Would you care to elaborate, Tom?

Reza: I fully agree with Israel. Hamas refuses to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist, so why should Israel bother to negotiate?

Massoud: I of course agree with your statement. The tiniest bit of research and intellectual honesty sheds a whole lot of light onto the subject. Thank you.

Asad: You didn’t really say anything to me, so I’ll just keep quiet on the subject of Iran’s A-Bomb program for now.

Reza (again): If Iran is to blame (as the PLO -among others- has indicated) then shouldn’t they catch the flak for it? As for Western Powers… we refuse to fund folks who have clearly stated and demonstrated the terrorism is an acceptable means to an end. And as for Israeli occupation, I think it’d be pretty darned irresponsible to pull out of Palestine at the moment. In case you’ve missed it, some Palestinian thugs are killing OTHER PALESTINIANS simply to grab power. They have not demonstrated that they are capable of self-governance.

Fox Bradley (or should I say mister pottie mouth?): I am not Israeli. I’m not even particularly fond of Judaism as a religion. However, recent actions by Israeli armed forces seem to be pretty restrained. They launched a tank assault into Gaza, but only to chase off the Hamas thugs who were lobbing grenades at PALESTINIAN refugees stuck at the border crossing. Doesn’t sound like Israeli terrorism to me.

al: I’m not from the Florida swamps or even from a particularly rural area. I will continue to write as long as the market wants me to, despite your rather juvenile attempt at criticism. Also, sentences should end with some sort of punctuation. Most end with a “.” Some might consider a failure to do so demonstrable proof of ignorance.

Tony: I see your point but disagree. The west simply refused to continue sending money to folks who will use it for terrorist ends. Why should we finance people who want to kill us or refuse to acknowledge their neighbors’ right to exist?

The writer completely ignore how western power oppose a democratic ellected Hamas government and just make up some story about Iran. What about 40 years of occupation?

Israel’s swift refusal to negotiate with Hamas, however, signifies that Israel will instead use Hamas’ win as a smokescreen to shield it from upholding its commitments under U.S.-brokered peace agreements and international law. US government’s rash threat to cut aid to the Palestinians suggests that they will follow Israel’s lead.

This is seen as state terrorism by Iran, the difference is, Iran fights back, and I guess people like you are brought up in a world thinking whoever fights back is evil.