Blame Canada
From the country that brought you surging anti-Semitism and the idea that Jewish victims of bus bombings deserve it if they live in the West Bank, we have this stunning poll:
In order to spur parties to a peace settlement in the Middle East, would you: Cut off aid to Israel 9511 votes (39 %) Cut off aid to the Palestinians 7180 votes (30 %) Cut off aid to both 5924 votes (24 %) Continue the present course 1617 votes (7 %)
In honor that poll, we're holding our own poll.
Which of the following do you believe is most likely, on any given day, to use massive Canadian and EU aid to bomb busses and cafes:
The last time someone seriously tried to cut off military aid to Israel was in the opening days of the October 1973, when the Arabs celebrated their peaceful holiday of Ramadan by respecting other cultures' sensitivities and launching a surprise attack during Yom Kippur. That led Golda to almost nuke Damascus out of desperation, as Israeli soldiers were being overrun, tortured, and executed on the Golan (this is why you always hear lots of calls for Syrians to be tried in Belgian courts for war crimes, and by "always" I mean "never").
But I digress.
In the last week, only one party involved in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict has conclusively been proven to take aid (which is what this poll is ostensibly about) and use it to stymie a peace settlement (hint: it wasn't Israel). And yet more Canadians have concluded that a peace settlement would be helped by cutting off aid to Israel than to the Palestinians. Whatever could their motive be?
* Yes, I know. Go look it up.
In order to spur parties to a peace settlement in the Middle East, would you: Cut off aid to Israel 9511 votes (39 %) Cut off aid to the Palestinians 7180 votes (30 %) Cut off aid to both 5924 votes (24 %) Continue the present course 1617 votes (7 %)
In honor that poll, we're holding our own poll.
Which of the following do you believe is most likely, on any given day, to use massive Canadian and EU aid to bomb busses and cafes:
The last time someone seriously tried to cut off military aid to Israel was in the opening days of the October 1973, when the Arabs celebrated their peaceful holiday of Ramadan by respecting other cultures' sensitivities and launching a surprise attack during Yom Kippur. That led Golda to almost nuke Damascus out of desperation, as Israeli soldiers were being overrun, tortured, and executed on the Golan (this is why you always hear lots of calls for Syrians to be tried in Belgian courts for war crimes, and by "always" I mean "never").
But I digress.
In the last week, only one party involved in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict has conclusively been proven to take aid (which is what this poll is ostensibly about) and use it to stymie a peace settlement (hint: it wasn't Israel). And yet more Canadians have concluded that a peace settlement would be helped by cutting off aid to Israel than to the Palestinians. Whatever could their motive be?
* Yes, I know. Go look it up.
