Just as I told a guy from Israel:
In the Arab-Israeli conflict NO SIDE is without blood on their hands, innocent blood at that. It is also a very dark and muddy bit of History.
It is essentially a Land conflict, as I understand it. The Israeli's conquered a portion of Palestine to make Israel. Yeah, if I were Palestinian that would piss me off. Once more they had Western backing when they did it. Not good.
That was also 60 years ago and after the Holocaust it eased European consciousness to help them have their own country.
The surrounding Arab countries vowed to destroy Israel and tried to do so. During the subsequent conflicts Israel grabbed more of Palestine, as did Palestinian "fellow" Arab nations. In the end the Palestinians lost their homes and became refugees in their own land.
At this point the Palestinian cause is a just one.
The Palestinian's responded with International Terrorism and allowing organizations like HAMAS to enter their mainstream politics. Bad choice of tactics, in my opinion. Extremism is dangerous and now only serves to rob the Palestinian people of legitimacy. Had the Palestinian's adopted a peaceful non-violent campaign for their own country, I am sure it would have happened. Look at India. The Western world, which backed Israel, simply would not have stood for Israeli tanks against innocents.
Today the Palestinian cause has been robbed of legitimacy. Known INTERNATIONAL terrorist are not only harbored by them but celebrated instead of being treated as sick criminals. Several times Palestinian's have been offered their own country. Rather than accept it as a beginning and establish themselves as responsible members of the international community, they come across as more interested in the destruction of Israel than in gaining their own permanent home.
Now with the latest attempt by Israel to gain a measure of security by building a wall after the peace talk breakdowns we see a renewed suicide bomber campaign. Almost Daily we see innocent Israeli's killed while at the mall, restaurant's, and bus stops. Children, women, the old and sick none are spared Palestinian anger. The west will never see a few kilometers of land worth a child's life. Israel retaliates and the blood flows.
So what are the Israeli's to do surrounded by their enemies? What are the Palestinian's to do with their Homes unjustly taken? Well, the first step begins when both sides tire of the bloodshed. When the moderates on both sides get tired of the extremist killing off their sons and daughters only then can peace begin. There are moderates on both sides who want peace. I am sure that shortly after that the world will see a measure of Justice for the Palestinian people. Although NOTHING remotely resembling what HAMAS wants or calls justice. The West calls that GENOCIDE.
In fact the Palestinian people would do well to condemn HAMAS and take meaningful action to destroy their organization. That would certainly serve their cause more than anything else they could do at this moment in time.
Crumpp
