Twilight Zone / What are you doing for the holiday? http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/809603.html This story from haaretz revealed some ugly realities about Israel's occupation, and how people felt the frustration of not having control over there lives. Israeli authorities maintain that checkpoints are essential security tools to keep would-be Palestinian suicide bombers from killing Israeli citizens. Yet this incident occurred at one of the many checkpoints located within and throughout the West Bank itself, not on the border with Israel. So, in telling these stories, Palestinians echoed a common refrain. "Are we terrorists? No! We're regular people wanting a normal life, wanting to see our families."
Here's to a 2007 filled with peace as a result of two parties coming forward to ease suffering on both sides.
Touche - next time you might want to actually post a comment. Here is One Ugly Face of Terrorism: http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/angelforisrael/israel/victims_index.html I am pessimistic about any change in the new year, but one can hope.
Temporarily closed - arefmusa, send along (via PM) some comments to paste into your original post, and I will happily reopen the thread (see clarification on forum rules for additional information on posting liks to start a thread).