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Readers Respond: Israeli and Palestinian human rights abuses: Who's worse?

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From , former About.com Guide

We often hear about Israel's disproportionate and sometimes barbaric use of force--in Gaza in January 2009, in Lebanon in 2006, in the Occupied Territories on a smaller, but more chronic, scale since 1967. We don't hear as often about Palestinian human rights and extra-judicial abuses against Palestinians, including illegal and political detentions, torture and executions of "collaborators" and dissenters. Are the two situations in any way comparable?

The Arabs are worse...

If the Arabs laid down their weapons, there would be no war in the Middle east. If Israel laid down its weapons, there would be no Israel in the Middle east.
—Guest james1st

Palestine is worse.

Israel stops legit threats. Palestine, carries them out.
—Guest Jay

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