Jan 07, 2009 19:47
Anyone who talks about the poor people of Gaza is delusional. Sure, there is suffering, but it seems they have welcomed Hamas and Hamas - in its very charter - denies the possibility of peaceful solutions that involve Israel surviving. Go read Article 13.
The sad part is that Hamas is an idea more than an organization. So barring genocide on a broad scale, you're not going to end it until you've extirpated the underlying assumptions and faith. Considering the PLO and Hamas, and a chunk of the Islamic world have been teaching hate of Jews and non-belivers in general for more than 40 years, the job is pretty big.
We need to look at our system and theirs and decide if we believe enough in ourselves. It will be us or them.