Originally Posted by
JessTD
i think both sides are fucked up
Israel needs to get the fuck out of Gaza with their illegal settlements, they openly defy international law to which they are members that forbid the settlements. they also have the palestineans in a defacto concentration camp of their own ... they do what they want to these people
as for Hamas, as far as i know it isnt a democratically elected group of any sort, they used force to oust the Palestinean authority and they continue to advocate violence as the only means to gain ground. they are the group that is supported by Iran and is supported by those who would like to see the entire jewish state destroyed
as far as i'm concerned this is a perfect example of where international peacekeepers should be deployed. stick em in the middle and tell both sides to shut the fuck up ... a couple decades of this is enough, a week doesnt go by where you hear something new yet still the same from this place
Point 1 i agree is both sides are fucked up.
But Hamas was elected by the Palestinian people. Mainly because of all the problems that the Palestinian people have been thru they thought that having a strong, recognized government would help them. I'm thinking a lot of voter now regret putting them in power.
Peacekeepers wont do jack dude. Israel is just too freaking strong... Muslims are just too hated in the West and European world to be defended. Palestine knows that this is the end of their country unless the international communities do something. Unfortunately they can't until the USA decides to finally step up against Israeli actions. that wont happen anytime soon... not with Obama's Cabinet that for sure.
The bottom line in this conflict is that the retaliation for mortars dropping on the settlers Israel uses tank, jets, they starve the Palestine population and cut the basic needs.
Today after 12 day of bombing and attacking Israel let humanitarian help in... For 3 hours!