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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V00doo

I think it's more about raising awareness of the situation by any means possible. I think that's the intention behind most.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@V00doo A VERY selective raising.

Teggy

@V00doo I can't support the protests. I think theyre pointless. Only creating civil unrest within as of now peaceful lands over conflicts a world away.

To help. Supporters need to go there and nut up. Talk is cheap.

V00doo

@ChipmunkErnie Obviously they'd be biased based on their beliefs

Teggy

@V00doo @ChipmunkErnie if you live in the west or where ever outside of the conflict area. That means they got out to get away. Why now bring other nations in a conflict that the place they came.from as getting involved.

They got away from the mess only to bring it to where they moved to?

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@Teggy Most of the protesters, from what I've seen, did not come from the areas of conflict, but were born here.

Teggy

@ChipmunkErnie I've been reading it appears to be an even split between generational Americans and people from those areas. Interesting stuff to say the least