I can’t seem to hold on to an opinion about Israel and the Palestinians for more than a few minutes, and may regret what I write after I post it, but what I see happening today is Israel claiming to minimize civilian casualties but actually so hateful that they don’t really care. I see Palestinians in an unacceptable and unfair situation, but who long ago chose the most horrific methods of expressing their frustrations. I see Israel’s right to invade Gaza and destroy the tunnels, and I see Palestinian’s right to protest the carnage. I see terrible wrong on both sides and partisans on both sides sharing half-true news stories, with Zionists ignoring the economic hardship caused by overbearing security measures and Palestinian supporters ignoring the fact that no matter what Israel gives them, it is destroyed or used against Israel. There is wrong on both sides.
But Israel threw the first punch.
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