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But this goes so far beyond.

I don't say much about this horrible situation. I have friends on both sides who are personally impacted, and I don't want them suffering like this.

Israel is not going to solve the emotional and mental stance of Palestinians by bombing them out of Gaza. Enough Palestinians have fled to safety and are watching events in their homeland that the idea of Palestine as a state will never die. The resentment of displacing Palestinians since 1948 and the hope for their country to again be recognized is no longer concentrated in a strip of land. The people who carry that flame are spread across the world. It is possible that what netanyahu has set in motion will someday create another cry of 'Never Again' For some reason, the outrage is not covered as the outrage for ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, genocide in Rwanda, and unprovoked attack on Ukraine has been covered. It is real, but not recognized as valid, as valid as protest against those horrors were and are. This proposal, of limiting aid, goes against the grain of humanity, if we have much of that quaint feeling left.

On the other hand, Israel has been the target of countless attacks, raids, and hate as an idea and as a country. Having your relentless enemies living right next door provokes endless anxiety and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop hostilities. Israel has never lived in peace and living in constant attack or defense mode has taken its toll on every person who loves Israel. I can make changes in my life if someone or something bothers me. Jews who lived in the area of Israel from time out of mind don't have the same options. They can relocate within the border of Israel, or they can go to another country. If they go to another country, they will still have to deal with an atavistic hatred of all things Jewish. kristian style rwnj are happy to stand on the sidelines and let Muslims and Jews kill each other, because they hate easier than they love.

I have wondered many times why God chose to put Jewish, Muslim, then Christian believers right there in that part of the world. Then I realized it is a crossroads. The ideas move outward from that place, and no matter what you call God, the word will spread. Could another reason be that in that crossroads of the world, humans of different cultures, races, religions were supposed to meet and find a way to respect the differences and embrace common ground? If there is anything divine in why people of major religions were positioned there, it is not creating peace and harmony. I really can't take sides, because too many people are suffering.