tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602141549066899855.post8066445855235984710..comments2023-10-05T09:13:09.754-07:00Comments on The God Blog: At least eight killed at Jerusalem yeshivaBrad A. Greenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839334757237639415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602141549066899855.post-33784801214250807862008-03-18T20:31:00.000-07:002008-03-18T20:31:00.000-07:00There are no "innocents" in this war or any other....There are no "innocents" in this war or any other. The precedent of civilians being a legitamate military target was made soem years ago. The names, of such cities as Rotterdam, Liverpool, Coventry, London, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Dresden, Hanoi,etc are testament to that unfortunate fact of history. The people of Gaza are no less responsible for the acts of those militants who fire Kaytushas into Israeli civilain population centers from within their midst than Mercaz Ha Rav students who were buying into and occasionally acting upon the theo-facism being spewed out by seditionist rabbis. As to double standards. I have read your prose elsewhere, Lance. If theres anybody who's an expert on double standards and their uses, it would certainly be you. I defer to your obvious expertise when it comes to claptrap and self-serving duplicity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602141549066899855.post-82174339344590333852008-03-11T02:44:00.000-07:002008-03-11T02:44:00.000-07:00Hi there. In response to the "shoa" comment, the I...Hi there. In response to the "shoa" comment, the Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said that the Palestenians in Gaza are bringing upon themselves an even greater "shoah" (by firing qassam rockets) because Israel will do all it can to defend itself. While shoah can and often does mean holocaust, it also means disaster and most native Hebrew speakers agree that Vilnai was using the word in this way. It was clearly, however, a poor choice of words on his part since it is a very loaded word.brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898766259210981641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602141549066899855.post-41039555300296368782008-03-10T09:15:00.000-07:002008-03-10T09:15:00.000-07:00It is always deplorable when innocents are killed ...It is always deplorable when innocents are killed but this has gotten far more coverage in the American press than the mass slaughter of innocents (in the neighborhood of 100 with many civilians and children) by IDF forces in Gaza.<BR/><BR/>Israeli leadership has even declared that a "shoah" (holocaust) is about to befall the Palestinians. The double standard is clear yet the media goes along with it.LanceThrusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034741254580206813noreply@blogger.com