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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

11. Ah, "separate but equal"?

Reply to aranthus (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 12:28 AM

Jul 2016

I prefer just "equal"...

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NLRB Confirms Legality of Union Support for Israel Boycott; Union Condemns Political Attacks on BDS [View all] Little Tich Jul 2016 OP

BDS and Israel-hatred are the worst of both communism and alt-right ericson00 Jul 2016 #1

BDS and Israel hatred not the sane unc70 Jul 2016 #2

The former is motivated by the latter. aranthus Jul 2016 #3

These antisemitic bastards support right of return. aranthus Jul 2016 #4

+1 King_David Jul 2016 #5

I personally don't think that promoting equal rights for Palestinians is anti-Semitic. Little Tich Jul 2016 #7

This post in the AA group may also apply here GeoWilliam750 Jul 2016 #9

Yup. 100%. n/t Little Tich Jul 2016 #12

They aren't about equal rights and neither are you. aranthus Jul 2016 #10

Ah, "separate but equal"? Little Tich Jul 2016 #11

Only about 10% of Palestinians would agree to a secular, liberal western style democracy. shira Jul 2016 #15

You're the one advocating the one-state state solution, not me. Little Tich Jul 2016 #18

Wait - that's so much bullshit, I can't take it anymore.... shira Jul 2016 #21

If the partition plan from 1947 would've been adhered to, the Palestinian refugees would've been Little Tich Jul 2016 #24

Nope. Not all refugees come from within the green line.... shira Jul 2016 #31

So guess who's hindering them from returning... (Hint: It's not the PA.) Little Tich Jul 2016 #35

Palestinians are the only refugees that have increased in numbers.... shira Jul 2016 #36

Are France and Germany separate but equal? aranthus Jul 2016 #16

So ethnic discrimination is OK in the name of ethnic sovereignty then? Little Tich Jul 2016 #19

You didn't answer the question. aranthus Jul 2016 #22

They're two separate countries with separate populations. Little Tich Jul 2016 #23

So could be Israel and Palestine. aranthus Jul 2016 #25

Ah, so you're a revisionist... Little Tich Jul 2016 #26

No. You believe lies aranthus Jul 2016 #28

I suppose that if one starts drinking the hasbara kool-Aid, there's no going back to reality. Little Tich Jul 2016 #30

We've had this discussion before. aranthus Jul 2016 #38

Did you download a copy of Morris's "The Birth of the Palestinian refugee problem revisited"? Little Tich Jul 2016 #39

You keep misreading him. aranthus Jul 2016 #40

What a joke quoting Illan Pappe and accusing others of revisionism. shira Jul 2016 #34

Oops? n/t Little Tich Jul 2016 #37

Wikipedia: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 Little Tich Jul 2016 #27

So what? aranthus Jul 2016 #29

UNGAR 194 is about Refugees willing to live at peace who return.... shira Jul 2016 #32

Last time there was one state was 1947 & there was civil war.... shira Jul 2016 #13

Once a civil war, always a civil war? Little Tich Jul 2016 #17

Uh.....ever heard of Hamas? WTF makes you think they want to live... shira Jul 2016 #20

Do you support Israel allowing in Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc.? n/t shira Jul 2016 #33

These racist degenerates called the 2014 IDF military operation... shira Jul 2016 #6

While I personally think calling the war on Gaza "genocide" is hyperbole, Little Tich Jul 2016 #8

BDS is all hyperbole, lies, & Jew hatred. Not much else. n/t shira Jul 2016 #14