Wow, the Israel/Palistine conflict never ceases to amaze me. I like to think that most Americans think the say way I do about this, namely that both sides are a bit crazy. The Palestinian authority, Hamas, Arabs, and Muslims in general seem to react with shock and dismay when Israel attacks Gaza after rockets launched from Gaza had been raining down on Israel. Israelis and their supporters don't understand what all of the anger is about after they kill far more civilians than combatants... The cycle never seems to end, part of me wonders if they want it to end...
I was reading through some of the reactions from official spokesperson types and feeling even more angst about the situation. Predictably, there was a lot of empty talk about how Hamas needs to stop attacking Israel and how Israel needs to stop being so heavy handed. Of course, there was also the blanket condemnation of Israel (without acknowledging any of the mitigating circumstances) from the usual suspects.
The best reaction, IMO, was from the Vatican. "Hamas is a prisoner to a logic of hate, Israel to a logic of faith in force as the best response to hate.
"One must continue to search for a different way out, even if that may seem impossible."
It does indeed seem impossible...
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How do Yemenis in general view the conflict, especially Yemeni jews . Do you support a one or two state solution ?
In general, the Yemenis hate the Israelis and anything they do. Israel is behind everything bad and nothing good not only in Palestine, but in Yemen as well. I think a lot of that comes from the government which obviously uses the conflict as a way to channel hatred away from itself and onto something else.
I never met any Yemeni jews, there aren't that many of them. I support whatever will end that conflict. Honestly, I don't see either a one or a two state solution ending anything. As a matter fact, deciding on a one or two state situation will cause violence to flare up from some quarter. Those aren't solutions really. If peace ever comes, there will be either one or two states, but peace won't come because of that.
Isaac
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