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More killing of Palestinians on the West Bank by the Israeli military just recently. Again. I know because I saw it on ABC TV news. I’m sick of all and sundry supporting Israel to carry out this persecution of Palestinians.

Yes, Hamas is the military wing of Palestine, I don’t agree with either sides’ aggression and killing of each other. Peace.

I was on a vigil in Byron Bay one year and a couple of Israelis (male/female) were saying and asking why we were flying the terrorist flag? It was the Palestinian flag. We tried to explain that we are a peace group and don’t support either side who perpetrate violence.

I don’t know if we convinced them. Young Israeli people have to do national service and learn how to kill, but of course that doesn’t make them killers. There is a peace movement in Israel of people who don’t agree with their regimes’ use of violence.

Paul Brecht, Evans Head


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  1. The ‘Palestinians’ being targeting by the Israeli military in the West Bank, particularly around Jenin, are committed terrorists who are determined to kill as many Israelis as they can. Your captivation with non-violence bears no relation to the nature of this century old dispute and is a reflection of a simplistic perspective that ignores the historical realities and complexities.

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