Reply #7: Come on [View All]

[whosinpower]

We both know that Israel prefers stability first and foremost - and if that happens to be in a neighborhood of "hideous arab ruling clans" - so be it.

http://spme.net/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?ID=7965

headline - Israeli officials want a public commitment from Washington to protect the Saudi regime should it come under threat..

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-urges-world-to-curb-criticism-of-egypt-s-mubarak-1.340238

headline - Israel urges world to curb criticism of Egypt's Mubarak

You can't have it both ways - and I fully understand the difficult position Israel finds itself in given the Arab Spring. If the people rise up and oust their "hideous ruling clan" - there is no guarentee that the result will be any better in regards to human rights and equality. So - what are we to do.....if we protest against human rights in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Bahrain, Tunesia, Egypt - those clans may fall - and this WILL cause instability, which is worrying....and if we don't protest we are hypocrites for ignoring obvious abuses.