[WikiEN-l] POV on Israel

[Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu-]

Um... what's the issue at hand again?

Parker Peters wrote:
> On 12/27/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On 27/12/06, Parker Peters <onmywayoutster at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> When I see some valid criticism, I'll not call it racism.
>>>
>>> The stuff you're supporting, however, is just racist.
>>>
>>> Parker
>>>       
>> How about we, say, _feign_ civility and avoid accusing each other of
>> racism?
>>
>> To say that a comparison between Apartheid and Israel is "very, very
>> valid criticism of the State of Israel" is not racist. It's accusing
>> Israel of being racist. Perhaps, if this claim doesn't have any
>> supporting evidence, you could call it nationalist. Nothing more.
>>
>> --
>> Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)
>> _______________________________________
>>     
>
>
> But the problem is, the evidence all points the other way. Attempts to
> compare Apartheid with Israel's situation have never been honest, but always
> have been nothing more than racist propaganda.
>
> If you're going to make a comparison with Apartheid, you've got a better
> comparison looking at Saudi Arabia, where multiple cities require
> non-Muslims to drive on different roads than Muslims, and non-Muslims are
> barred from multiple areas of many cities, and are subject to different laws
> and different punishments for breaking the laws.
>
> The fact that this was brought up when it was is sad, and the fact that I
> see editors going on trying to find some method of justifying writings that
> are mere propaganda being placed onto wikipedia, is horrifying to me.
>
> Parker
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