Originally posted by putnam6
reply to post by Animal
Not sure if you response was for me but i'll take a stab at it mate. Israel isn't my bag baby nor is Gaza, what is my is bag is not killing innocent
people especially women and children...
I am with you 150% on this one mate, there is no disagreement what so ever.
...but really the question remains What is Israel to do? Let Hamas continue to fire rockets into "guess what" innocent people's
homes,schools and businesses. All I want is the answer that stabilizes the region and ends the rockets being fired and the tanks rolling over
children.
What Israel needs to do is STOP oppressing the people of Palestine. They have systematically taken over Palestinian lands that were never intended to
be part of the "Jewish State" created by the allies. They have systematically isolated the Palestinian people from natural resources, land, schools,
hospitals and medicine, and freedom to just be 'free' people.
While the choice to use violence to end this oppression is sad and invites violence against them, they have little choice as they are an occupied and
oppressed people.
As for where the money comes from I am sure quite a few American politicians' pockets are stuffed with Arab money,because the Arabs that used to bail
us out said no this time ,one thing about an American they do know how to play both sides.
Depending on the sources you choose to believe the USA has given Israel between $85-$150 BILLION dollars since the 1940's.
Looking at lobbyists in the USA Israel has a major constituency here,
Wiki: Israel
Lobby in the USA
Give Palestine Back, OK but what happens to Israel. Do they wonder in the desert for 40 years?
Israel has to learn how to behave in a manner consistent with what they preach, they need to learn to NOT oppress and not systematically decimate a
people to solidify a place for themselves to live.