One thing we can all agree on: Canadians and their Wicked Ways.

[Zan]

Also, "organ-legging" is the new boogieman, though it's been in science fiction stories since 1967, with Larry Niven's The Jigsaw Man.

[Darlica]

I also think this is something done by some people in the army to mess with the heads and feelings of the families left behind. Which IMHO is bad enough.

I also think that the reaction from the Israeli government was ridiculous.
My personal opinion is that they have used the "you can't criticize the state of Israel because of the holocaust and if you do it anyway you are no better than Hitler" card ten times too many given the sufferings they have caused the Palestinian population of the occupied zones and within Israel.

They seem to think the rest of the world think Judaism and the state of Israel is the same thing, which it isn't, not even Zionism and Judaism are the same thing. And just because one disagrees with the methods of the Israeli government it doesn't mean one think all Jewish people are bad people.

The Palestinians are no angels by any mean but some of the methods of terror used on the civilian population in the occupied zones are horrifying, like cutting of water an food supplies, and deny international help organisations like the redcross  access to the area.       

[Zan]

I also think this is something done by some people in the army to mess with the heads and feelings of the families left behind. Which IMHO is bad enough.

I also think that the reaction from the Israeli government was ridiculous.
My personal opinion is that they have used the "you can't criticize the state of Israel because of the holocaust and if you do it anyway you are no better than Hitler" card ten times too many given the sufferings they have caused the Palestinian population of the occupied zones and within Israel.

They seem to think the rest of the world think Judaism and the state of Israel is the same thing, which it isn't, not even Zionism and Judaism are the same thing. And just because one disagrees with the methods of the Israeli government it doesn't mean one think all Jewish people are bad people.

The Palestinians are no angels by any mean but some of the methods of terror used on the civilian population in the occupied zones are horrifying, like cutting of water an food supplies, and deny international help organisations like the redcross  access to the area.       

I have been called a bad person for this, but I gave up caring about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict 20 years ago, mostly because none of the 4 basic groups involved is actually interested in ending the situation.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Lovely choice for a hostage population: choose a looser side and be happy about it. 

[Zan]

Lovely choice for a hostage population: choose a looser side and be happy about it. 

One side steals land though illegal settlements.

One side uses their kids as guidance packages for bombs.

The surrounding nations want the situation to continue, because it's a thorn in Israel's side and it's not like THEY want the Palestinians.

The rest of the world sells weapons to everyone they can, and then moans about how horrible the situation is.