I tried to post a comment several times about three days ago, on Israel’s Existential Threats. I responded to Anne141. I’ll try here again.
Anne141,
Just stating the obvious, but thanks nonetheless. Although I do think it’s easy to lose sight of it after years of frustration.
Has an effort ever been made by the Arab League of States to physically commit a coalition of troops (not occupation), in order to establish law and order in Palestine? Seems like they want to talk the talk, but not walk the walk when it comes to rescuing the Palestinians. Sure the Saudi’s supply money, as in this report:
“The Saudi king says his country will donate $1 billion to help rebuild the Gaza Strip after Israel’s devastating three-week offensive in the Palestinian territory.
King Abdullah criticizes Israel for using excessive force in Gaza and says “one drop of Palestinian blood” is more valuable than all the money in the world.
The king spoke Monday in Kuwait City at a summit focused on boosting economic growth and development in the Arab world.”
But they’re not willing to sacrifice help in the form of peace keepers in Gaza itself. They and other Arabs and Persians seem to be only good at posturing and condemning Israel.
On the other hand, Israel obliterates infrastructure in an already impoverished region, largely inhabited by children. Too bad intervention couldn’t happen to educate them that war against the Zionists isn’t really what their life should be dedicated to. Were options exhausted, or were the Israelis exhausted and willing to settle for a costly and deadly solution? They did a little over three weeks worth of hate reinforcement, more than what Islam could probably accomplish in a lifetime. Just compare the feelings of the children in Iran, that were born after the revolution, to the elders of the state. No aggression against them, made them less likely to be aggressive. Really, just common sense.
It also appears that Israel is attempting to cleanse Gaza, through deprivation of sustenance. Not very pretty. Especially when the foe isn’t that strong militarily to begin with and the threat is small scale, but I agree, still a nuisance, although very rarely deadly. I do acknowledge that before blockades were put in place along the Gaza boarder (still in progress along the West Bank border), Israeli civilians were being killed ever so often by suicide bombers. Thus, possibly making them prone to attack with overwhelming force.
It just goes to show how desensitized the Western countries have become to pain and suffering to both parties, and to what lengths of accountability ME countries will abstain from. All the while being stubborn against taking a wholehearted effort towards a resolution that will be in both sides interests. Presumably their own too, in terms of stability in the region.
And the most perplexing frustration about this Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Hatred has continued through generations. And to look at it on the surface, it appears easily solvable with reasonable people involved. Acceptance of each others sovereignty is long overdue. Solving this problem would greatly reduce Israel’s existential threat. Killing just increases it.
I guess I’m trying to convince others that a cold-hearted response is not what’s needed, to avert an ill-gotten world. And to other than others, a feeding frenzy of hate only leads to more violence.
Convincing those in power to take meaningful peaceful action, as opposed to a violent effort, is the real reason for my rant. I know it sounds wimpy, but death, pain, and suffering of war just doesn’t sound that appealing to me. Neither does inflicting it. Even if I can do it and remain virtually unscathed. Just like I’m sure some of you would. Maybe the draft should be reactivated, and see how gung-ho the rest are. You wouldn’t have to volunteer to defend your country, then.
