Israelis were pretty split on the Gaza War right up until it started. With virtually the entire political spectrum jumping on the bandwagon, polls quickly showed an overwhelming majority of Israelis in favor of the war, sometimes exceeding 90 percent.
That ability to quickly rally such a huge majority for a war is certainly expedient, but it caused considerable stir today when the Israeli government agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas, and both politicians and the public began condemning the sudden arrival of peace.
Many in the far-right government in Israel condemned the deal, demanding a full, worldwide war on all terrorists and no restraint under any circumstances. Opposition figures, like Kadima Leader Shaul Mofaz, also lashed the deal, saying he wanted a “decisive” invasion of Gaza.
There were even some anti-peace rallies in Tel Aviv, where demonstrators gathered chanting “no to a cease-fire deal.” Demonstrators interviewed termed the lack of continued war a “mistake” because it made Israelis look scared. Polls tonight showed 70 percent of Israelis remain opposed to the idea of peace with Gaza.
Wow… what peace loving people.
Wait…
So this is the state that's like a shining beacon in the middle-east?
Humanity is so doomed…
70 years ago Germans demanded a Final Solution to the Jewish Problem. Today the children of the survivors scream for a Final Solution to the Palestinian Problem. Scary how the roles have reversed .
Israel is an example of Mass Psychosis. No rubber room is big enough to hold that many people.
All orthodox and Hassidic Jews follow the Talmud and it's evil doctrines on Gentiles. It is a religious duty to kill a gentile considered hostile to a Jew and Palestinians, by the unanimous consensus of all Rabbis both in Israel and in the diaspora, fit that description. Peace curtails some of these religious activities and that in turn, jeopardizes the closeness between the them and their G-d. Israel Shahak himself a Jew and ww2 survivor, talks about all these bizarre and ridiculous concept of the Talmud that Jews would rather have us not know.
The Israelis and to a large extent, Americans have become a 'war loving' people. Violence is addicting just as much as drugs are. It is in fact a psychological drug.
dead-on. Peace is such a sign of weakness. Can't allow the stench of peace (weakness) to pervade the national discourse. McCain and the rest of the stooges are the perfect example. Ending the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and…everywhere else…is a sign America is weak and those who advocate peace are traitors to the New American Principles of World Domination.
Israelis are the new nazis.
Israelis/jews are not "nazis".
Funny that the Israeli street will scream for war against Palestinians, but shrink into the shadows when it comes to taking on Iran by themselves. It sure makes a difference when your chosen enemy can't fight back, doesn't it?
All I can say, John, is that these psychos are the ultimate cowards. That's why they scream the loudest for war against defenseless adversaries as the Palestinians, but shrink far into the shadows when it comes to unilaterally attacking Iran. Yes, it certainly does make a big difference when the chosen enemy cannot fight back.
Right on, John.
How many of these armchair warriors should be given a rifle and sent off to the front?
All of them.
The Israelis find it easy to scream for war, since they have been steeped in a cult of victory and believe it's impossible for them to lose. When you believe your own propaganda, you end up like the Japanese in 1945.
War, to Zionists, and Neocons, is a sporting event, as long as the other fellow gets a broken body, and is hamstrung on a perpetual basis.