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In reply to the discussion: anti-genocide is not anti-Semitism [View all]patphil
(6,344 posts)The current situation in the middle east is just the next chapter in a 76+ year blood feud, that neither side is ready to call an end to.
In this particular round, both sides have chosen to engage in horrific, brutal actions that are shocking and disgusting. Unfortunately, it's like a whirlpool that draws people into it and drowns them in hate and violence. It brings out the worst in people.
That said, there needs to be a change in the middle east. Using people as pawns in a game of death and destruction will never fix what's wrong there.
Not only is there a need to root out the Hamas leadership, but the leadership of Israel also has to go. Personally I see little difference between the two. When this conflict started, I was all in for Israel, but their actions have forced me to abandon that position.