I`ll admit it, I`m broadly pro-Pal. I think the Pals have not helped themselves at all, and have made some huge mistakes, including the horrifying use of suicide bombers, but I think the 40 years imprisonment of the Pals, under gun barrels, and without any real political freedom is obscene. Having said that, every time some extreme US Zionist says something particularly unpleasant and really irritates me, there are still people like Bradley who remind me that the majority of Jewish Israelis are sane, civilized people who just want the war to end.
"Those who have served in the IDF will attest both to acts of extraordinary humanity under fire, and egregious acts of gratuitous cruelty in carrying out the duties of occupation. Neither, strictly speaking, are policy. They are a reflection of the broad autonomy of action granted Israeli commanders and soldiers."
That`s just how I imagine the IDF from what I`ve seen and heard of it, but it`s brave and admirable of Bradley to say it |
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