I'm attacking a specific word you use: decolonization. The Jewish towns in Gaza are not occupied territory or colonies, they are towns in DISPUTED territory. To use the word occupation and colonization is to give into propaganda which does not mirror the facts. The territory in question has been part of the British mandate for Palestine which originally makes it part of Israel. There was never any UN vote or recognition of a Palestine so the land was never its own country. It was grabbed by Egypt in 48 and has bounced around since then. It's status is DISPUTED.
The territory is disputed and I'm disputing your words. :) > Michael Dinowitz wrote: >> Yes, that's the propaganda that's been pushed. Israel is just >> colonization. > > Please don't try to put words in my mouth and then attack those words. > > My position is that the civilian use of the occupied territories is > colonization. I do not question the legitimacy of the state of Israel nor > do I state a position on the legitimacy of the occupation for the military > goal of self protection. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169378 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
