Israel politics
Aug. 2nd, 2006 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
leftyjew"This war may not be the wisest thing, but it is certainly a justified war," he said.
"We on the left are always telling the public that on the day we leave Judea, Samaria and Gaza, we will have the right to defend ourselves from the international border. This is exactly what we've done in Lebanon. We are defending the international border. There is no element here of occupation or taking of land, therefore, regarding the legitimacy of the operation, the operation is legitimate....
"I'm not a pacifist. At certain times, in certain conditions, and without other options, in order to protect your life, your security, your future, your right to live in peace, there is no alternative but to fight. In Lebanon this situation came to be. But will the war, which as I said is justified, continue to be justified without thought to the amount of force used? Is the destruction of an entire neighborhood in Beirut justified? When lacking clear military targets, is it justified to choose targets without distinction? The answer is no."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=745601&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1
Apparently I largely agree with Peace Now's position. I've never heard my views echoed by a mainstream political organization before. I think I'm more anti-war than they are. I should do more research into this.
"We on the left are always telling the public that on the day we leave Judea, Samaria and Gaza, we will have the right to defend ourselves from the international border. This is exactly what we've done in Lebanon. We are defending the international border. There is no element here of occupation or taking of land, therefore, regarding the legitimacy of the operation, the operation is legitimate....
"I'm not a pacifist. At certain times, in certain conditions, and without other options, in order to protect your life, your security, your future, your right to live in peace, there is no alternative but to fight. In Lebanon this situation came to be. But will the war, which as I said is justified, continue to be justified without thought to the amount of force used? Is the destruction of an entire neighborhood in Beirut justified? When lacking clear military targets, is it justified to choose targets without distinction? The answer is no."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=745601&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1
Apparently I largely agree with Peace Now's position. I've never heard my views echoed by a mainstream political organization before. I think I'm more anti-war than they are. I should do more research into this.
