Why israel is killing children in Gaza? Why is the world being silent about Israel doings?

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nightdrot · Accepted Answer

Insofar as the current Mideast situation is concerned, the conflict was born when under the Balfour Declaration of 1917, the British - then the imperial power in the region - made what is today Israel a homeland for the Jews. This being affirmed by the United Nations Organization after World War II.

As to who may stake an ultimate claim, under international law, the area was divided into two states, but the Arab states rejected this and attacked. In the end, the attack failed and the whole area became Israel and the Arabs who lived in the region considered themselves to be occupied.

As to who has the historic claim, it is lost in the mists of time. Strictly speaking the Jews arrived in the region well before the Arabs. The Arabs not arriving in the Middle East until 636 AD - long after the Jews had settled the region. The Jews themselves having not been native to the region but having arrived from the Semitic tribes of Mesopotamia in about the 2nd millennium BC.

Suffice to say, a problem with that historic an ancestry is not apt to be settled by appeals to the historical record, much of which is obscured in the mists of time. The twist being that a PALESTINIAN people - as opposed to more generic Arab peoples - is a recent invention. Born primarily in the 20th century as an outgrowth of - in another irony - European imperialism.

Thus, Palestinian national identity is relatively thin gruel and why, in fact, it has become less of a force in the Middle East. Indeed, it is why the Palestinian cause is now led mostly by pan-Islamist forces - see also HAMAS. Pan-Islam being a forced that defines identity not in national terms but in religious ones.

The further irony being that after the Palestinian nationalists supported Iraq against Kuwait in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the Arab states began to abandon the Palestinian cause. Such today that the principle benefactor of the Sunni Muslim Palestinian Arabs is Shiite Muslim Persian Iran.

Thus today, the current fireworks in the Middle East is more deceptive than not. The Palestinian cause - as a nationalist cause - is largely dead. Being more akin to a civil rights movement than a nationalist cause. The Arab states have largely abandon it in favor of peace with Israel as a counterweight to Iran.

The Palestinians, never having had a deep sense of national identity, are recurring to a more general sense of Arab and Muslim identity. In this the Iranians are backing them largely as a way to pressure their Arab rivals - particularly Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, the latter two of which already have peace treaties with Israel.

Suffice to add that if Saudi Arabia - keeper of the Muslim Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina - were to make peace with Israel, it would likely split the Muslim world wide open. Particularly along the Sunni/Shiite divide but even within Sunni Islam.

As it is Saudi-Israeli ties are actually quite good as both strongly oppose Iran. The Saudis however being understandably reluctant to formalize those relations in a peace treaty, though negotiations are ongoing. It is these negotiations against which the current exchange of fire between Israel and HAMAS in the Palestinian Gaza Strip is aimed at disrupting.

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jaybee281 · Accepted Answer

Historically this is Israel's land - And even afterwards - From 1945 to 1948 israel had NO army in so called Palestine - they just bought their homes and their land and Palestinians gladly sold it - The same way saudis are buying lebanon the same way China is buying africa.

Moreover than that - What you see as "children" - they see as people who are used by other people under the guise of innocence to try to kill them - I mean you can assume Palestinians are dumb - which they are - but make no mistake about it - they "preferably" use their women and their children in acts of violence because when the world sees it they see the result without the context - If a kid is taught how to use arms or has a grenade or is just throwing rocks - He's a threat to your survivability - when you see a threat you take it down - that's all there is to it.

And if anyone thinks I'm just biased and I don't know wtf I'm talking about - I spent my childhood in Southern Lebanon - I know how these maniacs think and it ain't pretty at all - Most of them are covert terrorists - Selfish gains with a higher cause alibi.. They tried to overthrow the jordan government in 1973 they failed that's when Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel - As I said dumb hypocritical entitled covert terrorists..

