John Forbes wrote: > On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:59:20 +0100, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "John Forbes" >>Subject: Re: Another Blow Against Photography >> >> >> >> >>>>Removing the conditions that lead to terrorism is another way. That >>>>is >>>>the lesson learned from Northern Ireland and it will likely apply in >>>>this situation too. >> >>>I think that is the only way Bob. >> >>Agreed. Israel seems to be a slow learner though, and we are all >>inconvenienced and endangered as a result. >> >>Israel isn't the only slow learner, just the most obvious example at the >>moment. >> >>William Robb > > > I agree. But it is Israel that needs to move in order to address the real > grievances of the Palestinians, and it is the plight of the Palestinians > that upsets the whole Arab world, and by extension, other Islamic > countries too. > > The Catholic minority in Northern Ireland also had real grievances (like a > rigged voting system and a wholly Protestant police force), and as Bob W > suggested, it wasn't until those issues were addressed that support for > the IRA amongst a large part of the Catholic population (and Catholic > church) dwindled. > > Ted Kennedy, the New York police force, and other American sympathisers > didn't really drop their support until terrorism came to their back-yard, > and they decided they didn't like it. > > John
Just a note, but when the First Intifada started in the 1980's, The Palestinian Arabs had the highest standard of living of any Arabs outside of the Gulf States and Israel Proper. Israel continues to be the only state in the region which offers its Arab citizens full civil rights. And the current troubles started on the two borders where Israel had pulled out completely. The West Bank, which Israel still occupies, has been almost entirely quiet for the last 6 weeks. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
