Israel’s barrier to progress

arkasha’s comment 22 Jul 09, 4:10pm

If the barrier is ineffective, then why would successive Israeli governments (Sharon, Livni, Netanyahu) and the leftist Barak be so determined to expend the logistical, finacial, legal, and diplomatic trouble? That would be an extreme waste of resources.

You misunderstand. The wall is extremely effective at land-grabbing. That’s why it’s not coming down.

Cellcom’s cynical commercial

arkasha’s comment 20 Jul 09, 1:46pm

Moeran
I presume the “election of a far right supremisist group” that you refer to, is the election of Hamas ?

If you really are confused between Hamas and Netanyahu, then that says something about both parties, doesn’t it?

Netanyahu turns to Nazi language

arkasha’s comment 10 Jul 09, 1:54pm

What – no post accusing CiF of being “obsessed with Jews?” Roger must be sleeping in today.

i While some settlements should, and probably will, get uprooted, many of the larger ones are here to stay.

That’s a real problem, Sherman. Why should they be allowed to stay? Wasn’t the land illegally occupied in the first place? The settlers can hardly argue they didn’t know this, now can they?

When you steal something, it doesn’t matter how big you are. It doesn’t entitle you to keep it.

US pro-Israeli group attempts to stop shift in White House Middle East policy

arkasha’s comment 07 May 09, 8:41pm

My only critisism is that all your drawings about Israel demonstrate a gut-deep visceral loathing which makes me feel violently sick.

I think maybe the strain of inventing anti-semitism is what’s upsetting your wittle tummy.

Antisemitic alarm bells

arkasha’s comment 05 May 09, 12:20pm

Get a grip! The problem is that most critcism of Israel in CIF is not based on fact – quite ironic, considering what the full “CIF” quote is – but on the fact that a significant percentage of guardianistas criticise Israel for reasons based on a gut instinct – a certain gut-instinct dislike of a small percentage of the world population known as – I don’t think I need to finish that statement.

You present no evidence for your conclusions, merely hold it as some kind of revealed truth.

I think the problem here, isntlifestrange, is that you’ve pulled the above paragraph from your guts’ exit.

I find you and your fellow hasbara drones’ characterization of people who criticize Israel as “anti-semites” to be merely tiresome. You don’t want to watch the sodding play? Don’t watch it. You think she’s wrong? Fine. It’s just her opinion. You don’t have to agree.

But guess what? Criticizing Israel doesn’t automatically = anti-semite, no matter how fervently you want to believe it.

Israel’s memorial built on desecration

arkasha’s comment 21 Apr 09, 12:28pm

How generous of you to donate land, crabapple.

I suggest you do it now. And your comment about who has land doesn’t even jibe with your previous post. If nobody has land, why should the Israelis have any? You’ve just tripped yourself, trying to be clever.

And since you seem to be utterly ignorant, I would advise you that yes, they can steal land. What do you think the settlements are, if not land theft?

Or are you now going to pull out the hoary Old Testament nonsense? If so, who do you think the Palestinians are? Where did they come from? They’ve lived there for generations. Far longer than some Iowa-born settler who waves the Torah in one hand and a rifle in the other, screaming about “his” birthright.

I do not speak for Israel

arkasha’s comment 26 Mar 09, 5:20pm

Critism of Israel is not anti-semtic, calling her racist state., an illegal state, a rogue state is.

Crap.

Calling Israel those things may be mistaken, but it’s not anti-semitic. It’s criticism.

End this culture of Israeli impunity

arkasha’s comment 24 Mar 09, 6:51pm

Another oppressive Islamist regime is just what that part of the world needs.

Funny – were it not for that pointy star on the flag, who could tell the difference between an oppressive Islamist regime and Israel?

Trouble brewing in Jerusalem

arkasha’s comment 20 Mar 09, 8:15pm

McLefty,

To give the US its due, it does investigate crimes and punish the perpetrators. Look at Abu Ghrai, look at Haditha. It doesn’t do as complete a job as it could, but it does try.

What has Israel done, other than than complain about the “unfairness” of the criticism?

Hillary in the Holy Land

arkasha’s comment 09 Mar 09, 11:29pm

It’s among the Zionophobes that a tad of self-analysis might be in order.

Ironic, coming from the member of a group who think the greatest arguments reduce to:

1. YOU’RE AN ANTISEMITE!!!!11111111!!

2. Why don’t you talk about Uganda/Darfur/Congo/Tibet/Malvinas??????

3. Israel is a wonderful democracy and very small. So it needs to be protected (unsaid of course is that the protection consists of torturing people, killing them, burning them, stealing their land, bombing them, etc.)

Opening eyes in Israel

arkasha’s comment 05 Mar 09, 9:07pm

I correct myself: it’s enough to read CiF to believe the world hates Israel.

Is it too much to ask for a little evidence?

Upgrade Palestinian rights

arkasha’s comment 28 Feb 09, 12:38am

In fact Israel tried very hard to spare the civilian population,at the expanse of it’s own soldiers lives.

You’re ridiculous.

4 out of the 13 dead IDF soldiers were killed by their own side, who managed to get a bit carried away with the day’s sport of killing civilians.

On the other hand, even Israel admits a minority of those it killed were hamas – the majority were civilians, including kids.

And you think Israel should be commended for this? What planet do you live on?

That cartoon

arkasha’s comment 19 Feb 09, 9:04pm

“A Jew eating babies”

Roger, you’re pitiful. That was an attack on Sharon, not “Jews.”

From Gaza with love

arkasha’s comment 16 Feb 09, 12:47am

67 came and how we cheered the IDF on …Dayan being startlingly good copy. One eye?…perfect! 72 ..the poor athletes.. but 82 I was screaming at the Israelis for being the mass murderers they turned out to be….what’s a few years eh?

Berchers, that mirrors my experience almost exactly.

Fighting on a different front

arkasha’s comment 16 Dec 08, 2:56pm

Which countries did you have in mind Arkasha that safeguards human rights.

Gosh, gundy – how about European nations, then? You know, those whose citizens risked their own safety fo safeguard Jews?

I know it’s terribly incovenient for you zionistas, but Dutch citizens hid Jews from the Nazis – you might want to look into the Anne Frank story.

Just a thought.