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From: raju@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Raju Bhatt)
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Subject: Re: Terrorism and TWA 847
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 05:08:32 EDT
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>From: ephraim@techunix.bitnet (Ephraim Silverberg)
>
>   When the State of Israel tries to neutralise the  military  camps  of  the
>   Shi'ites  in  Lebanon, we are condemned as facists and murderers, although
>   these people have waged an active war of terror on the Northern  residents
>   of Israel for over ten years. However, when the lives of Americans are af-
>   fected then a "different" standard seems to apply -- anything goes: random
>   killing, attack civilian populations, etc.
>
>   I do *not*, Heaven forbid, take the  lives  of  the  endangered  Americans
>   lightly and I sincerely hope and pray that they all return safely to their
>   homes and families.  I am only sickened by the *constant* double  standard
>   the  world applies to the State of Israel.  We value the blood of our peo-
>   ple and children as much as you do.
>

Interesting, so the Shiites were attacking Israel for the last 10 years...Then
what were the Palestinians doing, sightseeing in the refugee camps? I hope by
now you realised that you goofed, but then to you "They all look the same."  I
don't believe the whole world applies the double standard.  The Jewish Lobby
along with the many Jewish-owned publications (Ex: New York Times), have helped
Israel retain a "special" standard with the U.S.  About not taking "the lives
of the ... Americans lightly" and hoping (and praying) "that all return safely
to their homes and families", I guess that to you "Who cares about those Shiites
whom Israel is holding, after all they must not have families".  After pounding
West Beirut and having Arafat withdraw his forces on the condition that Israel
would not enter West Beirut, the Israeli "sightseeing" force entered West Beirut
and pretended not to see the Maronites killing Palestinian refugees.  Did the
American public forget that or were they helped to forget?