So I've kept away from the entire Palestine / Israel conflict all together and I'm very ignorant on the topic.

I'm reading about thousands of people be it students and general public setting up camps and all over Canada and the United States of America to protest what?

Is this not a conflict between two groups over seas? Why are people protesting in the west ?

Why doesn't all these people go there and make a difference?

Why protest in the west? To me, someone who's completely ignorant to all this it seems like these people want the miliaries of the west to engage in combat over something that has nothing to do with them?

Why should we the west be getting involved?

Please only respectful comments and common sense explanations with obvious benefits explained to why we should be getting involved.

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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Despite the self-righteousness of the protesters, the basis seems to be born in antisemitism -- the protesters support a terrorist group and, while Israel has over-reacted terribly, those protestors ignore much worse war crimes and crimes against humanity all around the world because those crimes are NOT related to Jews. Just one example: I don't see any college campus being "occupied" but protestors to Putin's crime in Ukraine.

Teggy

@ChipmunkErnie again. Why not protest where the conflicts are? What is the point of doing it here creating more civil unrest at home where it ultimately going to help no one but create problems long term in the west within?

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@Teggy Because protesting where the conflicts are would mean the protesters putting themselves in harm's way. It's much safer to stay home and tell the rest of the world what to do. ;)

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