When he returned, I asked him what it was like over there. The first words out of his mouth to me were, "We killed people for no reason."

His father told me about the rules of engagement for checkpoints and that anyone approaching too fast, or too suspiciously, or somehow made the troops manning the checkpoint nervous, were fired upon.

He had to render aid to a car full of wounded and dead women and children after just such an 'engagement'.

And BTW "Israel Rocks"! Just thought i'd throw that in on GP.

Now, haven't I saved all the Zio-trolls lots of time and effort?

Unnecessary behavior.

What a terrible indifference to other people's lives–and what callousness embodied by that institutional lack of military training in basic communication. Such a lack of basic professionalism shows the coldblooded official IDF attitude toward the people of Gaza and why each new report reveals more bloodthirsty cruelty.

We need to call on Pres. Obama to "Recognize the State of Palestine now."

"Unnecessary" Richard? You can't mean that? This is Hamas, the genocidal-death-cult-Nazi-spiritual-father-rocket-launching-human-shielding Hamas we are talking about.

But you seem to be in your "Why can't we all just get along?" bag lately. The ol' Zionist Shoot-and-kvetch, huh.

Snap out of it Richard! Pull yourself together! Remember, if Israel doesn't prevail, it's the box-cars for all of us. I usually get a roomette, Richard. I would have no place for my suits or my accordion in a boxcar.

Now I want to be very careful, Richard. Would I be a false Jew or anti-semite if I say I find your little expressions of mild regret completely phony, and very maddening, Richard? This is your Zionism Richard, embrace it, Richard. Try to live up to it, Richard. Please, the Israel project is one that will be a triumph for Jews every where, but we might have to hold our noses (with both hands! Little nose joke there) and grit our perfect teeth for a while til its seen through, Richard. For God's sake Richard DON'T WEAKEN NOW!!!
Richard, Zionism is not for those who selfishly indulge their own effete humanitarian or moral feelings. We can't afford that kind of self-indulgence Richard. Zionism is a team sport, and your job on the team, well, I don't need to tell you Richard: I! 2! 3! 4! C'mon now Richard, you can do it, just think of posterity, your talented and intelligent Jewish Children! "Israel Rocks!" "Arabs Suck!" C'mon Richard, I know you can do it!

Yeah, you just managed to convince me that you aren't even Jewish by birth, just some slimy anti-Semite who is pretending to be Jewish.

Not all of the Jews who died in the Holocaust would have been saved if there had been an Israel, but it is a historical fact that thousands of Jews died after being sent back into the hands of the Nazis because there was no Israel and no other nation would take them in. And don't say that things have changed. Millions murdered in Darfur, hundreds of thousands in Rwanda… genocides are happening right now.

oh, and Gaza.

Be careful, you might be called an anti-semite too.