Comments on: Kazakh National Hospitalised in Urumqi Riot

By: justrecently

justrecently — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:15:12 +0000

Ferin: I can relate to the anger of the Palestinians, and I see their plight – but Israel is a state and can choose its migrants, they may be from Europe or elsewhere. Many Israelis also migrated from Arab states during the past decades. Can we fairly say that they should have stayed in Iraq or Syria?
As much as I feel that the Palestinians have drawn the dirty end of the stick (and weren’t even asked if they wanted that lottery), even Israel accepts the need for a Palestinian state. I think many Uighurs would be very happy if they even had genuine autonomy.

By: Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:47:01 +0000

It’s not between Israel and “Islam”. A considerable number of Palestinians are Christians.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:58:35 +0000

Than European descended Jews, specifically. I don’t really keep up with the whole Israel/Islam conflict (save its impact on the rest of the world), so I’d have to get up to date with research.

By: justrecently

justrecently — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:28:03 +0000

What I'm still not sure about is, to which area are you referring, when saying that the Palestinians have more of a claim to the area? The West Bank? Israel in its 1967 borders? Or both?

By: Ivan is alive! « Under the Jacaranda Tree

Ivan is alive! « Under the Jacaranda Tree — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:28:51 +0000

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By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:30:53 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, and I might be, Palestine is divided between most of its neighboring states as well. imo Israel takes too hard a line on Muslims and their religious impetus for nation is a bit warped, I’m sure the Palestinians have more of a claim to the area there than European Jews do.

But I might be wrong.

By: justrecently

justrecently — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:48:36 +0000

Thank you for your answer, Ferin. I’m not sure though if I’m getting it right. You think there should be no Palestinian state, and the West Bank should belong to the state of Israel, because Israel has the most history in it?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:15:26 +0000

The problem with Israel is that they seem to go just on religion alone, I’m sure many of the people living in Palestine are the direct descendants of those who used to inhabit the area. They have just changed their faith.

Typically I’d say all peoples deserve a homeland of sorts and it makes sense just to let them have whatever place they have the most history in, but there are better ways to reclaim territory under “Judaism” than by killing Muslims.

By: justrecently

justrecently — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:02:46 +0000

Just an unrelated question to gauge your opinion, Ferin: how do you feel about the Jewish settlements in the West Bank? Should Israel take the territory for good?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:19:21 +0000

I simply posted it to gauge opinions here. Whether or not it’s true, we know many innocent Han Chinese were murdered in cold blood. I am trying to understand what I see as complete silence on your part, making no mention of the suffering of the vast majority of the victims, and decision to instead put a strong focus on non-Han and non-Hui casualties.

Or is that kind of writing not palatable to various co-editors such as Ivan/Ned/Nanhe?