Flintlock
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Wrong.
What is common to both is patriotism and ethnicity.
The problem in Palestine isn't Islam, it is Palestinian nationhood and the Arab ethnicity.
Oh alright, I agree with you partially.
A big reason for Palestinians suicide bombing etc. is infact the occupation.
However, the motivation is always deeply religious. Unfortunately, in this case it happens to be Islam, but any religion would probably do the trick.
(except maybe buddhism)
However, I would want to dissociate the Palestinians from the rest of the Islamic extremists, who have nothing to do with Palestine but claim to fight for Islam.
They LTTE also does not consider the West directly responsible for subjugating Arabs and usurping their territory.
No, I think they're smarter..lol...they smuggle western weapons and use them against the Sinhalese.
But you are missing the point. Tamils in India, Indonesia, USA, Britain are not offering to become human bombs or claiming to fight for Hinduism.
The LTTE considers India responsible for sabotaging their struggle. Yet, the southern coast of India is completely peaceful.
Arabs consider Israel as being the creation of the West, and supported and defended by it, and hence as being as responsible as the Israelis.
Well, from what the Israeils say, they were willing to coexist peacefully with Palestinians and share the land until they realized that Muslims hate Jews.
Whom to believe?
The Iranians have their own political beef with the West, specifically the US and Britain. But even there we are talking about the extremist fringe, which you keep bringing up to justify your arguments against the moderate majority.
The Extremists are in power, not only that, the extremists who are in power are the highest authority on religious matters in that country.
This can hardly be called a "Fringe".
For the record, we have no proof that the majority of Iranians hate the regime. For all you know, only the vocal upper classes are immune to the charms of that ideology.
Most religious leaders talk about the rise of their faith. Nothing weird about that.
Yes, most monothestic leaders talk about that.
I am yet to see a Hindu Saint or a Buddhist leader talk about expanding his faith in a warlike manner.