When will they ever learn?....When will they ever learn?...
Reader comment on item: Hamas vs. America

Submitted by Janet Ann Suzuki (Canada), May 3, 2005 at 12:27

By Israel legitimizing and establishing relations with the the PLO has only served to benefit the Palestinian cause. "Peaceful" negotiations concerning control of the land that encompasses Israel as well as security has, in time, resulted in the Palestinians' win and the Jews' loss.

Islamic governments have also learned that establishing relations with the "infidel" West is to their advantage. Through mass immigration, Islam has been able to manipulate the democratic system in such a way that they have "politically correct" rights that are denied to others. Speaking against the Islamic religion in evangelical Christian Churches is considered "promoting hatred"; speaking against Jews and Christians in mosques is considered "freedom of speech". Teaching Christianity in public schools is a violation because it is considered an "infringement on the rights of those who hold a different ideology"; teaching Islam in public schools is considered an attempt to "encourage understanding". Islamic law has been adopted into the civil legal system in Canada (USA next) but values that are considered "Judeo/Christian" can not be identified as such in a secular government...........

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