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Now according to your (and Joseph’s, DY’s argument) if I do an act X and you say oh you did X I’m going to do Y. Even if youve done Y multiple times without my X, even if you had planned to do Y anyway, even if I have done X multiple times without you doing Y. I am responsible for any outcomes of Y. Again note: this doesnt automatically make X wrong. Please correct me if I’ve misstated your position.
You have slightly, although I’m sure unintentionally, distorted my opinion. I shall try, yet again, to clarify it.
The first step is try to take a more nuanced view. Every Arab doesn’t always attack every Jew they see. As a matter of fact, its a rather small percentage (considering that there are several million Arabs, and nowhere near that amount of terrorist attacks). But some do. And no doubt, some are on the fence; they are considering becoming terrorists, but not completely sure about it. There are various factors that can cause that on-the-fence Arab to go one way or the other. One such factor (although certainly not the only one) is if Jews provoke him/her. And if indeed Jewish provocation is what pushed this OTF Arab to become a terrorist, the Jews behind that provocation do bear some of the responsibility.