Samm_e · Accepted Answer

Because Hamas is using Gaza's civilians as cannon fodder. Hamas hides and launches rockets from schools, residential areas, and hospitals. Of course if Israel fires back there will be civilian casualties. It's war. It's not good but it happens. I also don't think Israel is great either. The recent stuff with the mosque that started this recent issue was definitely not right. Also with Israel being a relatively new country in a hostile environment, it should be expected there is war. Every single country has been formed through the blood of many innocent and not so innocent people.

liel443 · Accepted Answer

So are you suggesting Israel shouldn't strike back? They should keep getting their cities bombed? Keep in mind that those cities also have children.

If you so think Israel shouldn't defend itself, why in your opinion is it ok for Jewish children to die?

How do you think a country should respond when someone is bombing their cities?

About the pic that you posted, what do you see in that picture?

Jersey2 · Answer

I haven’t followed the events too closely, so correct me if I am wrong but:

- Hamas, a terrorists group supported by the Palestinian people and Iran, launched rockets indiscriminately into Israeli towns.

- Hamas deliberately set up their positions in Palestinian neighborhoods

- The Israeli Army artillery is located in empty fields and not in civilian neighborhoods

- The Israeli Army and Air Force attacked the Hamas Rocket Launch sites and positions which again were purposely put in civil neighborhoods

- Now people claim that the ones that started the fight, Hamas, and the Palestinians are victims because Israel had to attack the rocket sites to stop Hamas from killing Israeli citizens. Because Hamas has set up their rocket launch sites in civilian areas, civilians who did not evacuate have been killed.

- And now Hamas says it is a War Crime… but it’s obviously been done on purpose by Hamas as they cannot fight in the open as they will get annihilated so they cowardly use civilians as shields and dead civilians as Public Relations win. Dead babies for a PR win since the terrorists can’t fight Israel otherwise… I guess that is why they are called terrorists.

- What is surprising is that so many stupid people are falling for this paper thin sham. I think many of those people know the truth though… they can’t be that dumb.

NamerOfStars · Answer

A world where a nation takes EVERY potential threat against them seriously, including children? Well, it's not like their neighbors have ever used massed waves of children as mobile minefield-clearers, now has it? And armed them with sharpened sticks, trusting that the enemy soldiers would hesitate to slaughter children? No, there's never been a war between Iran and Iraq. And Israel certainly wouldn't've paid attention to it, or to any of the previous times its neighboring nations have tried to attack it.

If Israel has become a monster, it's a monster that Palestine helped create. Why were Palestinian suicide bombers killing children in Tel Aviv?

The_Maphio · Answer

Because palestinians use guerilla tactics, and hide their fighters between women and children to create confusion and problems to more civilized people for what regards beginning an armed engagement.
Too bad for Palestine, Israel is tempered by literal centuries of warfare, and no target is too high or sacred to be spared, for they know that the children and women in those units could be also armed.

Middle eastern people are famous for their ability in the guerilla warfare tactics. Israel just grew accustomed to it, and cares not anymore.

Anonymous · Answer

israelis are greedy, heartless, stupid, ugly. those who back up and support israel are puppies, they let Israel did such things because Israel is rich and controlling most white people's countries to avoid Israel making chaos in those countries and let those Israel to stole Palestine's land. those who doesn't know the real history would support Israel. even some Israelis knew the truth about themselves.

tartaarsaus · Answer

Basically all countries that bomb in civilian areas, i. e. basically most of the Western world, have killed children. The reason for this is that it happens in armed warfare in residential areas.

Countries have an obligation to take precautions and to their best knowledge attempt to not kill civilians. But it happens frequently because best knowledge is not perfect knowledge. Also, mistakes do happen.

This happens in basically every armed conflict held in residential areas, so it’s not particularly special it happens in Gaza. It happens in Mali by the French, the Dutch, Belgians, British, Aussies and Americans do it in Syria/Iraq/Afghanistan.

