of palestine and israel
kynn bartlett of shock & awe writes,

This is a consistent tactic among the supporters of Israel -- to blame the suicide attacks on the parents, and not on the years of oppression perpetrated by Israel. You've got a whole nation under siege for years -- kids kept out of school for months at a time due to curfews and school closures enforced by the IDF -- and you're surprised that some of those kids grow up to attack the system that keeps them down? I am not condoning violence, but I am at a loss to explain why years of Israeli violence against Palestinians should be ignored and all Palestinian violence should be blamed on cultural differences and bad parenting.

the rest of the post is here. good read.
posted by ubaid - Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 10:48 AM - 0 comments - post anonymously