The land before '67
wasn't Palestinian controlled; and was under far worse occupation from Egypt and Jordan.
Hamas is a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, an opposition to Egypt's ruling elite and the Palestinians tried to overthrow the Hashemite kings, leading to Black September (after which there have been no problems in Jordan, funnily enough... welcome to the Middle East, got a problem? Flatten a town!)
It wasn't land seized from Palestinians, but from Jordan and Egypt.
I place different values on people's lives just as if someone pointed a weapon at your mother and a weapon and someone entirely different and asked you to make a decision (with no flipping of a coin) what would you do? It's not that they're Jews or Israelis that I place more value on their lives, but because they're my friends, my comrades, my tribe if you will. I wish I didn't have to, but at a time of war, I do.
(, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 3:04, Reply)
But
It doesn't look like its much better for the Palestinians living there now than it was under Jordan or Egypt, how is this helping? Hamas firing rockets into Israel isn't, that's for sure, but kicking seven shades of shit out of everyone living there isn't either it seems. Would be nice if all parties could sort this out diplomatically (hah!). I just don't believe the population in that tiny area should be forced to live in a cage under the supervision of a country who seems angry that it exists in the first place.(a rash statement i know and general, and probably innacurate)
(, Mon 19 Jan 2009, 3:17, Reply)