BeMuse · Answer

Everyone saw Hamas fire the rockets randomly into civilian neighborhoods after several families lost legal battles in court. Can’t be sympathetic for terrorists even when they use their own children as human shields… I’m not a big fan of how property rights work in Israel, but if you randomly fire rockets at civilians and the military bombs your ass I’m thinking you got what was coming to you. Some people just have to learn the hard way.

Avicenna · Answer

Why is Hamas killing Israeli children? Why is Hamas deliberately using Gazan children as cannon fodder and intentionally getting them killed? Why is the world silent about Hamas using civilian areas to launch rockets at Israeli civilians (an act if war)? Why is Hamas using civilian homes and buildings as launch sites for rockets and as weapons depots? Or for bombmaking?

kkirk4442 · Answer

The world is not being silent, but the United States has a long history of backing Israel, right or wrong. That has allowed Israel to act in ways that thwart peace in the region, and that also get the U. S. in trouble, as we have too often backed Israel, when they have taken over land and dispossessed Palestinians. The we wonder why terrorists don't like us.

Dargil · Answer

Why is the PLO killing men, women and children with the 1,600 rocket attacks in 3 months? Why is the world being silent about PLO doings? My solution is the total removal of all "Palestinians" from the West Bank to Al Qaser in Jordan and from Gaza to Al Arish in the the Sinai. Let America and Israel pick up the tab for creating new communities for 5.4 million people. There is no future as a two state solution because the Palestinians will never stop killing Jews.

888theGreat · Answer

Why do people think Israel is a shooting gallery and its ok to send as many bombs as you want and blow Israel Babies?

Why do everyone in the world blame Israel for all their problems?

Why do all the countries try to make the smallest country even smaller?

jshm2 · Answer

Most of the people in Gaza, are kids. Israeli has a shortage of kids, and a rather old and workshy workforce.

The world doesn't want to interfere, but it will eventually stop providing arms to the occupying state of Israel.

Guardian45 · Answer

I'm not convinced that Israel is killing children. Even your own picture does not support what you are saying.

I think a much more interesting question would be why would Hamas militants be using their own people, including children, as human shields? What civilized and humane nation does this?

DaisyJones · Answer

The kids in the picture look absolutely terrified!!

wankiam · Answer

say anything against isreal and you are called an anti semite. we aren't all silent about it though

Curmudgeon · Answer

The preceding scene, where the little pukes were throwing rocks, is not shown. The trooper is showing remarkable restraint just holding them in custody and not shooting them.

Berethor · Answer

Why arabs fire rockets on jews and use arab childrens as shields?

OliviaOfTheScots · Answer

Israel is a military stronghold for western countries in the east which Is why it has a better standing. As far as I'm concerned both countries governments are to blame

Anonymous · Answer

The sides hate each other

Israel is genuinely trying to kill off the Palestinians in both Gaza and Israel

In the same way the discoverers of America killed off the native Indians

There is an irony in the fact Israeli ancestors were victims of the Holocaust genocide and are now perpetrating the same thing on Palestinians

DeltaCharlieEcho · Answer

Do you live there? Has your family been impacted? If not, shut up.

Anonymous · Answer

Probably similar concept to why male lions kill baby male cubs, because they pose a threat later in life.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Photoshop skills: 0% However, not too many people 'like' Israel' :)

anylolone · Answer

Because hamas use them as shields. Why are palestinians purposefully targeting civilians far away from any military target?

Anonymous · Answer

... uh huh. Because you’re definitely not misframing images to suit an ideology, mhm sure. We all believe you. ( -_-)

OddBeMe · Answer

Because we’re religiously and geopoliitcally tied to Israel.

Anonymous · Answer

They wanted the land and they thought that the arabs were asleep but boooy they were wrong. As for the UN, it's not like this is the first time they turned a blind eye.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

Terrorist propaganda from Hamas. Moving on.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

The world is not being silent about it at all.

sixtyeightplusone · Answer

multiculturalism is a failure here and in the USA

karaspara · Answer

Israel has every right to defend itself

JesseJayNeak · Answer

Both countries are to blame

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