Goku, on 13 May 2021 - 06:17 PM, said:
I asked you a question and you responded as if I had made an accusation or suggested you had made a claim.
Goku,
I generally avoid posting in political debates as everyone passionately believes they are right and invariably no one changes their opinion in the end!
But as everyone is getting extremely stirred up on this I thought I'd throw my ten penneth in!
I have worked in Israel in the past and been to Gaza, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv all of which in peace time are some of the most amazing places on this planet. However peace is the key and whilst ever Hamas, ISIS etc. remain a huge threat to Israel's existence as a nation then that will never happen I assure you!
Are Israel right to kill these threats to their state in my opinion yes! The same I would hope we would do (again) if we were required defend our borders! I know Gaza is different and are Israel right to indiscriminately bomb? No absolutely not. But it is a terrorist hotbed and Hamas are cute enough to plant their people all over Gaza knowing that Israel will bomb and take civilians out which they will then use to their political advantage.
Your post saying Israel is entirely to blame and needs reigning in for me needs to be balanced against the wider issues and history of the region......which hasn't been resolved for a thousand years and in my view won't until all forms of religious extremism have!
Make love not war as a wise man once said....
This post has been edited by Middle East: 13 May 2021 - 09:09 PM