Palestinian's or Israelites, who do you favor ?

@bijouxbroussard Palestinians were displaced during the war of independence. But that's not what the current dispute is over. One of Hamas' core demands is a Jew-free Palestine "from the river to the sea." That's not negotiable. Much of what you characterize as Israeli abuses are security measures for self-preservation. Do they go to far? Definitely. But one side at least makes a token effort to spare non-combatants, while the other side deliberately targets them. The events of the past few days should give everyone an idea of what to expect if Israel were to open its borders and allow the Palestinians to move freely. Many of them wouldn't cause any problems, but enough of them would use that as an opportunity to finish what Hitler started.

So we're left with a desperate population in Gaza that sees no option other than causing as much destruction as possible before they're destroyed themselves, and a frustrated population in the West Bank that is looking at a power vacuum as soon as Abbas kicks the bucket.

As for other countries being denounced, what China is doing to the Uyghurs (who happen to be Muslim) goes far beyond anything Israel is doing to the Palestinians, yet you rarely hear it mentioned, and there's certainly no outrage over it.

@LeopoldBloom It sounds like Hamas is the problem, and need to be dealt specifically, but I’m certain it’s more complicated than that. And reportedly Palestinian homes [b]are[/b] being destroyed for new settlements where they’re not allowed to live. How is that a security measure ?

As for what’s going on in China, as I said, nobody’s criticizing the people who support the Ukraine for not lobbying for the Uyghurs, as well.
The cynic in me wonders if the latter also have blond hair & blue eyes ? I suspect perhaps they don’t.

You may recall during the Kosovo conflict the U.S. had no problem opening their doors to Muslims who looked like these…

@bijouxbroussard Israel definitely should stop its settlement policy. I'd like to see our military aid used as leverage against that.

@MalteseFalconPunch It is amazing how often the left-wing nut-job islamo-nazi marxists pick the wrong side

@MalteseFalconPunch I agree except, Hamas is killing civilians, Israel kills civilians too, and I cannot support any [b]faction[/b] that does that.

@Scribbles Amazing how so many people are incapable of this sentiment.

@Bumbles yeah. Peace and making things better for all has to be cultivated.

We're all humans first. Humans who have all the same needs and desires. We can't change the past...but moving forward has to be done with peace, compassion, understanding, and without violence or war or threats.

Of course that is easy of me to say. It's another thing to live in a place of unrest, much less have family and friends massacred or feeling oppressed, or under threat.

Would any other country's leaders react any differently in Gaza's place/shoes, or Israel's place/shoes? Idk...I rather doubt it.

And I fear this will get worse.

@Bumbles Glad to hear it.

@Bumbles I haven’t heard of [b]anyone[/b] supporting the murder of Israeli children. Where are [b]you[/b] seeing this ? 😳

@bijouxbroussard The protests in New York, for example, defending the Hamas attack, celebrating it, too. Do they say specially “yeah, dead children?” No, they don’t. It’d a distinction without a difference. I have no issue with criticizing Israel, but anything short of condemning the Hamas attack is lending tacit support.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-palestinians-celebrate-hamas-attack-as-israel-supporters-rally-in-new-york/

@anythingoes477 We agree on that..The tragedy is a human one in that while individuals can live in harmony and respect, the leadership on both sides doesnt over time and palys the ancient fueds for advantage. And thats not going to stop..Now wjat it about to happen will brew more hatred among both sides as Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians suffer..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman At some point the reason to hate is generation............and not even relevant anymore.

@anythingoes477 And thats where we are with this. Its a thousand years old and written into both religions and cultures. There will always be individuals who can bridge the gap. But I dont see a genuine solution for all the people..😷

@Iwillwait according to whom? According to religion? If so, I'd like to know where all this fervour was for Armenian Christians two weeks ago when they had their land taken from them by Azerbaijan.