[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Livia

Knowing that my husband died from wounds received in Afghanistan, you posted in response to a post of mine, “they ALL died for nothing – get over it”. That was pretty hurtful.

It could be that you and I do share common ground on the Israel question. I cannot say, with my hand on my heart, that I support what’s going on in Israel, and I’ve just returned from there so I have some first-hand experience of it. Sadly, any discussion of the ‘bigger picture’ is impossible because you reply aggressively and generalise. Some time ago you and another poster had a rant between you about how horrible the murderous Jews are. I knew you meant ‘some Israelis’ but you said ‘Jews’. It was an anti-Jewish tirade. You also said, in this very thread, “Despicable place populated by sad deluded hateful people”. Actually, when I was there, just after they found the bodies of the three dead Israeli boys and things were heating up again, hundreds of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem to call for peace. I’m sure that wouldn’t have made the news here… but they didn’t seem particularly despicable, deluded or hateful to me.

It’s for these reasons I really don’t want to discuss the question of Israel, or anything else, with you.

Livia, thanks for taking the time to explain your reasons for not wanting to converse with me, I meant to say Israelis but maybe used the word Jews in error and for that I am truly sorry.

I am upset that you cannot even bring yourself to debate topics with me on this forum , I never set out to try and insult you or deliver personal attacks.

I like to think of myself as a well educated person with a good set of morals ready to speak up for injustice wherever I see it.

I have no specific loyalties to any particular group or class or religion. In fact as I have said on this forum on many occasions I consider religion as a deeply personal thing and am suspicious of organised religion as I feel it is used to control people and can be manipulated to set people against one another.

I hope in time we may exchange the odd post or two and that some of my misguided earlier posts may be forgiven.

Nedusa.....