> Yes, Palestinians think freedom is worth fighting for.

And I guess that includes killing 4 year old girls?

And that's it? That's your feeble defense? "That man didn’t help his cause." No condemnation, no, "this is not what Palestinian are."

But of course you don't, because you can't, because this is the kind of offal Palestinians value. People who kill 4 year olds and rejoice in it.

If only this was some sort of one-off, that it was not representative, that it was just "didn't help his cause". But it's not, this is the kind of behavior Palestinians delight in. For example that guy who stabbed a young girl to death in her bed. Did they condemn that, or did they celebrate that?

You know the answer very well.

> This is not related to the issue though is it?

Of course is it. If AJ is going to throw that human excrement a birthday party then that are almost as loathsome as he is.

No one should ever read them again, that have removed themself from civilized life. Anything they say should be assumed false unless otherwise proven.

> AJ cover issues in the region better than many news orgs.

Only if by better you mean "praising and valuing terrorism".

If you are a Palestinian that it must suck to know you are by extension part of a group that is this horrible. I know very well not all Palestinians are this bad. Unfortunately the majority are. The fact that you don't condemn, and you even try to defend, them disturbs me though....

It’s intersting the way you shut down any discussion of Israeli wrongs, but broaden discussion on any opposing views even if off topic (ie story isn’t valid as it’s from AJ). It’s almost as though you have a vested interest in one sides view only.

A constructive approach is needed by both sides, not more of the same. You are desperate for a finger pointing fight and seem to be hoping to vilify me for being Palestinian. Why?

> It’s intersting the way you shut down any discussion of Israeli wrongs

I made absolutely no mention of Israel at all.

> ie story isn’t valid as it’s from AJ

Correct. You need another source. By supporting a murderer AJ has removed themself from civilized discourse.

> be hoping to vilify me for being Palestinian. Why?

Hoping to? Dude, you refused to condemn someone who killed a 4 year old by bashing her head in!!

What is wrong with you?

(If you refuse to condemn that, I guess it makes sense you would support AJ.)

Before I say another word to you I want to hear an unequivocal condemnation of that terrorist, and an unequivocal condemnation of AJ for throwing him a birthday party.

If you refuse to do that you have removed yourself from the realm of civilized people and I want nothing to do with you.

Wow.

> I made absolutely no mention of Israel at all.

I refer to the thread as a whole, not just comments to me.

You’re obsessed with a bad guy who did bad things that is irrelevant to the thread, so of course I don’t join your soirée into the irrelevant (my race? Really?).

You keep arguing about the messenger, not the message. Dispute the message with a contrary link, not an attack on the messenger. There is a term for this style of argument.

Except "fighting" means attacking your enemy. It doesn't mean targeting civilians. It's usually quite easy to tell terrorists from freedom fighters: Look at their targets. Military/government targets--freedom fighters. Civilian targets--terrorists. Dual-use targets are considered military for this purpose. Mistakes and malfunctions don't count--what counts is what the person who picked the target believed to be in the area of effect.

There are very few cases where this doesn't provide a clear answer. (Although occasionally politicians get it wrong--the USS Cole bombing was not terrorism.)