Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Palestine. None of these places has been an integral part of my life.
My memory for as long as I can recall is unrest in the Middle East. Fighting over things that really weren’t important to me.
Now, though, the turmoil is affecting me more—or at least I’m paying better attention. I still have a lot to understand.
My memory is also that it has been an us vs. them mentality, with the U.S. always on the side of Israel.
While it’s important to back friends—be it a country, a group or individuals—doing so blindly is never a good thing. Friends can be wrong. They can be doing harm to themselves and/or to others.
Sometimes it takes tough love, so to speak. Sometimes you have to walk away no matter how long the friendship has existed or why it was even formed in the first place.
I’m not saying the United States should abandon Israel, but it is beyond time we look at how and why we are supporting this country. It is time to figure out Israel might be the bully on the playground.
Isn’t it way past time that the Palestinians have a land to call their own?
You, my dear, have no clue about Israel, Gaza, or the Middle East and you should refrain from making uninformed comments. Israel is not the bully here.
It is right that America supports Israel! They are not doing wrong or evil. It is Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. AND as much as those evil groups hate Israel, they hate America more! And no it’s not a time for Palestine to have a land to call their own! At least not bordering Israel. Did you think about why none of Palestine’s Arab neighbors haven’t do so? Katheryn you seem to be full of main street media bullshit. It appears you have trouble thinking for yourself as you can’t see the forest thru the trees. Have a great day!
I was horrified by your comments concerning Israel. The terrorists groups in control of this region wish to destroy Israel, the US and are willing to slaughter their own people to achieve this goal. To suggest that Israel might be the bully is uninformed, absurd and quite honestly irresponsible.
Worth reading: https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/report-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/
I had to think about your thoughts regarding Israel for a while before responding. Wow. I disagree with you on every level. You certainly have a right to your opinion, but I absolutely don’t get it. Have a nice day.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=76NytvQAIs0&pp=ygUYcHJhZ2VyIHVuaXZlcnNpdHkgdmlkZW9z
There is no peace unless Israel is destroyed, that is Hamas, Hezzbollah and Iran’s plan.
Thank you for the video. PragerU would not be my first source for information, though.
I understood that in posting but I thought it was pertinent, nonetheless less.
Just to clarify:
I DO NOT support Hamas.
I also DO NOT support the Israeli government in what is turning out to be genocide in Gaza.
I can support the Palestinian people and I can support the Israeli people. People and governments are very different entities.
It’s definitely a cluster.
What is going on isn’t working.
What is the answer besides attacking me?
Kae, I do agree with you that we can support both the Israelis and the Palestinians and condemn Hamas. I don’t think diplomacy has really been tried. Violence has been part of the relationship of both in the past. As long as both governments want to destroy each other peace is not possible. I take hope from the non violent groups on both sides working for peace in that fragile area.
I usually agree with your blogs, However, this time I cannot.
Hamas started the aggression.
Israel wants to end it. Once and for all.
Diplomacy has not worked for over 60 years.
And what about Israel’s continued attacks on the West Bank? What about the genocide it’s committing in Gaza?
You are right, Kathryn, to question the U.S.’s seemingly unblinded support of Israel. I too, knew absolutely nothing about the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict before October 7. I honestly didn’t know where in Israel, Gaza or the West Bank were. Over the years, I’ve watched newscasts of Palestinians throwing rocks at Israeli tanks. For the life of me wondered why the Palestinians didn’t have the freedom to leave their surroundings. However, like most people, I assumed what Israel was doing, with our support, was the correct action to take. After October 7, I began researching the history of Palestine. This conflict goes back over 100 years, since the Balfour Declaration of 1917. I implore your readers to research the history of Palestine before making such harsh criticisms of your original post. I’d like to suggest a movie I watched (it’s on Netflix) called Salt of this Sea. It created the spark in me to understand the history of the Palestinians and their suffering.