re: #882 Obdicut

I really hope you are not working your way around to “The majority of palestinians support terrorist attacks because of Israeli actions”. The Palestinians should reject terrorism against civilians because it is ethically wrong.

Do I think that terrorism against civilians is morally wrong? Of course. Do I think that the Palestinians are completely wrong in supporting terrorist? Of course.

Do I think that if I were in the same situation as a Palestinian I would be able to see it the same way? I can’t say that. If I were a Palestinian and my brother were killed by an IDF helicopter that was attacking a Hamas weapons cache, I don’t know what I’d do. I’d love to say that I would renounce violence, and understand that Hamas was ultimately to blame. But honestly I don’t know that I would be able to. Again, I’m not saying that it’s justified. I’m just saying, people aren’t inherently rational when it comes to things like this.