Gaza today (from http://guardian.co.uk)
My attention as of late has been directed towards the bad news happening in the Middle East – the Israel-Gaza crisis. The problem started when the Hamas militants kept firing rockets to the southern towns of Israel which they say is to attract the world’s attention to the plight of Gazans. Gaza suffers from severe blockades since the Hamas, a known Palestinian terrorist organization, took over the government. Israel fired back two weeks ago, destroying military bases, densely populated towns and secret tunnels where armaments were smuggled in to Gaza. The number of casualties has been increasing daily.
Lately, missiles were fired to Northern Israel from Lebanon.
Israel and their Arab neighbors have been fighting over Palestine since the time Israel became an independent nation in 1948.
Up until now, the territorial dispute has not been resolved with the two parties both unwilling to give in. The Arabs have always resented the moves the British made when they granted the Jews a country of their own in 1948. The United Nations decision to divide the territory between Jews and the Palestinians fueled several Arab invasions to dissolve the country. And the Jews are not easily to give up on their claim over the land their fathers have long since occupied. If it weren’t for numerous persecution they suffered throughout the history and the Diaspora, they would have actually stayed there.
No one is going to win this war while they keep on justifying their deeds by resurrecting past hurts and exacting revenge. It has simply become a vicious cycle. Let’s pray for peace in the Middle East.
For more interesting reads:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/israel_at_50/history/78597.stm
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