There's a very big difference. You're comparing apples and oranges. The Jews in Biblical times _were commanded by God_ to conquer the land. There is no such commandment today. In fact, there are several Rabbis who have advocated giving land for peace if it will save lives. That's the key: If it will save lives. So far it hasn't.
The Jews today are not trying to kill the Arabs. They want only to live in peace, and react only in self-defense. Yes, they've made incursions into Gaza -- in reaction to terrorism and in an attempt to root out the terrorists (which have not been given to them by Arafat). The Arabs are out to destroy them. The Arabs claim that they are doing God's will, but they aren't. Show me where in the Bible it says "Thou shalt drive the Jews into the sea." (I say Arabs above, not Palestinians, because technically there never was a Palestine as they want you to believe and the whole concept was a fabrication by the Arab League. But that's another long post and another can of worms ...) Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: RE: Israel/Arab Conflict 101: The history of Israel > How is that different from "god told me to strap on bombs and get on that > bus"? > > I'm not taking sides in this, I just honestly can't see the difference. > > Kevin Graeme > > > Our answer, that God said, Hey, I'm giving it to you, is one that > > we'll support, but not one that you'll accept. > > > > Judith ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
