Reader comment on: On Campus: The Pro-Palestinians' Real Agenda

Submitted by Yaarit G, Mar 25, 2009 16:17

I am 24 years old, living in Canada (Toronto) for the past 12 years. I was born in Israel (Haifa). My parents made their move to Israel in the 70's and watched it grow, progress and yes, go to war. What I learned from living in a multicultural environment is that most of us LEFT OUR HOMES BECAUSE OF WAR! No one likes it, I don’t. The difference between people who would like to see a change and those who don’t, is simply the ignorance that was taught by the parents. Just like Hollywood, the media (CNN) portrays Israel as a blood sucking nation that wants to be in the centre of attention. Well, good morning to everyone. Israeli’s just want to wake up in the morning, go to work or school, go on vacations and celebrate holydays just like everyone else (no matter their religion) without getting blown up or have about 100 soldiers fully loaded waiting for the unexpected. That’s no way of life either. Those who protest the Israeli state or Jews as a whole should take a look back into history and find out what really happened back in 1948, when the British had Palestine territory under their command. What’s happening between Israelis and Palestinians is hate that is brought on by uncompromised living arrangements. Would you really kill your neighbor if they park their car one foot on your driveway?? No. You would ask them to move it, if it really bothered you. Why can’t these rules be applied everywhere?

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