All of those who are condemning the Israelis for attacking the 'peace-loving' Palestinian civilians need to take a step back reconsider. All those who condemn the Palestinians for firing rockets into Israel and utilizing suicide bombers need to consider the choices available to a person stuck in the Gaza strip.
A brief history of the Gaza Strip by time.com
This area of the world has been occupied for hundreds of years. The lastest occupier was the British Empire who decide to create an Israeli Nation. The Israel displaced the Palestinians to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. So the Palestinians felt wronged and their leaders played upon the people prejudice against the Jews. A couple of wars later prejudice grew to hatred both ways. The current situation started with Fatah, a more moderate organization, being voted out of power and the Hamas being voted in. Israel starting a blockade around the Gaza strip to prevent the Anti-Semite/Military Hamas from building a modern army. The side effect of the blockade was to stop economic development in the Gaza Strip. Hamas decides the best way to serve its people is to fire rockets into Israel. Israel endures this for months and finally decides to put a stop to the rockets. They invade using their modern military. To preserve political will at home the Israelis use a war doctrine to preserve their soldier's lives first and any civilians second. A tactic to counter the Hamas guerrilla tactics and booby traps. Large amounts of the civilians that voted in the Hamas die and are dying. The Israels see the Hamas, who are chartered to destroy the nation of Israel, are trying to gain Power solely for their destruction. They can't, will not allow the Hamas to be armed freely. The Hamas have realized the blockade and the lack of economic opportunity is destroying their people.
I don't see who either side can be talking into peace without certain concessions being made.
-The Hamas need to have the Israelis withdraw and have the blockade lifted.
-The Israelis need all the rocket attacks to stop and for the an international border patrol established so no weapons enter the Gaza Strip.
A cease-fire is possible but it leaves no long term hope for peace.
So in the end neither side is right. One just has more guns.
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Hey Jas! I read a book many years ago by Leon Uris called "The Hadj", or some other spelling of something that sounded like that, that made me pro Israel in that situation. Of course I may be gullible. So is this the last great war in the Middle East?
This isn't the last great war in the middle east but rather the a small conflict that is going to lead to an all out attack.
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