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[brooklyneast05]

i'm going to put this in debate, just because i figure there is the possibility of one breaking out. i'm not posing a debate though, just wondering if anyone here can shed some light that i can comprehend.

basically, i don't really get the deal with Palestine and Israel. i've never been in a history class that really addressed it so i've always been confused about all of it. it's frustrating to me to see stuff all over the news and feel like i don't have an opinion one way or the other becuase i don't get what is going on. i've been reading about it, but it's still confusing as hell.

i keep reading stuff that basically just says how they Palestinians got kicked out of their home, and they are pissed and want their land back. well...that doesn't seem that irrational to me. i would too, of course not enough that i'm ok with my kids and future generations dying over it but you know. so i guess lots of the stuff i read, i sorta agree with the Palestinians. then when i say that, people are like "NO, THEY ARE WRONG, ISRAEL IS OUR ALLY, NOT THEM. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT"

so i guess i wanna know what i'm talking about. why do we favor Israel in this mess? am i just completely missing something in not understanding why Isreal is right and the Palestinians are wrong?

[Rachel]

Like innocent Israeli's haven't been killed either? Puhlease. I hate when people assume it's all Israel. They are finally doing something about the terrorism that Hamas brings to them, non-stop. I've personally spoken to many Israeli's, all soldiers (current and already served) and NONE of them want this war to go on any longer. None of them enjoy killing others, especially civillians but they aren't going to sit around while Hamas gets off on killing them and having public attacks that target civilians. That is the difference between Hamas and Israel. They go for innocent people, as much damage as possible. Israel targets militia, which happens to be hidden in civilian populated areas. ON PURPOSE. Hamas doesn't care if they lose innocent people, that is why they choose bases in schools and public areas.

This is such a difficult topic for ANYONE to argue if they aren't Israeli or Palestinian so I wish ya'll would stop talking out of your asses and believe everything Fox news brings you.

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