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Szeretettel: M.S

Mr. Vamos appears to be under the impression that a cease-fire has never been tried. It has, several times since Oslo. The problem is, the Palestinians either do not take them seriously or cannot control their people, because somebody keeps firing rockets into Israel, stoning border patrols, or blowing themselves up among Israeli civilians. Usually all three. So, Mr. Vamos, your solution does not work. Do you have a Plan B?

Constance, whatever the merits of the charge of anti-Semitism, it was not an objection to Vamos's mentioning "the wrongs heaped on the Palestinians." It was an objection to his proposed solution. Nobody is denying these wrongs. And it was Vamos who mentioned the Holocaust, as proof he was not anti-Semitic. Are you actually reading the material you are supposedly answering, or just filing an all-purpose rant triggered by key words?

People have been fighting over that same piece of land for thousands of years. Why is it that someone is accused of being antisemitic whenever they dare speak of the injustices Israel has heaped on the Palestinians?

The United Nations has repeatedly condemned Isreal for it's illegal and brutal treatment of the Palestinians, yet the US govt continues to pour money and resources into Israel.

Does Israel, as a nation, have a right to exist? You bet. Did they have a right to come into existence in the manner in which they did? No. Is it realistic to think they should return all that they forceably took from the Palestinians in the past? No. But it is realistic to expect their leaders to look to history and realize that they are the ones that should conceed as much as they can to bring about peace.

Take a piddling country, put the muscle and power of a very powerful country behind it, allow them to take more and more freedom and land away from a neighboring country and you breed hatred and violence. No, terrorism is not right. Not under any circumstances. But I can totally understand how it may be seen as the last hope of a desperate people.

Israeli is not equivalent with righteous. There are Israeli's just as evil as some other people in the world. Simply because you had ancestors die in concentration camps does not mean you are above reproach. The Jewish people as a whole are just like any other people on this planet and some of them need to stop pointing to the holocaust as a "get out of jail free card" for the Israeli govt in the here and now.

Maybe your ancestors were Jews, Mr. Vámos, but you definitely are not as you seem to have no idea about links between that small piece of land and Jewish people. Your 'solution' is so ridiculous that would it come from a comedian...wait a second, are you a comedian?...probably yes...well, then don't waste others' time on reading your jokes.

1. When nothing works, why don't we try the impossible?

2. As a Jew, grand child of Holocaust victims, why would I be anti-semitic, just because I try to think about a difficult problem in a different way?

Best from Budapest,

Miklós Vámos

The funny thing about such comments is that people in Europe such as the author still after 60 years think that Jewish life has NO value, and its beliefs can be thrown away like rotten bananas...
How wrong and antisemitic of him...but everybody can see that...
No Israel will not negotiate with Hamas as long as the USA does not Negotiate with Al Qaeda...it is a non-starter politically and a suicidal wish to Israel.
A question for The Post...why not post any posts from friends of Israel itself and only allow major posts of its detractors???
Cheers,
An Australian

Do you think that if Israel were have a policy of appeasement withHamas, a terrorist organization bent on the destruction of the state of Israel, that it will stop its kidnappings and targeting of the killing civilians for more than a short period of time?

Let's also not get confused and mistakenly equate a military operation designed to rescue a kidnapped citizen with a terrorist organization that intentionally targets innocent civilians. Unfortunately, many innocent Palestinians have died in the conflict, but tremendous care is taken to avoid civilian casualities.

If an American soldier were kidnapped by Al-Queda, would you suggest we give into Al-Queda's demands and declare a cease fire for six months?