What do you think about Israel's assasination policy?

I'm looking for reason as much as possible rather than emotion.

edit: I'm confused so that's how I vote

Personally just to state my reason...I'm confused because I can see how killing terrorists would mean their numbers dwindle and attacks are less but in the process many times there is collateral damage...can you ever really avoid that...? I'm not sure...

because the only way to stop the violence is to destroy the terror networks of the 'legitimate' Palestinian resistance. Collateral damage is an unfortunate byproduct of a necessary action. Hopefully, it can be minimized as much as possible. But morally, who is to blame, the Israelis, who are trying to protect their own children, or the cowardely Palestinian terrorists who are hiding behind their women's skirts? I know which way I think.

and post that. There are those who could reply to you more eloquently then I can at this point.

Or are you talking to the person who posted just above you?

I'm alerting and hopefully a mod will move it for you.

and I hope this thread isn't moved. If it is, it will be locked because it isn't based on a recent op-ed article or news story.

:)

if you ever want to post a poll like this in I/P, you can either send an email asking for permission, or find an op-ed or news article that would work with it.

Obviously, it's getting out of control because they aren't bothered anymore by taking out bystanders.

I have no particular qualms about blowing away someone who saved his own life but encouraged a teenager to blow himself to bits. That puts "user" on a whole new level.

But it hasn't stopped the suicide bombing or even slowed it.

So tell me what will work?

between only as a last resort and only if no innocent civilians will be harmed. In other words, both.

because it fuels the Palestinian resolve to kick out the illegal settlers.

You would sacrifice innocent lives for the purpose of kicking out those who you consider unlawful invaders?

I could not in good conscience wish that upon anybody without thinking that the any of the lives that are lost could be someone special to me. You seem to have much anger towards the Israelis. Be careful or you may become that which you hate.


However, I respect your reason as misguided as I believe it to be.

I dont wish...I just tell the way it is and the fact remains, Israeli assasination policy hasn't deterred the Palestinian counter actions which is obviously a good thing.

Official policies of assasinating people you don't like border on the crimminal.
I think that's why the US doesn't do it (openly, anyway)

Israel kills people in countries were it has no legal/moral right to do so, like France and Germany.

I believe several European weapons engineers have been killed by Israeli agents since the 1970's including many that have been associated with Saddam's past and confirmed weapons programs like the super-gun and his aborted nuclear program of the early 1980's.


What about Israeli agents that kidnapp war criminals from soveriegn countries in South America. That is complete bullshit. These "agents" need to be captured humilitated and used as a tool to force the public condemnation of the neo-fascist lukid government. The same policy should be used against BFEE/CIA dirty tricksters that screw around in places like Venezuela and Colombia.

guilty Nazis partially responsible for the deaths of six million Jews?

Why not just ask a country for extradition instead of pissing them off. You know rule of law and all.

i just find it hard to have sympathy for racist genocidal Nazis.

Dupe.

In response to short sighted barbarism. Eventually, there will be a negotiated peace in which both sides will have to compromise. The hopeless circle of violence does absolutely nothing to bring that about as both sides blame the other.

My sympathies lie with the oppressed Palestinians but stop short of the bombings. The Israeli response has been orchestrated by the right wing that envisions a "Greater Israel". Both sides play into the hands of the fanatics on the other side with atrocities committed by both.

There will be a resolution eventually, but the tragedy will continue as long as the absolutists on both sides hold sway.

Note: I heard the Israeli Minister of Defense say something like, "Hamas leaders are targeted for liquidation." Liquidation? A chillingly familiar ring to it.

I always have. If criminal trials were good enough for Nazis, it's good enough for terrorists of all stripes.

They aren't "assassinating terrorists".

I'll say this for the millionth time: No Palestinian has left Gaza in three years. They haven't blown anything up. The people they are assassinating have no capacity to harm Israeli's. It's barely even political assassination, it's just using American weaponry to put down a prison riot.

If it happens in the West Bank you could look at it differently, but you are framing the question with a skewed perspective.