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[roga]

Thanks to everyone who commented last night. It's been a weekend of being hooked to the news by an IV, and I have many conflicting emotions about the situation itself, about Israel's actions, musings about Hamas's possible motivations. After reading a bit more in depth, I'm trying to figure out "who started it", as much as that can be decided at

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[synecdochic]

I saw the news stories and I thought, someone I know will be affected by this; someone I know has a direct and personal stake in this crisis; it made me stop and think and realize, how wonderful a tool the internet is, to put a human face on things that twenty years ago were cold and distant reports.

It's made me pray twice as hard for a peaceful resolution. And I know I, for one, would welcome any thoughts you feel like sharing; not because I expect you to educate me, but because you are smart and thoughtful and you see things in a way that I am simply not equipped to see (coming to it without the experiences and culture that anyone who lives in Israel would have), and I find it making me stop and reconsider things left and right.

Thank you for posting about it.

[roga]

someone I know will be affected by this; someone I know has a direct and personal stake in this crisis

You know, that's exactly what I felt after spending a few days in Sderot a few months ago. Right now, everything feels important but not personal - I have no friends or family serving in or near Gaza, I have no friends or family living in the danger zone.

I'll probably write more when school stuff calms down a bit (or, instead, when I need to procrastinate...) and I have time to organize my thoughts, because gah. The ethics are breaking my brain.

[synecdochic]

The ethics are breaking my brain.

I can barely imagine, man. I can barely imagine.