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Posted by Lithos in Israel/Palestine
Sat Jul 15th 2006, 12:14 PM
Anti-Semitism is a term to be careful in use. The person here is not attacking the Jewish religion and is not in any way promoting the harm of the Israeli nation. It is a rather narrow criticism of the use of of the military by Israel in it's policy decisions.

Are you familiar with the old adage that if the only tool you have at hand is a hammer, almost every problem you come across resembles a nail when in fact it might be a bolt? One problem that Israel has always had is a lack of resources, this includes political resources to affect policy and opinion. Given that their limited tool set includes a very strong and efficient military, it is not surprising they tend to rely on it when perhaps they shouldn't. This article was a discussion of the surrounding culture of usage.

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