Comments on: Israeli Settlements

By: Israeli

Israeli — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:03:36 +0000

some1lovesu
Hi!
I read the summary you linked and then went on to read "The Settlements Myth" which originally appeared in the Washington Post.

http://www.aish.com/jewishissues/middleeast/The_Settlements_Myth.asp

This brings us back to Bock's original post and the basis of this debate.

Thank you Bock for providing us with this debate medium and for your patience.

By: some1lovesU

some1lovesU — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Just one last link for a brief summary of the Top Ten Myths about the Middle East, including settlements (but not civilian casualties). Someone just sent it to me, so I thought I'd pass it on. Not to encourage more discussion here - just for continued contemplation. Thanks, Bock. Do you have a posting on general Irish music appreciation? It's got somewhat of a following here.

By: some1lovesU

some1lovesU — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:03:43 +0000

If any of you ever come to Israel, look me up (not my real name, obviously – contact me here).

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:51:24 +0000

Well all I can say in the end is that I hope the problem under discussion finds a solution sometime in our lifetimes. Although I fear that will never happen until the peoples on both sides stop listening to their leaders, and listen to their hearts instead.

I hate to think that our grandchildren might end up debating this same thing 50 years from now.
Thanks to all involved and to Bock for providing the forum, best of luck to all and take care.

By: some1lovesU

some1lovesU — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:45:36 +0000

There's a LOT of blogs and sites out there, some maybe similar. But there's only one Bock.

Hey – maybe instead of the F word I see a lot here, how about changing it to a B word – like "that's bocking crazy", "that's bocking terrific", "bock you"! or WTB (What The Bock?) – (still waiting to read about the significance of your name…)

By: norma stleger

norma stleger — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:36:43 +0000

Many thanks to everyone, especially Bock for his tolerance.
It was informative, fraustrating, relevent, insightful, humerous in parts, illogical, logical, ultimatly, Bock has provided a forum here for us people of the world to express, debate and question, where else has one person created such an individual space for all of us to have our say, Thanks.

By: thesystemworks

thesystemworks — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:13:49 +0000

Ultimately, a debate like this becomes a trial on Israel itself – to exist, defend itself or act as a state for the Jewish people. Your right, everybody did divert to argue these.

By: some1lovesU

some1lovesU — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:05:13 +0000

Thanks for letting this go as long as it has. Is this the longest post? It's hard to focus on one part of this or any complicated issue, as you yourself have shown here by diverting and allowing diversions. But I hear you – I think some of us just disagree about certain things, and can't change the others, not for obvious lack of trying.

See you all again on another post (maybe!). Check out the MJ videos (209) – they basically express the ultimate hope that I think we all share.

BTW – I bought a music CD called "Celtic in Jerusalem", by two violinists and a guitarist (Alina, Anna and Alexander – all Russian, I think). They are street musicians here in Jerusalem on Ben Yehuda street. Beautiful stuff – anybody interested?

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:19:22 +0000

I'm not going to re-run the Gaza / Sderot debate, which is entirely spurious.

What this post proves is that it's impossible to mention any part of Israeli policy without people bringing in their entire politicial ideology, and without raising the most unlikely comparisons to justify their actions.

Comments will be closed shortly, so if anyone wants to leave a final comment, please do it now and please let it be something constructive.

By: Israeli

Israeli — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:34:56 +0000

Abdul,

If you didnt find the mattress, would look like to rendezvous at dawn for a search at the khiriya?
Bring a pitch-fork and gas-mask :)