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From: drsimon@watlion.UUCP (Daniel R. Simon)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: The Zionist Double Standard
Message-ID: <7580@watlion.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 23:21:42 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 23:21:42 1986
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In article <95@ubc-vision.UUCP> mokhtar@ubc-vision.UUCP (Farzin Mokhtarian) writes:
>Subject: The Zionist Double-Standard
>
>What does this silence mean? Why can't the zionists and other supporters of 
>Israel out there condemn zionist terrorism the same way that they condemn
>Palestinian terrorism? Isn't Israel democratic and don't democratic nations
>pride themselves in their capacity to accept real criticism?  
>  
>   -- Farzin Mokhtarian
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>"Each one seeks to be stronger in his hatred."
>		

Glad you brought this up, Mr. Mokhtarian.

Not so very long ago, a group of Israeli radicals took it upon themselves to
attack innocent Arab civilians on the West Bank, hoping to terrorize the local
population into leaving.  In particular, they planted a bomb aboard a local bus 
carrying Arab civilians, killing several.  I believe they were responsible for 
a few other terrorist incidents as well.

Israeli police infiltrated the group and broke it up.  The members all received 
long prison sentences; several got life imprisonment (the death penalty has 
been abolished in Israel).   This sharp, effective response to radical Zionist
terrorism was widely applauded both in Israel and abroad.

So you see, Mr. Mokhtarian, Israel and her supporters have no problem 
"condemn(ing) Zionist terrorism"; in fact the Israeli government takes positive
action to prevent it.  The real question is, "why do many Arab countries aid 
and abet terrorism, offering sanctuary, funds and arms to terrorists, 
rather then rounding them up as criminals (which they are) and punishing them?" 
When Israel's neighbours have the same attitude towards terrorism directed 
against Israelis (and others) as Israel has towards terrorism directed against 
Arabs (and others), then I believe that peace will be very near in the Middle 
East.

Do you not concur?

					Daniel R. Simon