Thoughts About Israel and Hamas
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Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian group known as Hamas have been wrongfully attacked and demeaned.
Israel’s militant response to incessant terrorist attacks upon their country from the entity known as Hamas has generated quite a lot of heat lately. Some people eare fiercely pro-Israel, and others are fiercely anti-Israel. Funny to note that there are quite a lot of people who are anti-Hamas, but none who are pro-Hamas. The feelings of the latter are based solely upon the idea that war cannot lead to peace (try telling that to Hamas, oh wait, they don’t want peace, at least until they’re getting their buts kicked) and that Israel is overreacting to the Hamas-caused “handful” of Israeli deaths.
Those people wish for a ceasefire in the Middle East. They are under the false impression that a ceasefire will actually cease the fire. If that were true, then the Nobel Peace Prizes of Jimmy Carter and Yasser Arafat would actually mean something. There have easily been more than a hundred ceasefires in the Middle East since 1948, when Israel became an independent nation. “Ceasefire” in the Middle East no longer implies an end to violence, but now implies a delay of violence.
The day after Israel declared independence from Britain, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia declared war on Israel. Despite being incredibly outnumbered, Israel managed to fight off every invader.
In 1973, on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel while most of its military forces were on religious vacation. Despite heavy casualties, Israel managed once again to fight off the attackers.
Palestinians and the factions which they support have always had it in for Israel. Despite the fact that Israel gives up land for them to live on, they are still dissatisfied. This is because extremist Palestinian-based groups have one goal: eliminate Israel.
With a Palestinian-supported terrorist group shooting missiles at its citizens, how should Israel respond?
I am proud of Israel, for sending the necessary message to Hamas, much like George Washington did in crushing the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
I am proud of Israel, for standing up for themselves like our Founding Fathers, rather than their current impersonators and impersonators-elect.
I am proud of Israel, for not “pressing sanctions” and “harsh words” like the United Nations. I am proud of Israel, for not just “issuing a statement” like our President elect. I am proud of Israel, for not appeasing to Palestinian demands like pre-WWII world leaders.
I am proud of Israel, for acting like Winston Churchill, rather than his “appeasing” predecessor Neville Chamberlain.
“If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.” –Winston Churchill
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I have to plead a degree of ignorance regarding the historical facts- dates etc. I do beleive, however, that may people have been entrenched into the bloody massacre and voilence perpetrated by groups who seemingly are greater than the democratically voted powers. Isreal has a strong point to fight. The Palestinians, much like the parttion in India have been displaced, and where at the end of the day is their humanity in all this. The Gaza Strip being central to the war, is becoming smaller and smaller. I cannot see a solution or remedy. Pehaps there is much more external support for capitalist reason than we think. Who Knows…
interesting article.
Denus
Every citizen has the right to defend himself from any form of agression, and so every country. Its so sad that soetimes bloody wars are just inevitable but nonetheless they should be resorted to as a last option. Its so difficult to identify ourselves with any of the two factions because we dont really feel the exact sentiments of both the warring states. Nevertheless, the call for peace is expedient and addressed to the whole humanity. As to their case, peace will only be possible if they start in mutual trust. Putting down their arms and going back to the tables could have been a better option than sacrificing a lot of innocent lives. Primordial in this, is mutual recognition of their co-existence. How could there be peace if both desire the extermination of the other?
Shalom, Peace, Pax, Pace, Kapayapaan!!