They are trying to make the assertion that all Al Jazeera does is “glorify Hamas” and being mean to poor little Israel for reporting on its war crimes. Personally, I’ve never seen any article that even remotely boasts about Hamas’s exploits. This is something that they’ve made up.
By all means is this Hasbara, plain and simple. They are trying to vilify Al Jazeera, because they do not like how they’re making everything Israel is doing public. That’s also why they had to target their journalists.
Do not take something like this even remotely seriously. Haaretz, while being less flagrant about it, is still staunchly pro-Israel and will say whatever will advance its goals.
Whatever, I don’t really mind this kind of stuff. Hell, it amuses me. They’re humiliating themselves as a weak attempt to mock us, and one day, their sleep will be plagued with nightmares about the time they willingly did stuff like this. They’re making themselves look stupid more than they are us.
Also, this doesn’t have anything to do with Israel or Palestine. Because, as Definitely_not_with_the_hamas had proved earlier, this “conflict” has nothing to do with religion. Instead, it has to do with an occupying force and a native people resisting said occupying force.
If you have any other questions though, feel free to ask us.
“I’m saying this from a Christian perspective, as my religion teaches us to love our neighbors and our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us.”
Contrary to what many Christians appear to believe, the Bible is actually rife with passages that are in no uncertain terms violent, bloodthirsty, hateful, barbaric, and everything else you claim both the Torah and Quran to be.
A few famous examples of this include: Deuteronomy 7:1-2, Psalm 137:9, Leviticus 20:13, Matthew 10:34-36, and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
In fact, there are even passages within the Bible that contradict themselves. Like how Micah 7:18 states that God does not remain wrathful forever, while in Jer 17:4 it states that he does. As it turns out, the three Abrahamic religions have more in common than you’d think, and Christianity isn’t the “special” one out of them.
So, how do Christians manage to reconcile being forgiving and merciful with passages like these? And what do they do when passages contradict each other?
Simple. The truth is that even the most zealous religious people don’t follow their holy book to a T, especially considering that with it’s contradictions, they simply *can’t*. Instead, they follow parts of their holy book based on the context within a given society. For example, a Christian around a thousand years ago might follow the advice of Leviticus 20:13 and kill homosexuals, while a Christian today might be more tolerant by following the advice of Romans 15:7.
The same can also be said about Muslims and Jews. Sure, in their holy book, it does say that they are each others’ enemy. However, nowadays, (most) of them prefer to live in harmony. And just because there are a few passages that promote hate, doesn’t mean that all of them will follow it. Because once again, the truth is that religious people skirt their own holy book more often than you’d think. If they didn’t, then we’d have a pretty big problem, considering what some of these passages say.
Not saying that *some* Muslims and *some* Jews don’t hate each other. But hey, every group is going to have their rotten apples, especially with religions so massive.
