why USA and EU deneid the democracy of palestine?
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They are not denying the democratic process.  They are merely telling the new ruling party that the violence which has been indicative of the new ruling party has to stop and that the Paletinian government needs to continue to recongize the state of Israel as it had done previous to the last election.\n\nIf similar measures were taken when Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany and the Nazi party took control of the German government, maybe much death as well as a world war could have been headed off at the pass...
1064395
Giving Palestine to the Jews after WW2, was a mistake, hasn't worked out, and should be recognised as such.\n\nThe policy of the USA leaders isn't helping matters, without their support peace will never be possible.\n\nWe need a revolution in the USA first before anything else can happen\nHopefully with the increasing national debt, dependency on and shortage of oil, and the worsening living standards of poor Americans ,the revolution wont be far off
46359
I don't know, the charter of the UN is basically a carbon copy of our constitution so I don't understand why some Americans hate it. Yeah there is the oil for food scandal, but the US had a hand in that too. I suppose that the main reason is that people feel that the UN is too anti american. Which should say something if the UN which is composed of the world hates one country. However, of all the countries to break UN resolutions the US is #1 by far.
761960
I believe it belongs to both Israel and Palestine. Palestinians rejected the partition plan of 1949 so they ended up without a country which I'm sure they regretted all these years. It's kind of like having two nations living on the same space. It's kind of like Native Americans and White people in America only the Native Americans got a lot worst deal. But now there is a Palestine and an Israel and both parties should respect each other and accept the fact that other isn't going away and deal with it.
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Consider foremost the common values that bind the US with the Middle East's only democracy, then the strategic value to the US of a strong Israel.\n\nAmerican aid to Israel was minimal until after the Six Day War, and only took off after Israel saved US ally Jordan from a PLO-Syrian invasion in 1970. The 1979 Camp David Accords, which secured peace between Israel and Egypt, mandated increased aid to Israel to compensate in part for Israel's return of the Sinai and the resulting loss of strategic depth, air bases, training grounds and oil fields. Israel's prescient destruction of Iraq's nuclear program in 1981 stopped Saddam Hussein from having nuclear weapons when he invaded Kuwait nine years later - nuclear weapons he could have used against US troops during the the first Gulf War.
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Crikey,\n\nHave you guys ever heard of international law?\n\nGiven that the US was instrumental in the birth of the League of Nations, the current administration has done less for worldwide stability than Adolf Hitler.\n\nWhilst we defend our right to democracy, it is not our right to force democracy on countries that do not want it.  Attacking countries that harbour terrorists, only makes the problems worse.  Yes Iraq has democracy, but at what price...?\n\nIt's funny that a couple of years ago the US was the main source of support for republican terrorists in Ireland.  Why are Iran and Syria any different.
123983
It is from the will of the people.  US became free from Great Britain because we went to war and got our independence.  In many countries, it is run by a dictator because it has always been like that.  Many Mideast countries have been run by dictators.  It is up to the people to risk their lives if they want to change their government.
481252
The ignorance of the "left" on here is comical!!!! \nBush never wanted to wipe Iraq of the map.\nIsrael offered Palestine their own country under Clinton, but that terrorist Yasser Arafat turned it down.\n\nWho said Europe was a "good one"?\n\nIran's government is crazy. example; To fight the war with Iraq in the 80's they sent wave upon wave of unarmed men into the Iraqi lines. What kinda of leader would send his people on suicide missions? a crazy one like the leadership of Iran.\n\nAnd no, Bush is not sending US troops on suicide missions in Iraq!!
250485
i'm from middle east so i can answer you\nback in 1948 the u.s gov and england encourage the zionist to occupy palestin\nand what they done to my home land iraq by occuping it in 2003 , i was 12 then so what i saw i think if you are 50 year old couldn't see it \nbut you should know that the arabs don't hate u.s citizens
417204
Our democracy (as it is in the UK and the US) is seriously flawed.  There is a two party state and a lot of unelected officials wielding power but, ultimately, we can hold governments accountable and throw them out if we don't like them.
