To paddyann54 who wrote:
'paddyann54 Mon 27-Nov-23 12:03:28
its NOT Hamas' flag its Palestines .The Palestinian people are not terrorists ...no more than Israeli's who have burned people out of their homes or demolished their home in front of the people who have owned it for centuries or the IDF ...dont they shoot KIDS WHO THROW STONES?
There are massive problems from BOTH sides'
I agree with you that most Palestinians are not at war with Israel, however, the Palestinian cause of owning the land and being evicted by Israel is entirely incorrect. The Judeans lived on that land for over 3,000 years, a historical fact which has been entirely overlooked, such is the hype and hypocrisy surrounding Palestine.
Hamas rules Palestine, creaming off money to their top echelon and not distributing it to their people. It is rather like that of the Mafia. People 'owe' Hamas who may lend to them or help in some way and are therefore trapped.
You write ' ...no more than Israeli's who have burned people out of their homes'.
Have you forgotten the Israeli families who were burned alive inside their homes on 7 October? Or, the mother and child whose burnt bodies were found lashed together with wire and set on fire?
Israel sent targeted rockets into Gaza City after giving a warning to the civilians that they were going to do so. These rockets were sent to apartment blocks where a Hamas operative lived or had rocket launches in situ.
If you look closely at television footage, you will actually see that yes, some apartments have been blown up (could it be that the force of such an explosion could be not from one rocket but from the armaments that were being stored there?) but there are also many buildings still standing. This does not make good TV, who prefer to only show rubble but if one looks closely, they can still be seen.
You write 'or demolished their home in front of the people who have owned it for centuries'.
I refer you to my first paragraph, despite shouting loudly, the Palestinian people have not been owners of that land. They are relative newcomers.
You write 'or the IDF ...dont they shoot KIDS WHO THROW STONES?'
Perhaps you are familiar with the story of David and Goliath? Rocks kill. The 'children' who 'throw' (i.e. use strong catapults) are often fully-grown young men. Perhaps a little like the Palestinian 'boy', aged 19, who has been released from an Israeli prison on the hostage exchange scheme for 'just' stabbing to death a policeman. He was swapped for an innocent old woman and children.
These are strong young men, not 'kids', brought up to hate. They have nothing, as Hamas gives little. Are you aware that Palestinian electricity, water and power etc., all came from Israel? Hamas rule and terrorise their communities which is how they keep power.
You may ask yourself why this war was begun by Hamas? Could it have to do with the fact that Israel and Saudi Arabia were signing a peace agreement? This would marginalise Hamas, hence war, as they are fighting for their own ends, not those of the Palestinian people.
Israel has no truck with the Palestinian people but it does with Hamas who want to kill them.
I have a huge problem with British people jumping on a bandwagon of 'poor Palestine' without understanding the history or complexity of the region. One wonders why?
