| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Peaceful march of Jews in London to support Israel...... | |
| Posted by: | Ivonne Holliday | |
| Date/Time: | 08/12/23 17:24:00 |
| Mr Hawkes, I am afraid that I do not necessarily agree with all you say but yes a few things. I would like to make it clear that: - as you say, not all Israelis are Jews; but - not all Jews are Israelis; - not all Palestinians belong to Hamas; - Hamas are mainly Palestinians. The history of the region is immensely complex, the amount of wars that have been fought over territory throughout the years is frightening, horrifying and mind boggling. In the 20th century alone, without including the first and second World Wars, the list of conflicts between Israel and the Arab States is long and very bloody: - the 1948 Palestine war - the 1956 Suez war - the June 1967 Six-Day War - the 1969-70 War of Attrition - the October 1973 Yom Kippur War - the 1982 Lebanon war - the 1991 Gulf war. In addition to the Sinai Peninsula (returned to Egypt in exchange of Israel being recognized as a state) and the continuing problem with the Golan Heights, you also have the occupied territories by Israel and the extension of settlements in Palestine. The attack and massacre of 7 October 2023 by Hamas were beyond appalling, despicable, horrifying, unforgivable and indefensible. There is no excuse whatsoever under the sun for them. Hamas officials said their attack was a response to the Israeli occupation, blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, restrictions on the movement of Palestinians, and imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians. But Israel is not helping one iota for peace in the region, on the contrary, it is exacerbating it. Please, bear in mind that Hamas was founded on 10 December 1987. According to Al Jazeera, at least 17,487 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the revised official death toll stands at about 1,147. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/8/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinians-demand-end-to-israels-gaza-onslaught#:~:text=At%20least%2017%2C487%20Palestinians%20killed,toll%20stands%20at%20about%201%2C147. What is my view on this conflict? Both sides are equally responsible for the deaths so far inflicted. |