tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post7775504540376887803..comments2024-03-07T10:30:51.374-05:00Comments on down on the brown side.: GazaRagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-12613528284860915972009-01-05T20:10:00.000-05:002009-01-05T20:10:00.000-05:00Fathima - thank you for dropping by. I feel what ...Fathima - thank you for dropping by. I feel what you're saying, and I guess I have to find some people to talk to, because that may be the only way out of feeling a deep bitterness and resentment at the world community for creating this conundrum in the way that they "created" Israel in the first place.Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-57007583042748977012009-01-04T22:43:00.000-05:002009-01-04T22:43:00.000-05:00the way that i've maintained some semblance of hop...the way that i've maintained some semblance of hope in the middle of this carnage -- and god, it's been difficult -- is by actively seeking out dissenting voices among israelis/american jews. i need to know that your third paragraph isn't true for everyone who has a vested interest in israel's existence. i need to know that there are people who maintain that israel has a right to exist, without sacrificing basic moral precepts for that existence. <BR/>and the thing is, there <EM>are</EM> people who believe these things. ultimately, these are the people who i think will need to do the most work to get the tide to turn; they're the ones who can provide the 'third way' seeing as how they live it. what i can do to help them is give them more exposure, which in turn gives other people like us hope. -- and therefore, the courage to state our own opinions openlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com