearing about those Greek bombings. That must have been horrible to see firsthand.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:56:03 +0000

Emma,
Thank you for saving ME the trouble of having to write this. I totally agree. I don’t know how we ended up on the unpopular side of this argument, but I suspect it has something to do with economics and politics that are too over my head for me to ever understand. I am extremely sympathetic to Israel’s plight over the years, but I think they’ve lost control. Admittedly, I’m seeing this situation through unbalanced media from thousands of miles away, so maybe I’m missing something?

The most interesting article I read on this situation was actually in The Economist, http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=12853965 . It’s all about provocation vs. proportion. Two very important points in this struggle, if you ask me.

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