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ISM Success
author: Ben
The ISM should not be seeking popularity but peace. That means taking a strong stand against extreme violence like what happened yesterday.
The ISM is carefull to point out how legitimate Palestinian "resistance" is. They repeat this mantra even during a cease-fire and a peace process, even though these are times to promote a peaceful solution. They don't seem to understand that Israel only wants security. When violence stop, not for a day, a week, or a month, but permanently, a solution to the conflict will follow.
If the ISM can't speak out about the need for non-violence, even after the cold-blooded killing of many innocents, including children and babies, they are failing miserably in their mission to bring non-violence to the region.
At the very least, they should stop promoting the "right" to resistance, which in practicality, resists nothing except a peaceful end to the conflict.
Lets face the facts: the ISM is a pro-Palestinian advocacy group whose goal is not peace, but Israel's surrender. Their silence in the face of extreme Palestinian violence says it all about their real intentions.
I expect we're going to see some of the standard responses from ISM zombies now. Let the brainwashing begin.