Throughout my lifetime, I have been a supporter of Israel and its right to exist. At the same time, I’ve on occasion been critical of Israel and its policies and I've never claimed that Israel is perfect I believe that Palestinians have legitimate grievances regarding their people and I believe it would be in the best interest of Palestinians and Israelis alike to finally sit at a table and come to an agreement that would allow for their future generations to live together in peace. But such an event will never take place as long as groups like Hamas are willing to send deadly missiles into Israel in an attempt to cause death and grief.
More than a half century ago, the nation of India was striving to have the British Empire allow for India to become an independent nation. India eventually succeeded thanks in large part to the strong and peaceful efforts of Mahatma Gandhi. The world at large could still learn much from Gandhi’s history, and Hamas, a force that currently sends missiles into Israel and appears to care little for the suffering and dying being experienced by its own Palestinian people as a result of Israel’s attempt to defend itself, could likewise learn much from Gandhi. Israel became a nation shortly after a Holocaust had taken the lives of six million Jewish people for no other reason than that they were Jewish. Since Israel’s creation, Israel has been forced to often defend itself against people who would eradicate Israel as a nation if they could. I want both Palestinians and Israelis to live, prosper and be well. There must be a way for this to happen, but it will take a lot of effort and hard work from both sides to achieve such a result.
More than a half century ago, the nation of India was striving to have the British Empire allow for India to become an independent nation. India eventually succeeded thanks in large part to the strong and peaceful efforts of Mahatma Gandhi. The world at large could still learn much from Gandhi’s history, and Hamas, a force that currently sends missiles into Israel and appears to care little for the suffering and dying being experienced by its own Palestinian people as a result of Israel’s attempt to defend itself, could likewise learn much from Gandhi. Israel became a nation shortly after a Holocaust had taken the lives of six million Jewish people for no other reason than that they were Jewish. Since Israel’s creation, Israel has been forced to often defend itself against people who would eradicate Israel as a nation if they could. I want both Palestinians and Israelis to live, prosper and be well. There must be a way for this to happen, but it will take a lot of effort and hard work from both sides to achieve such a result.
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