1127516
Simple, Israel doesn't want to give back Palestinians forefathers land them.\nWhile Jews immigrated to Palestine (60 years ago), they wanted all of their lands to make a new country (Name Israel). So they founded this country by killing Palestinians, destroying houses, running out Palestinian, etc.\nThey won't let others even speak about their activities including, looting, killing innocents people, etc.\nThus freedom countries are protesting against Israel guiltiest.\n\nAlso, UN can't do anything about Palestine because US will use its Veto voting to disappoint all of peaceful activities against Israel.
563746
Trick question.  There is no country of Palestine, there never has been a country of Palestine, thus there never has been a president of Palestine.
814182
Yes, but I don't expect it to happen. The US supports Israel, regardless of what they do. They regularly veto resolutions against Israel in the UN. They support Israel, the 6th richest country in the world, with 1/3 third of all foreign aid. The Pro-Israel lobby is the largest lobbying group in Washington. We are not interested in solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because it makes our weapons suppliers a lot of money.\n\nWe overthrow governments to install democracy, but when Palestine democratically elected Hamas, we refuse to deal with them. The hypocrisy is laughable.\n\nWe need to not take sides in the conflict. It is not our fight. Supporting one side while chastising the other is not the way to achieve peace.
57377
I think its what most of the ppl wanted ...so thats the  democracy usa wanted it in middel east ....\n\nIn the same time usa want to punsh the ppl of palastien bcs they wanted the real democracy...not as the ( USA DEMOCRACY ) .... \n\nSo thats prove thats usa want the democracy as what Bush wanted not as the ppl of palastien wanted .....WHAT HELL DEMOCRACY THATS !!!!!!!
596370
Sikhs and hindous live in their independent country.When they commit crimes in or outside their country it is considered as isolated acts. the problem with Arabs that they are trying to get rid of  the Zionists from Palestine , of the USA Colonialism from Irak. Of course USA and all his allied friends to defend their interests try to give a very bad image of all Arabs. Bush always refused to discuss the causes of the terrorism and defended the war against it.He can t do any thing for the Humanity but wars.We are living the world back to front.
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No, US should not give any aid to Palestine because it is just for 'show off'. \n\nUS should not give aid, especially military aid to Israel because it supports the conflict and 'unlawful use of force' of Israel to Palestinian.\n\n\n\n"Israel remained the largest recipient of U.S. military and economic aid, receiving almost U.S.$3 billion in 2005. \n\nIn contrast, after a May meeting between Bush and Abbas, Bush pledged U.S.$50 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) for housing and other construction following the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. However Congress later earmarked part of this money to be used to beef up “border crossings” along the wall, which are mostly located on occupied West Bank land. \n\nIn September 2005, following the Israeli withdrawal, the United States approved disbursement of a U.S.$3 million supplemental grant to the P.A. security services." \n\nSource: Human Rights Watch\nhttp://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/18/isrlpa12224.htm
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Israel is the only stronghold of freedom and democracy in the Middle East.  It is in the interest of the United States to ensure the survival of Israel.\n\nThe Arabs, plain and simple, are not prepared to accept the presence of a Jewish state in their midst.  They are therefore using the weapon of terrorism to attempt to destroy Israel and disperse the Israelis throughout the world.\n\nTo this end they have invented the "Palestinian People."\n\nIn fact, as David Basch wrote, "'Palestinians' [are an] Arab people no one heard of before 1967 before Israeli governments certified this piece of propaganda... As has been noted many times before, prior to 1948, that is before Jews had begun to call themselves Israelis, the only persons known as "Palestinians" were Jews, with the Arabs much preferring to identify themselves as part of the great Arab nation."\n\nAhmed Shuqeiri, later the chairman of the PLO, declared to the UN Security Council "It is common knowledge that Palestine is nothing but southern Syria." \n\nSyrian President Hafez Assad once told PLO leader Yassir Arafat:\n\n"You do not represent Palestine as much as we do. Never forget this one point: There is no such thing as a Palestinian People, there is no Palestinian entity, there is only Syria. You are an integral part of the Syrian people, Palestine is an integral part of Syria. Therefore it is we, the Syrian authorities, who are the true representatives of the Palestinian people."\n\nOnly a clear and decisive victory by Israel over the Palestinians and their backers can bring peace to the Middle East.