At least 6 killed (now 15 children dead), over 30 wounded in Hezbollah attack; IDF probing why rocket not downed

[Richard D]

132. On one hand, yeah . . .

. . . the cycle of violence seems pre-destined.

On the other hand, well, German and Japan both suffered horrific civilian losses in WWII. While accurate figures are not findable, Germany had between half a million to 2 million civilian deaths, and Japan lost between 500,000 to 800,000 civilians (damn good thing for all of us that the ICJ wasn't around then!). Yet they did not carry that anger into the rest of the 20th and 21st century. At least I have not heard about Japanese or German terrorists attacking the allied forces countries since they surrendered.

Could the same thing happen in Gaza and the WB? Is there something about Arabic people that precludes them from joining the 21st century civilizations? If we say yes, we're racists. If we say no, we abuse human possibility. Personally, I am holding the vision for a peaceful and prosperous Middle East for all. Niaeve, probably, but it doesn't hurt to hope. And the Abraham Accord certainly could be the beginning of beacon of hope lighting up the rest of that region.