chilla
(member)
08/01/2009 12:51
Re: I don't fully understand the Israel/Palestine 'problem'....

I was avoiding this Cuppy. Or trying to.

it does depend a lot on your viewpoint. Being a typical Gemini, I can really sit on the fence, see both sides and as we discussed yesterday, it is a really complex subject to get to the rights and wrongs of the situation.

I think the bias mentioned is referring to the fact that Israel are going in so heavy.

Nowcemsi's post about the treatment of the Palestinians in Gazaover the last 30- 40 years, is accurate in sofar as it reflects the fact that Israel when it hits, tends to hit hard. They do still control the ports and the entry in and out of the territory. The exception being the border with Egypt to the south. Sorry, this is the edited bit, there is no doubt over the years that the Palestinians have suffered horribly in what amount to camps as a result of Israeli response to events.

Ultimately it boils down to the fact that Israel are bigger, have bigger toys and therefore more control. In both sides there is plenty of blame to apportioned. Israel has gone in very heavy compared to a few rockets been lobbed over, on the other hand they put up with rockets for a long time before responding. Hamas cannot say they did not know this would happen; the rest of us were just waiting for Israel to get fed up. Poke a bear with a stick and it will growl.


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