Mr. Fusion says:

#79, Scott,

I see 100 words to condemn one side and then five words to equally assess the blame. That isn’t fair.

No, suicide bombing is not good. But then dropping bombs on apartment buildings is not good either. If you want to mention one then you should have mentioned the other.

But then how do you add all the other atrocities committed by the oppressing side into the mix? 20 years ago the West sympathized with South African Blacks against the oppressive Whites. Sure, there were some terrorists acts by the Blacks. And although we condemned them, we understood what drove them to commit such acts. We did not accept the severe and one sided retaliation as justified.

Yes, peace is nice and only the right wing nuts and evangelical assholes want the genocide. blah, blah, blah. Peace, however, will never be attained as long as the oppressor is not held on equal terms and expectations as the oppressed.

Misanthropic Scott says:

#82 – Mr. Fusion,

I fail to see the comparison with South Africa. I know the rest of the world likes the analogy. However, unlike black South Africans, the Palestinians are supported and heavily armed by oil rich nations. They also have at least some representation in the Knesset.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_List